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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** David Joseph & Company
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Systems Development Life Cycle, Google Cloud, Backend, Production Code, Graphql, Restful APIs, Docker
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=45eb2c845d07a910

## About the Role

Do you have experience in System design for system development?, * 2+ years backend development experience

 * Strong Python and production-grade code shipping track record
 * PostgreSQL, vector databases, and core system design ownership
 * REST, GraphQL, GCP, AWS, Docker fluency
 * High agency and extreme ownership mindset
 * Based in or relocating to San Francisco, * Raw intelligence signal: IOI, ICPC, NeurIPS, Putnam, or equivalent, this is the clearest indicator of the abstract thinking the company needs
 * Background at Optiver, DRW, Citadel, Jane Street, or equivalent high-signal firm
 * Has been a CTO, founding engineer, or early engineer at a startup, understands what extreme ownership actually means
 * Exceptional new grad with a top-tier internship at Optiver, Jane Street, or equivalent
 * Has shipped production-grade systems fast and takes full responsibility for their code
 * Agentic problem solver, does not wait for direction, identifies what needs to be built and goes and builds it, * No raw intelligence signal and no high-signal internship or company background
 * Needs heavy specs and direction before executing, this role requires someone who writes the spec
 * Only worked in large companies with established engineering processes and no founding or early-stage experience
 * Weak Python or backend fundamentals, these are non-negotiable
 * Not based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco, fully in-person is required

## Description

Own and build the core technical infrastructure of an AI-native insurance platform. You 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, figure it out, and build it. From month one you are expected to be agentic and self-directing, with a path to a technical leadership role within about a year.

What you'll be doing

 * 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

Tech stack: Python, PostgreSQL, vector databases, REST, GraphQL, GCP, AWS, Docker


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