Founding Backend Engineer (m/f/d)

Inca; Berlin; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Inca is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of scalable backend systems for an AI-driven insurance automation platform. Your role includes working on cloud infrastructure, ensuring security and compliance, and mentoring junior developers. This position offers high autonomy, competitive salary, and the chance to work in a dynamic startup environment.

Leistungen

30 days of vacation

Work-from-everywhere policy

Strong base salary plus equity

Frequent team events

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering.
• Expert in Python with clean code and strong test coverage.
• Proficiency in AWS and Terraform for multi-environment setups.

Aufgaben

• Architect cloud-native systems using Python and event-driven services.
• Lead infrastructure design with Terraform on AWS.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and manage system observability.

Kenntnisse

Python

DevOps

Security

Cloud-Native Design

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead and scale our cloud infrastructure and build Python-based systems. You’ll own core systems that power our AI-first insurance claims automation engine, ensuring they’re secure, scalable, observable, and fast.

This is not just another dev role—you’ll be building foundational systems for a mission-critical, regulated product. You’ll drive everything from infrastructure automation with Terraform, to Python-based services, to DevOps and security best practices.

If you thrive on low-latency backend systems, infrastructure-as-code, and cutting through complexity in cloud architecture, this one’s for you.

Who We Are

We are Inca – a venture-backed startup on a mission to automate insurance claims through Agentic AI.

• We’ve just closed one of the largest and most competitive InsurTech Pre-Seed rounds in Europe – backed by top-tier VCs.
• We bring Agentic AI to insurance industry with a no-bullshit approach — delivering cutting-edge results, where others overpromise.
• The market is on fire: we’re flooded with inbound interest from insurers eager to transform their claims processes.
• Our team combines former BCG Project Leaders, industry- and AI-experts. Together, we’re redefining how insurances are operating in Europe.

What we are Building

At INCA, we’re building the engine behind the future of insurance. Our hyper-modular Agentic AI platform is redefining how automation scales in heavily regulated enterprise environments. Powered by the latest frameworks in agentic computing, our system isn’t just smart — it’s redefining the speed, service quality, and fairness of insurance.

• At the core: a modular Agentic Engine that commands specialized agent teams, each built for mission-critical tasks across the insurance claims lifecycle.
• ️ Each agent is equipped with best-in-class tools, integrated seamlessly — from data retrieval to decision support to payout optimization.
• The result? A powerful, compliant, and highly adaptive AI system that sets a new bar for enterprise-ready Agentic AI.

Tasks

You’ll work side-by-side with our CPO — but that’s not all. You’ll also have direct mentorship from our Head of Engineering. With 15+ years of startup experience — including at BCG Digital Ventures, SoundCloud, and Issuu — he’s scaled products from early MVP to millions of users, built world-class teams, and seen what it takes to win. You’ll learn how to build right — and build fast.

• Architect Cloud-Native Systems: Design scalable backend systems using Python, event-driven services, and service patterns
• Own Infrastructure as Code: Lead the design and maintenance of our Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure
• DevOps & Observability: Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines, logging, tracing, and system health checks
• Security & Compliance: Build with SOC2 and GDPR in mind—IAM, encryption, audit logs, zero trust
• Performance & Scalability: Optimize infrastructure for throughput, reliability, and latency
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with product and AI engineers to align tech with business goals and mentor less senior devs
• Automation & Tooling: Build tools that make developers faster and systems safer

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering in a high-paced environment (e.g., start-up, scale-up)
• Expert in Python: Clean code, strong test coverage, performance tuning
• AWS & Terraform Proficiency: Multi-environment setups, modularization, versioning, secrets management
• Cloud-Native Design: Event-driven patterns, serverless functions, asynchronous job processing
• Security-first Mindset: Identity management, encryption, secure defaults

Bonus Points For

• Experience deploying AI/ML pipelines, vector databases, or model-serving infrastructure
• Building developer platforms or internal tooling for automation
• Experience with insurance, regtech, or other high-compliance domains

Your First 30 Days

• Ship Production Code: Deliver enhancements or features to our existing Python backend or AWS infrastructure
• ️ Audit & Review: Deep-dive into current infra and codebase—identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement
• Level Up Observability: Upgrade and extend monitoring, alerting, and logging for greater insight and reliability
• Benchmark & Optimize: Profile key services, reduce latency, and improve cost efficiency

Benefits

Why Join Us?

• AI That Ships: Build real-world LLM systems—not just research prototypes
• Agentic Infrastructure: Own the logic, structure, and behavior of AI agents in production
• Cutting Edge Stack: Use the best tools in GenAI and help us push them further
• High Autonomy: Drive both research and implementation decisions alongside experienced teammates
• ???? Equity + Competitive Salary: Strong base + VSOPs
• Location: Offices in Berlin or Munich (3+days per week), frequent team events
• Holiday: 30 days of vacation & up to two weeks “work-from-everywhere”
• Culture: We are builders and are dedicated to building an open, inclusive and driven culture where engineers thrive - professionally and personally.