Full-Stack Software Engineer, AI
AutoComplete · San Francisco, CA
About this role
As the first AI Software Engineer at AutoComplete, you will work closely with the co-founders and product leaders to build AI-native workflows including chatbots, voice agents, and internal copilots. The role involves owning business problems end-to-end, from design and architecture to shipping and iterating on solutions. You will work with a modern tech stack including Python, React, and TypeScript, and collaborate with a LatAm-based engineering team of 10 senior engineers. The position is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly scaling startup in the car insurance market.
Skills & technologies
Must have
- Python
- React
- Typescript
- REST APIs
- Javascript Frameworks
Nice to have
- LLMs
- AI APIs
- embeddings
- structured outputs
- retrieval
- prompt engineering
- agentic workflows
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Description
AutoComplete (www.autocomplete.io) is bringing AI to the point of sale, starting with the $311B market for car insurance. Our three founders have successfully built VC-backed companies with exits to Allstate, Groupon and Ford. We are backed by Bain Capital Ventures, CarMax and AutoNation and partnered with 60 of the top 150 dealer groups.
As our first AI Software Engineer in San Francisco, you’ll work closely with our 3 co-founders (CEO, CTO, COO) and 3 Directors of Product. Our product leaders have 40+ years building world-class companies spanning technology and insurance like Apple and Allstate.
We're working on tough, technical challenges to change the way consumers buy insurance. Expect to tackle a healthy mix of modern, best-in-class user experience as well as back-end data workflows and integrations. This role is a unique opportunity to join as one of the first 50 employees of a rapidly scaling startup.
Responsibilities
- Own business problems end to end; clarify requirements with stakeholders, design and architect the system; build, ship, measure and iterate on the solution.
- Build AI-native workflows that assist customers, agents, and operators through initiatives such as our chatbot, voice agent, automated QA, business intelligence, quote orchestration and internal copilots.
- Work directly with our CTO, Directors of Product and Engineering Managers
- Develop and design a frictionless consumer UX for getting a car insurance quote
- Optimize the conversion funnel through better data infrastructure and reporting
- Contribute to our core backend architecture with data flows powered by dealer software integrations, 3rd-party data providers, insurance carriers and internal systems like our CRM
- Collaborate and coordinate with our LatAm-based engineering team of 10 senior software engineers
Qualifications
- 3-6 years of professional engineering experience
- AI-native engineering mindset: actively uses tools like Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, or GitHub Copilot to write, review, test, debug, and document code
- Experienced with our stack: Python, React and Typescript
- Strong knowledge of CS fundamental concepts
- Understanding of modern web technologies (REST APIs, Javascript Frameworks)
- Bonus for B.S., M.S. or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent
- Bonus for experience in a seed-stage, high-growth startup
- Bonus for LLMs, AI APIs, embeddings, structured outputs, retrieval, prompt engineering, or agentic workflows
Benefits
- Competitive salary - we want the best talent
- Compelling equity with a fintech / insuretech rocketship
- Significant growth potential in the role as we scale the team
- 100% covered medical, dental & vision insurance with 401k
- Rapidly growing company with significant traction
