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We’re aggressively transforming how insurance work gets done, and the world is paying attention: we've raised $180 million, including a $100 million Series D from Goldman Sachs. We have powerful product-market fit, and we're growing fast globally.\nYou'll get to work on complex problems with one of the most advanced AI teams you'll find anywhere. If you're the person we need, you know that AI bolted onto legacy systems is too weak to matter. That's why we built our platform to be AI-native from day one. That's why you can do here what you can never do at a legacy software company. move fast and prove it, not theorize it. We think from first principles. You’ll work on problems that matter, building software that fundamentally changes how insurance operates.\n Role Overview:\nWe are looking for an Software Engineer, AI Systems to help build the backend architecture behind our emerging agent systems. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, data infrastructure, and applied AI. You will work across the stack to design and implement systems that power LLM-driven product capabilities - from orchestration and tool integration to evaluation and production deployment. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to bring AI-powered workflows directly into our underwriting platform. This is a high-impact role with significant ownership over both experimentation and production implementation. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working across layers of the stack and are excited about shaping how agent systems operate inside real production software.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nDesign and implement agent workflows and orchestration systems for AI-powered product features\nBuild backend services that integrate LLMs with structured insurance data and platform APIs\nDevelop infrastructure for tooling, context management, and agent execution\nContribute to internal frameworks supporting prompt iteration, evaluation, and observability\nPartner with product and design to translate underwriting workflows into AI-enabled product experiences\nHelp define architectural patterns for building reliable AI-native features in production\nWork across backend systems, data infrastructure, and product integrations to ship user-facing capabilities\nWho We Hope You Are:\n10+ years of experience in backend engineering, data engineering, or related roles\nStrong experience building production backend systems and APIs\nProfessional experience working with LLMs, agent systems, or generative AI applications\nHands-on experience with prompt design, tool-based agent architectures, or LLM workflows\nProficiency in Python or similar backend languages\nExperience working with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems\nComfort working across layers of the stack, from infrastructure to product integration\nStrong curiosity about emerging AI architectures and agent patterns\nComfortable navigating ambiguity and working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment\nBonus Points if...\nExperience building production systems involving LLMs, agents, or prompt pipelines\nExperience designing internal platforms or developer tooling\nFamiliarity with insurance, fintech, or B2B SaaS\nContributions to open-source AI or data infrastructure projects\nExperience with Typescript\nWhy This Role Matters\nYou will help build the core infrastructure that powers the next generation of Federato’s platform. 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