Software Engineer

About

About Strala

Strala is an AI-powered insurance platform that automates the entire claims process—from intake and fraud detection to settlement—helping insurers handle claims faster, more accurately, and at lower cost. It combines automation with human expertise to act like a next-generation “AI-native” claims operator, improving loss ratios, reducing manual work, and delivering better outcomes across the claims lifecycle.

About the role

About the Role Strala is hiring a Software Engineer to own and build the core technical infrastructure of an AI-native insurance platform. You will deploy to production on day one, take full responsibility for your code, and operate with extreme ownership from the start. This is not a role where you wait for a spec. You create it, you figure it out, and you build it. Week one is orientation: learning the insurance space, meeting the team, and getting up to speed. Month one and beyond: you are agentic, identifying what needs to be built and going ahead to build it. A year out, you are expected to be in a leadership role as the team scales toward 100 people.

What you'll own

• Ship to production from day one and take full responsibility for your code
• Own and build core infrastructure, databases (PostgreSQL, vector databases), and architecture
• Create specs, design systems, and build features end-to-end without heavy direction
• Scale the existing codebase to support rapid growth across a complex insurance platform
• Work directly with the founding team in a high-intensity, high-ownership environment
• Help hire your next teammate and contribute to the engineering culture as the team scales

Requirements

Must-have

• 1.5 to 5 years of backend development experience, open to exceptional new grads with a top internship signal (Optiver, Jane Street, or equivalent)
• Strong Python and backend fundamentals with a track record of fast, production-grade code shipping
• Core system design depth: PostgreSQL, vector databases, and scalable architecture ownership
• Cloud fluency: REST, GraphQL, GCP, AWS, Docker
• High agency and extreme ownership mindset, bonus if you have been a CTO or founding engineer
• Proven problem solver with a history of tackling hard problems independently
• Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, relocation fully supported

Nice-to-have

• ICPC, IOI, NeurIPS, or equivalent signal of raw technical intelligence
• Prior experience at Optiver, DRW, Citadel, or equivalent high-signal firm
• Experience building in regulated industries or financial services

Benefits & perks

• Top quartile salary
• Top quartile equity
• Shape company direction and redefine industry
• Code impacts millions of users
• Full relocation support
• All meals covered
• Productivity tools and software covered
• In-person collaboration in SF

Interview process

1. 1Application Review
2. 2Cultural Fit Interview
3. 3Cultural Fit
4. 4reject
5. 5First Technical Interview
6. 6Second Technical Interview
7. 7Third Technical Interview - Timofei
8. 8Third Technical Interview - Eric