Software Engineer

About Cara

Cara is a domain-specific AI platform purpose-built for insurance-a modular system that enables agencies, brokerages, and MGAs to automate servicing, accelerate sales, and scale operations with a 24/7 digital workforce.

We're one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the insurance industry, attracting agencies and brokerages of all sizes with an expanding customer base. We're a team of experts in engineering and insurance from Stripe, Blend, Strategy&, and Travelers, with backing from top-tier VCs, and are scaling our product and team quickly to meet market demand.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer at Cara, you'll work across the stack to design and build the systems that power our AI platform-from intuitive user interfaces to backend services and AI infrastructure. You'll develop product features, build tailored solutions for mid-market and enterprise clients, and strengthen our platform to ensure performance, reliability, and security. This is a hands-on role with broad ownership, where you'll collaborate closely with product, AI, and go-to-market teams to turn complex insurance workflows into simple, automated experiences. You'll be working directly with the founders and customers to shape the roadmap, product, and technology.

What You'll Do

• AI Agents & Workflows : Develop and refine autonomous digital workers that automate insurance workflows end-to-end.
• Full-Stack Product Engineering : Ideate, design, implement, and ship new features across the stack-from frontend user interfaces, to backend APIs and services, to critical infrastructure.
• Enterprise Solutions : Collaborate directly with customers to design and deliver solutions tailored to their business processes while integrating those features seamlessly into the broader platform.
• Platform Development : Strengthen our core systems, including AI and compute infrastructure, asynchronous processing, observability, and operations.
• Performance : Measure, optimize, and reinvent production systems to deliver best-in-class speed and performance for AI workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Research cutting technologies and partner with the go-to-market team to break down customer requirements, prioritize and build product roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions.

What You Have

• 3+ years of full-stack software engineering experience-designing and shipping features through the complete product lifecycle.
• Proficiency in Golang, Typescript, and React with a strong foundation in computer science and software development.
• Proficiency in AI concepts, APIs, workflows, and tools.
• Proven ability to learn, adapt, and ship impactful features in a fast-paced environment.
• Thrives in ambiguous environments to deliver robust, thoughtful solutions.