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Handle
Seed
Sr. Software Engineer
San Francisco · Not specified
- Annual base salary
- $200k – $280k USD
- Equity
- Equity offered
- Commitment
- Full Time
- Company stage
- Seed
Compensation as listed
$200,000 – $280,000 + equity
About the role
Own major product surfaces on Handle's agent platform. You'll set technical direction, architect core systems, and ship high-leverage work end-to-end alongside a small team.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve full-stack systems across Handle's agent platform
- Architect scalable services that process thousands of insurance workflows daily
- Set technical direction and raise the bar on code quality, testing, and reliability
- Mentor teammates and help grow a strong engineering culture as the team scales
- Participate in on-call and take ownership of production systems end-to-end
Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep experience building products on modern stacks, such as TypeScript, React/Next.js, Python, or similar
- Experience designing, operating, and debugging systems in production
- Experience building with LLMs, agent frameworks, or AI-native products — side projects count
- Solid understanding of relational databases, data modeling, and API design
- Excellent communication and a strong track record of shipping high-quality software
You don't need to check every box — if most of this resonates, apply.
What we look for
- Creativity — Finding the simple, surprising solution.
- High agency — Bias to act — finding a path through ambiguity instead of waiting for one.
- Ownership — Accountable for outcomes, not just outputs.
- Craft — Love for building carefully crafted products for users.
Nice to have
- Background in insurance, fintech, or other regulated industries
- Previous early-stage startup experience (Series A or earlier)
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical writing
Compensation
$200,000 – $280,000 + equity
Source: a16z portfolio. Confirm availability with the employer.
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