What We Do

Shepherd is an AI-native commercial insurance platform transforming how high-hazard industries get covered. Our mission is to make risk frictionless for the builders and operators shaping the physical world protecting progress from concept through construction and into decades of operation.

The infrastructure behind the AI boom data centers semiconductor fabs renewable energy assets has to be built and insured. But traditional carriers werent built for this speed:

• Complex commercial construction projects routinely wait weeks for a single quote

• Legacy carriers rely on static applications and disconnected systems

• Brokers chase carriers through calls emails and resubmissions

We built Shepherd to solve that. Our AI performs the same underwriting workflows in seconds and integrates real-time data from construction technology partners Procore Autodesk OpenSpace DroneDeploy and others to see risk as it actually exists not just as it was reported on a static form.

Were pursuing the most ambitious technical vision in commercial insurance: fully autonomous underwriting. Were closing in on the first fully agentic submission in the industry email in price out no human intervention until the last mile.

With Shepherd safety speed and quality no longer trade off against one another they compound. Were building:

• Faster decisions

• Smarter more accurate pricing

• Better risk outcomes for insureds who invest in safer practices

Were not just modernizing insurance products. Were building the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.

Our Investors

In March 2026 Shepherd raised a $42M Series B bringing total funding to over $60M led by Intact Private Capital the investment arm of one of the largest insurers in the world. Intact is not only our lead investor but also a carrier partner a testament to the confidence the incumbent industry has in what were building. Our investors:

• Intact Private Capital

• Spark Capital

• Costanoa Ventures

• Y Combinator

• Susa Ventures

• And several others

Our Team

Were a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts bridging the two worlds together. Check out our About page to learn more.

The Role

Were looking for a talented software engineer whos passionate about what were building and ready to do the best work of their career. You thrive on ownership drive results and care deeply about both technical excellence and customer impact.

You will be the first Engineering team member in NYC sitting and working closely with our underwriters and actuaries already in NYC.

You would be our dream candidate if...

• You arent afraid of ambiguity and it may even excite you

• You enjoy shipping product every day (maybe multiple times a day) while maintaining high quality standards

• You enjoy wearing multiple hats while solving problems; as an engineer product manager and designer

• You take end-to-end ownership of features and systems from conception through release

• You care about the built-world and how to improve construction safety and productivity

• You care about others growth and welcome mentoring other engineers youve led or been a major contributor on significant projects

• You have strong opinions weakly held you advocate for your ideas but adapt when presented with better solutions

• You communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• You have some experience with insurance either from a prior InsurTech role or actuarial role

• You have experience working with Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)

• You have at least 5 years of working experience (preferably as a full-stack engineer) with a track record of delivering high-impact products

About the Role

Shepherds platform consists of three primary elements: data collection automated underwriting and policy administration.

• You will lead major initiatives and own a large area of Shepherds product experience in each vertical while driving technical decisions for your domain

• You will work across the stack even across different disciplines (e.g. underwriting design product management)

• You will play an integral role in building our culture as the company grows and mentor other engineers as we scale the team

• You will balance innovation with pragmatic delivery staying current with emerging tech while shipping quality products

• You will contribute to product strategy and architectural decisions not just implementation

• You will collaborate closely with PM Mo (CTO) and the insurance team (underwriters actuaries and more!)

Our Tech Stack

Frontend

• React &

• Typescript

• GraphQL w/ Apollo

Backend

• Postgres & Redis

• Typescript

• GraphQL APIs

Benefits

Premium Healthcare
100% contribution to top-tier health dental and vision

Fertility benefits and family building support

Unlimited PTO
Flexibility to take the time off recharge and perform

Daily lunches dinners and snacks
We work together and enjoy meals together too

SF NYC Dallas-Fort Worth Chicago and LA Offices

Professional Development
Access to premium coaching including leadership development

Competitive 401(k) Plan

Dog-friendly office
Plenty of dogs to play with and make friends with in the SF office

Required Experience:

Staff IC