Founding AI Engineer - Build Core Insurance Platform

Farsyt; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health/Dental/Vision

401k

Relocation

Job summary

Farsyt, an AI-native insurance services company in Cambridge, MA, is seeking an experienced backend engineer to join their founding technical team. This role involves working directly with founders on developing core product systems, with responsibilities that include architecting backend systems, designing AI-powered workflows, and integrating various components. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in building production systems and strong backend skills, especially with Python. A competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits are offered including PTO and health insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production systems.
• Strong backend skills with real systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Familiarity with AI tooling reliability.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build core systems.
• Design AI-powered workflows.
• Integrate with real-world systems.
• Build production-grade automation.
• Make foundational technical decisions.

Skills

Backend engineering

Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)

AI tooling (LLMs, RAG)

Systems thinking

Product intuition

Tools

Python (Django/DRF, FastAPI)

React/TypeScript

PostgreSQL

Redis

Celery

Docker

Job description

Farsyt, an AI-native insurance services company in Cambridge, MA, is seeking an experienced backend engineer to join their founding technical team. This role involves working directly with founders on developing core product systems, with responsibilities that include architecting backend systems, designing AI-powered workflows, and integrating various components. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in building production systems and strong backend skills, especially with Python. A competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits are offered including PTO and health insurance.