Software Engineer - Platform
- Location
- New York, NY · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- distributed systems
- Python
- Go
- AWS
- infrastructure-as-code
- API design
Also useful
- observability
- deployment automation
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- 401k match
- Unlimited pto
- Parental leave
About the role
Authentic helps insurance brokers create better insurance products for their clients. We provide the technology platform and behind-the-scenes support that lets brokers build custom insurance solutions for specific industries or customer groups. Think of us as the operating system that powers these specialized insurance offerings.
For brokers, this means they can offer unique products their competitors don't have, earn more money, and spend less time on paperwork and administrative tasks. We handle the complex (technology, compliance, and partnerships with highly-rated insurance carriers), so they can focus on serving their customers and growing their business.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement platform infrastructure to support the next generation of insurance systems, taking ownership from problem definition through delivery
- Identify bottlenecks and build solutions that help the team move faster, balancing first-principles thinking with practical judgment about what matters most
- Own problems end-to-end, thinking through scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics-digging deep to understand root causes and optimize for real-world outcomes
- Implement reliability and performance improvements across the stack (infrastructure, deployment, observability)
- Iterate on existing platform tooling and services based on feedback from engineering teams
- Collaborate with senior engineers on architectural decisions and technical direction
Experience
- 3-5 years of experience building and maintaining production systems at scale
- Experience building distributed systems in Python or Go
- Strong understanding of modern API development best practices and design
- Familiarity with AWS, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment best practices
- Demonstrated ownership mindset: you clarify requirements, ask great questions, and drive work to completion
- Track record of building reliable systems without sacrificing velocity-you know when to move fast and when to be careful
Our (FTE) benefits
- Competitive salary, equity, and role trajectory
- Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
About Authentic
Authentic builds the infrastructure that program insurance runs on. We partner with leading brokerages to design and manage custom insurance programs, backed by A and A- rated carriers operating nationwide. Brokers bring the data and distribution. We bring everything else: the technology, the capacity, and the underwriting expertise to stand up specialized programs at speed and build them to last.
We're a Series A company backed by top investors, including FirstMark Capital, Zigg Capital, Slow Ventures, Clocktower, Commerce Ventures, and Altai. We've grown over 15x in the past year with a massive market opportunity ahead.
We believe that people do their best work when they can be themselves, and different perspectives and experiences make us stronger as a team. We're proud of the supportive and inclusive workplace we're building together and are always working to make it even better.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Authentic is committed to building an inclusive working environment regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, education, age, or other personal characteristics.
From Authentic's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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