Solva
AI for insurers
JuniorEngineer
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“Junior Engineer at Solva. Skills: AI, backend systems, cloud infrastructure, architectural decisions, production systems, infrastructure, backend, stack. Architect and build production systems for our core products. Lead on infrastructure and backend”
What You'll Achieve.
transform an $8 trillion industry, starting with claims; Set the bar for AI security and accountability; building the core product; further expanding the engineering team; making the architectural decisions that define how claims decisions worth multiple billions are made; help set the technical direction; lead initiatives on new projects; take part in building the engineering team and culture from the ground up; Ship fast, iterate with customers and turn messy problems into clean, scalable systems; Help build a great engineering culture and play a key role in shaping the long term technical vision
Industry & Context.
making the architectural decisions that define how claims decisions worth multiple billions are made; turn messy problems into clean, scalable systems; breaking down ambiguity on a whiteboard and making solid engineering judgement calls
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
backend and infrastructure experience, cloud, infra-as-code, scaling systems, observability, Ability to own technical decisions and balance pragmatism with long-term design, Excited to build directly with customers in complex, real-world industries, Joy in moving fast, breaking down ambiguity on a whiteboard and making solid engineering judgement calls, Leadership mindset: eager to shape culture, mentor future hires, and grow into a key technical leader
Nice to Have
built something impressive in the AI space
What You'll Do.
Architect and build production systems for our core products
Lead on infrastructure and backend
Work across the stack where needed
iterate with customers and turn messy problems into clean
Help build a great engineering culture and play a key role in shaping the long term technical vision
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work alongside a team of experienced 2x-founders and ex-Apple engineers; Help build a great engineering culture; mentor future hires
Process & Methodology
lead initiatives on new projects
Full Job Description
ABOUT SOLVA Solva is building AI for insurers to transform an $8 trillion industry, starting with claims. We’re backed by $6m from First Round, Y Combinator, SV Angel and angel investors, including Paul Graham, that have funded companies such as OpenAI, Google, Stripe, Anthropic, Databricks and Github. We have an advisory board of experienced insurance executives and founders. Our team was previously part of building Europe’s fastest growing InsurTech and founded a licensed EU bank processing payments of €1B/yr+. Now we are taking on one of the world’s largest industries and rebuilding it from the ground up with AI. Solva is a Y Combinator S25 company and has emerged as one of the fastest growing and best-funded startups. ABOUT THE ROLE As founding engineer you will work alongside a team of experienced 2x-founders and ex-Apple engineers. Set the bar for AI security and accountability - there are no (good) best practices so we're creating them ourselves. If it makes sense; we do the hard stuff most only say they do. Read a paper or 10 if you must. We’re looking for someone who truly wants to innovate. You’ll have a defining role in building the core product and further expanding the engineering team. One week you’ll be deep in backend systems and cloud infrastructure, the next you’ll be making the architectural decisions that define how claims decisions worth multiple billions are made. This is a true ownership role. You won’t just ship code, you’ll help set the technical direction, lead initiatives on new projects, and take part in building the engineering team and culture from the ground up. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Architect and build production systems for our core products - Lead on infrastructure and backend (Go, Python, Postgres, GCP/AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD) - Work across the stack where needed (React, Vite, TypeScript) - Ship fast, iterate with customers and turn messy problems into clean, scalable systems - Help build a great engineering culture and play
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