
Software Engineer
Required skills
- fast shipping
- specs
- scaling codebase
Nice to have
- CTO
- founding engineer
Role summary
Strala is rebuilding the foundation of the insurance industry and has achieved high seven-figure ARR within its first year. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join their team in San Francisco. The ideal candidate is a problem solver with high agency and ownership, possessing at least 2 years of experience in backend development and Python, with a track record of shipping production-grade code quickly. Responsibilities include owning core infrastructure, databases, and software architecture, along with mastery of cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, and Docker. The role emphasizes shipping from day one, taking full responsibility for code, and contributing to all aspects of development, from design to scaling.
TL;DR: Strala is rebuilding the foundation of the world’s largest industry - insurance.
In less than a year, we reached high seven-figure ARR. We raised two rounds from Tier 1 VC firms including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, led by the partner who was early in OpenAI, Cognition and Scale AI. Our team comes from institutions like Harvard, Berkeley Oxford and firms like Optiver, AMD & Palantir (+ICPC, NeurIPS backgrounds).
What we are looking for
Problem Solver - You love solving hard problems (and have a history of doing so).
High Agency & Ownership - You take charge and force things into existence - bonus points if you've been a CTO or founding engineer.
Proven Builder - 2+ years in backend development and Python, with a track record of fast, production-grade code shipping.
Core System Design - You own and are responsible for our core infrastructure, databases, and software architecture.
Cloud Mastery - You know your way around GCP, AWS, Docker.
Your First Month at Strala
Ship from Day 1 - You deploy to production on your first day and take full responsibility for your code.
Ownership - You create specs, figure things out, and build features.
Solve Every Problem - Hiring your next teammate, designing core infrastructure, scaling the existing codebase.
Values
Ambition: We want to win, and we need to be the best
Performance: Speed, system thinking, efficiency
Ownership: When we see a problem, we take ownership of it, and we solve it
Spirit: Clarity, optimism, meritocracy
We Offer
Impact - Shape a company, redefine an industry, and make your code impact millions.
Intensity - Complex problems, ownership, in-person in SF - we are here to solve problems and win.
Reward - Interesting work, top quartile salary, top quartile equity.
Team - Everyone on our team considers themselves the most competitive and intense person they have ever met.
Zero Barriers - We want the best people and will do whatever it takes. That includes covering all meals and paying for any product that makes you more productive.
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