Founding Engineer (API Infrastructure, Insurance FinTech)

Location: San Francisco, CA

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site

About the Role

Our client is a venture-backed startup with enormous momentum, building the infrastructure layer for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance. They are often described as "Plaid for Insurance," aiming to modernize the highly fragmented, analog, and manual workflows of the $2T global P&C industry through a simple, modern API. The company has already grown revenue 3x year-to-date in 2025.

They are seeking two highly autonomous engineers (employee #5 and #6) to play a foundational role. This position involves owning the design and implementation of a robust, API-driven product and helping define the future architecture and company culture.

Responsibilities

Founding Software Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Sawtelle)

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (On-site with remote flexibility on Fridays)

About the Role

Our client is an early-stage AI company with $6 million in seed funding, building the future of customer research. Their platform uses AI agents to create studies, conduct interviews, and extract meaningful insights, enabling teams to understand their customers faster than traditional methods. The founding team consists of product and technical leaders from Reddit, Twitter, and Nextdoor, emphasizing a strong "product-first" philosophy.

They are seeking a Founding Software Engineer to take on significant product ownership. This is a high-agency, full-stack role where you'll contribute to product definition, engineering, and company culture from the ground up.

What You'll Do

About Signal Ocean: Signal Ocean is the technology arm of the Signal Group. Our primary product, The Signal Ocean Platform, helps shipping and commodities professionals navigate their complex decision making. Driven by advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence, our technology suite provides tailored, exclusive insights that support our clients in achieving performance and efficiency. By securely handling and combining private and public shipping data flows, and applying advanced analytics, insights are delivered over web and mobile applications, as well as through a rich set of APIs and SDKs. Our backend architecture is abstracted to modularly offer deep analytics capabilities that are leveraged in the solutions that we offer or can be directly embedded in our client’s system topologies.

About the role:  We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Associate Product Manager to join our Vessels API squad in Athens. This is a hands-on role working with one of the largest vessel datasets in the industry - over 50,000 Tanker, Dry, LNG, and LPG vessels, each with more than 100 key particulars ranging from dimensions and cargo-handling equipment to ownership and sanctions.

Who we are:

Centah Inc. is a scaling Software as a Service (SaaS) company that is part of Financeit. We have become the leading experts in providing innovative and configurable solutions to home improvement retailers, trades, construction and facility management departments. Our world-class development team has created configurable Work Order Management software that helps our clients to maximize their service levels and increase sales leads.

Together we created a place where collaboration, inclusivity, fairness, and respect aren’t just ideas that get talked about, but are part of who we are. If such a workplace intrigues you, we hope you’ll join us.

About the role:

As the Director of Product, you will play a critical, executive-level role in shaping the future of our entire product organization and driving significant company growth and market leadership. This position requires a visionary leader with a passion for scalable technical solutions, deep empathy for both Users and Clients, and the ability to inspire and empower product teams along with the full organization. 

Company Profile
AHOY is a dynamic venture studio based in the vibrant city of Dubai. Our passion lies in harnessing cutting-edge technology to drive innovation and empower businesses across diverse industries. With a focus on excellence and a commitment to delivering exceptional solutions, we serve as a trusted partner for companies aiming to thrive in today's digital landscape. From web and mobile app development to product prototyping and data processing automation, AHOY offers a comprehensive suite of services tailored to meet the evolving needs of businesses worldwide. Join us as we shape the future of technology and create impactful solutions that drive success for our clients.

Position Overview
AHOY is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Test Automation Engineer to join our quality assurance team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing automated test scripts to ensure the quality and functionality of our software products. You will work collaboratively with development and QA teams to implement effective testing solutions that enhance product performance and reliability.

Requirements

Location: New York City

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site in NYC office (regular travel, 30-50%, for client engagements)

About the Role

Our client, an AI startup founded by engineers from institutions like Palantir and Citadel, is building the first AI-augmented deep research platform for the financial services industry. They recently raised $7.25 million from backers including founders of OpenAI and DBT.

As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, you will be the technical architect for their most strategic client relationships at top financial firms. This role embodies the principle of "Forward-Deployed with Product DNA," meaning you embed directly with clients to own their outcomes while simultaneously architecting platform features that serve the entire market. Success is measured by your ability to iterate, deploy, and co-develop competitive advantages in high-stakes research environments.

Key Responsibilities

About Octopus by RTG
Octopus by RTG is the tech hiring and outsourcing arm of Robusta Technology Group, dedicated to connecting exceptional tech talent with top-tier organizations across the MENA, GCC, Europe, the US, and Canada. We specialize in building strong, long-term partnerships between skilled professionals and innovative companies. Our mission is to empower growth, innovation, and excellence by matching the right talent with the right opportunities.

Currently, we are hiring a Sr. Backend Developer for one of our partner organizations in KSA on a 1-year contract, offering the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Main Responsibilities

Backend Development & Architecture

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Contribute to architecture design ensuring modularity, maintainability, and high performance.
• Build and manage microservices-based architectures.

API & Integration

About Octopus by RTG

Octopus by RTG is the tech hiring and outsourcing arm of Robusta Technology Group, dedicated to connecting exceptional tech talent with top-tier organizations across the MENA, GCC, Europe, the US, and Canada. We specialize in building strong, long-term partnerships between skilled professionals and innovative companies. Our mission is to empower growth, innovation, and excellence by matching the right talent with the right opportunities.

Currently, we are hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer for one of our partner organizations in KSA on a 1-year contract, offering the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Main Responsibilities

Development & Architecture

• Lead the development of high-performance, scalable web applications.
• Design and build reusable, modular, and high-quality React components.
• Architect and manage complex state management using Redux, Context API, Recoil, etc.
• Implement and manage API integrations (RESTful APIs, GraphQL).
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and performance (e.g., lazy loading, client-side rendering).
• Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility.

Collaboration & Leadership

About Octopus by RTG

Octopus by RTG is the tech hiring and outsourcing arm of Robusta Technology Group, dedicated to connecting exceptional tech talent with top-tier organizations across the MENA, GCC, Europe, the US, and Canada. We specialize in building strong, long-term partnerships between skilled professionals and innovative companies. Our mission is to empower growth, innovation, and excellence by matching the right talent with the right opportunities.

Currently, we are hiring an Enterprise Data Architect for one of our partner organizations in KSA on a 1-year contract, offering the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Main Responsibilities

Enterprise Data Architecture & Design

About Octopus by RTG

Octopus by RTG is the tech hiring and outsourcing arm of Robusta Technology Group, dedicated to connecting exceptional tech talent with top-tier organizations across the MENA, GCC, Europe, the US, and Canada. We specialize in building strong, long-term partnerships between skilled professionals and innovative companies. Our mission is to empower growth, innovation, and excellence by matching the right talent with the right opportunities.

Currently, we are hiring a Data Quality Expert for one of our partner organizations in KSA on a 1-year contract, offering the opportunity to contribute to exciting projects within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.