Software Engineer, Backend

The RoleWe're looking for a talented software engineer who's passionate about what we're building and ready to do the best work of their career. You thrive on ownership, drive results, and care deeply about both technical excellence and customer impact.You would be our dream candidate if...You aren't afraid of ambiguity, and it may even excite youYou enjoy shipping product every day (maybe multiple times a day) while maintaining high quality standardsYou enjoy wearing multiple hats while solving problems; as an engineer, product manager, and designerYou take end-to-end ownership of features and systems, from conception through releaseYou care about the built-world and how to improve construction safety and productivityYou care about others' growth and welcome mentoring other engineers — you've led or been a major contributor on significant projectsYou have strong opinions, weakly held — you advocate for your ideas but adapt when presented with better solutionsYou communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersYou have some experience with insurance – either from a prior InsurTech role or actuarial roleYou have experience working with Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)You have at least 5+ years of working experience (preferably as a full-stack engineer) with a track record of delivering high-impact productsAbout the RoleShepherd's platform consists of three primary elements: data collection, automated underwriting, and policy administration.You will lead major initiatives and own a large area of Shepherd's product experience, in each vertical while driving technical decisions for your domainYou will work across the stack, even across different disciplines (e.g. underwriting, design, product management)You will play an integral role in building our culture as the company grows and mentor other engineers as we scale the teamYou will balance innovation with pragmatic delivery — staying current with emerging tech while shipping quality productsYou will contribute to product strategy and architectural decisions, not just implementationYou will collaborate closely with PM, Mo (CTO) and the insurance team (underwriters, actuaries and more!)Our Tech StackFrontendReact & Next.jsTypescriptGraphQL w/ ApolloBackendNode.jsPostgres & RedisTypescriptGraphQL APIs