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About the Role
Shepherd is rebuilding commercial insurance with software, data, AI, and deep underwriting expertise. We started in construction and energy, where understanding the specifics of a project matters and better decisions have consequences far beyond a screen. Our engineers, designers, underwriters, and actuaries build together. The ambition is a platform where experts spend more time on judgment and relationships, supported by software that handles the work around them. Join us to build systems whose decisions help real projects get built.
Responsibilities
- Lead major initiatives and own a large area of Shepherd's product experience, in each vertical while driving technical decisions for your domain
- Work across the stack, even across different disciplines (e.g. underwriting, design, product management)
- Play an integral role in building our culture as the company grows and mentor other engineers as we scale the team
- Balance innovation with pragmatic delivery — staying current with emerging tech while shipping quality products
- Contribute to product strategy and architectural decisions, not just implementation
- Collaborate closely with PM, Mo (CTO) and the insurance team (underwriters, actuaries and more!)
Requirements
- You aren't 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 — you've 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
Skills
- Javascript/Typescript (backend and/or frontend)
- React
- Next.js
- Typescript
- GraphQL w/ Apollo
- Node.js
- Postgres
- Redis
- GraphQL APIs
Location
- SF
- NYC
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Chicago
- LA
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5+ years of working experience (preferably as a full-stack engineer)
Benefits
- Premium Healthcare (100% contribution to health, dental, and vision)
- Fertility benefits and family building support
- Flexible PTO
- Daily lunches, dinners, and snacks
- Professional Development (Access to premium coaching, including leadership development)
- Competitive 401(k) Plan
- Dog-friendly office
About the Company
- Build the insurance behind the physical world.
- The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical infrastructure. Every one of those projects needs insurance to move forward. Yet the process of getting that insurance still depends on scattered documents, manual work, and weeks of back-and-forth.
- Shepherd is rebuilding commercial insurance with software, data, AI, and deep underwriting expertise.
- We started in construction and energy, where understanding the specifics of a project matters and better decisions have consequences far beyond a screen.
- We develop insurance products, decide which risks to insure and how to price them, and partner with established insurers to back the coverage.
- We own the platform our team uses to turn complex submissions into coverage for the builders and operators shaping the world around us.
- Real problems. Real ownership.
- Our investors
- Capital to build. Partners to grow with.
- $67M total funding / $42M Series B in March 2026
- Shepherd is backed by Intact Private Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, and Y Combinator.
- In March 2026, we announced a $42M Series B led by Intact Private Capital, bringing our total funding to $67M.
- Intact is also a capacity partner. Alongside its investment, Intact works with Shepherd to bring insurance products to market.
- That relationship connects our platform and underwriting expertise with the resources of a global insurer.
- A bigger opportunity ahead
- We are investing in new insurance products, our underwriting team, and the path toward autonomous underwriting.
- For the people joining Shepherd, that means the chance to shape both the technology and the business it makes possible.
- Our backing brings together investors who build technology companies and partners who understand insurance.
- We are building a company that earns the confidence of both.