Staff Software Engineer (Insurance Tech)

New York, NY · Remote · full time · Lead / Staff / Principal

$245,000 – $270,000

Listed on Plug n Play Portfolio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

A hands-on staff engineer role building AI-native systems for insurance claims processing, where you'll own both the architectural decisions and the code that makes them real. This suits experienced engineers who thrive moving between prototyping new ideas and sustaining complex production systems, and who want to shape technical direction across a growing platform.

Our summary, not Plug n Play Portfolio’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

8+ years of engineering experience owning features end-to-end
Strong hands-on coding in Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript
Deep architectural experience evaluating and modernizing existing systems
Experience with multi-tenant, multi-user backends and relational database design
Proficiency with AI-assisted and agentic engineering tools
Ability to connect technical work to business impact
Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills

Nice to have

Experience in both startups and larger enterprises
Familiarity with insurance, claims, or auto casualty domain