AI Engineer (Founding Team Equity-Based)

About the Startup

We are an early-stage InsurTech startup focused on building an AI-powered software platform that simplifies workflows for insurance agents and improves the experience for customers. Our goal is to reduce manual effort, improve decision-making, and automate everyday insurance operations using AI.

We are currently looking for a Founding AI Engineer to help design and build the core AI capabilities of the product from scratch.

Role Overview

As an AI Engineer, you will play a key role in building an intelligent platform that supports:

• Insurance agents (lead management, policy recommendations, automation)

• Customers (queries, onboarding, policy understanding, support)

You will work closely with the founder(s) to shape the product vision, architecture, and AI strategy.

• Important Note:
  This role does not offer immediate monetary compensation.
• After product success and funding, equity / profit-sharing will be offered based on contribution and commitment.

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Wants to build something meaningful from zero

• Is interested in startups and long-term upside

• Can commit time alongside another job or freelance work initially

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI/ML models for insurance-related use cases

• Build AI-driven features such as:

  • Conversational AI / chatbots for agents and customers

  • Recommendation engines (policies, cross-sell, upsell)

  • Document understanding (policies, claims, forms)

  • Workflow automation and insights

• Work on data pipelines, model training, evaluation, and optimization

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate AI into the platform

• Continuously improve model accuracy, performance, and scalability

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience with Python

• Hands-on experience with Machine Learning / Deep Learning

• Experience with LLMs, NLP, or Conversational AI

• Familiarity with frameworks such as:

  • TensorFlow / PyTorch

  • LangChain, OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face (preferred)

• Understanding of data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation

• Ability to work independently in a startup environment

Nice to Have

• Experience in Insurance, FinTech, or regulated domains

• Experience building MVPs or startup products

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform)

• Experience with APIs, microservices, or full-stack exposure

What We Offer

• Founding team role with real ownership

• Equity / profit-sharing opportunity after product success

• Opportunity to build a real-world AI product used by insurance professionals

• Freedom to influence architecture, tools, and product direction

• Long-term growth as the company scales

Who Should Apply

• AI Engineers looking to be part of a startup journey

• Engineers interested in equity-based roles

• Professionals or freelancers who can contribute part-time initially

• Builders who care about long-term impact over short-term salary