Founding Software Engineer
Posted:
THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER OPEN TO NEW APPLICANTS.
We're building the next generation of insurance comparison for AI. We're a small, early-stage company with experienced founders, and we're looking for our next engineer.
The role
You'll own features end-to-end (front-end, back-end, and internal tools) with the CTO as your main collaborator and sounding board. Day one is hands-on: shipping code, running experiments, and helping shape how the product evolves. Because we're small, you'll have real influence over technical decisions and the product direction.
A flavour of what the first few months might involve:
- Building a classifier that maps customers' free-text answers to the structured fields insurers require
- Integrating an insurer API into our quoting pipeline
- Prototyping an LLM-powered assistant to help customers understand policy wording
What we're looking for
Must-haves:
- Commercial experience with TypeScript across front-end and back-end
- Comfort working independently in a fast-moving environment
- A degree in computer science, engineering, maths, or a scientific discipline — or equivalent experience that shows you can think rigorously
Highly desirable:
- Hands-on experience building with AI / LLMs in production
- Exposure to regulated industries (insurance, finance, health)
- Early-stage startup experience
We care as much about how you think and learn as about your CV. If you're a strong engineer who's missing one of the must-haves but excited about the rest, apply anyway and tell us why.
About us
We're applying AI and modern tooling to make buying insurance genuinely better for customers. We move quickly but hold a high bar for responsibility — insurance is a regulated space, and we take that seriously.
We expect to grow significantly over the next year, and the person in this role will help shape what we become. If that sounds exciting rather than daunting, we'd like to hear from you.
Location
This is a hybrid role requiring weekly presence in central Cardiff, so please only apply if that's viable for you on an ongoing basis.
How to apply
Email us with a short note about why you're interested and anything you'd like us to know. No formal cover letter needed. The first step is an informal chat over coffee (or your beverage of choice) in central Cardiff. We'll get back to you with a "yes", "no" or "maybe" within a few days.