Software Engineer, Full Stack at Shepherd in San Francisco, CA

Job description

What we do Build the insurance behind the physical world. The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical infrastructure. Every one of those projects needs insurance to move forward. Yet the process of getting that insurance still depends on scattered documents, manual work, and weeks of back-and-forth. Shepherd is rebuilding commercial insurance with software, data, AI, and deep underwriting expertise. We started in construction and energy, where understanding the specifics of a project matters and better decisions have consequences far beyond a screen. We develop insurance products, decide which risks to insure and how to price them, and partner with established insurers to back the coverage. We own the platform our team uses to turn complex submissions into coverage for the builders and operators shaping the world around us. Real problems. Real ownership. Our engineers, designers, underwriters, and actuaries build together. The problems span turning messy documents into reliable data, making pricing more precise, and designing AI agents that can take on increasingly complex underwriting work. The ambition is a platform where experts spend more time on judgment and relationships, supported by software that handles the work around them. Join us to build systems whose decisions help real projects get built. 630+ customers / $500B+ insured project value Our investors Capital to build. Partners to grow with. $67M total funding / $42M Series B in March 2026 Shepherd is backed by Intact Private Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, and Y Combinator. In March 2026, we announced a $42M Series B led by Intact Private Capital, bringing our total funding to $67M. Intact is also a capacity partner. Alongside its investment, Intact works with Shepherd to bring insurance products to market. That relationship connects our platform and underwriting expertise with the resources of a global insurer. A bigger opportunity ahead We are investing in new insurance products, our underwriting team, and the path toward autonomous underwriting. For the people joining Shepherd, that means the chance to shape both the technology and the business it makes possible. Our backing brings together investors who build technology companies and partners who understand insurance. We are building a company that earns the confidence of both. The Role We’re hiring a Software Engineer to build the core infrastructure behind underwriting, pricing, and policy workflows. This is high-leverage work. The systems you build will directly impact revenue, loss ratios, and how we scale. You’ll work closely with engineers, actuaries, and underwriters to turn messy real-world logic into clean, durable systems. A lot of what we do starts in Excel and ends in production code. We care deeply about correctness, clarity, and speed. This is an ownership-heavy role. You’ll be expected to reason from first principles, ship quickly, and improve things that feel broken. What You’ll Do • Build and own backend systems that power pricing models, underwriting workflows, and policy lifecycle infrastructure • Translate complex actuarial and underwriting logic into maintainable, production-grade services • Improve the performance and reliability of our core rating and decision systems • Contribute to architectural decisions that set the foundation for how we scale • Work directly with domain experts to define the right abstractions, not just implement tickets • Hold a high bar for code quality, simplicity, and long-term maintainability What We’re Looking For • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience • Strong backend experience in TypeScript, Python, or similar • Experience designing APIs and working with data-heavy systems • Comfort operating in ambiguous, high-responsibility environments • A bias toward ownership and shipping • Good judgment – knowing when to move fast and when to slow down Our Tech Stack Frontend • Reac