Member Technical Staff

Role

Member of the Technical Staff – Product Engineer with engineering excellence. This role has wide scope across the insurance lifecycle, including core workflows (policy, underwriting, claims, payments) and new products like wildfire preparedness inspections, risk monitoring, and customer‑facing mitigation tools.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with applied scientists, product leaders, and stakeholders to translate domain problems into shippable systems.
• Decide what to build, not just how to build it.
• Productize models, pipelines, and tools that directly impact risk, revenue, and customer behavior.

• System Ownership: responsible for architecture, quality, reliability, and long‑term evolution.
• Product Judgment: partner with stakeholders to shape scope, define success metrics, and make informed tradeoffs under uncertainty.
• Execution at Scale: move between zero‑to‑one builds and hardening existing systems, balancing speed and rigor.
• Technical Leverage: use modern tools, including LLMs and agents, to increase team velocity and reduce operational drag.
• Clear Communication: explain decisions, surface risks early, and create shared understanding across technical and non‑technical partners.

This role is a strong fit for:

• Technical Leads or Engineering Managers who still code and want full ownership from product hypothesis through implementation and iteration.
• Engineers who have moved closer to product and believe staying hands‑on accelerates outcomes.
• Early‑stage startup builders who have shipped and scaled real systems end‑to‑end and thrive in ambiguity and high accountability.

• Proven experience owning and shipping production systems using a modern programming language (Python, Ruby, Rust, etc.).
• Experience deploying, operating, and monitoring applications on modern PaaS or cloud platforms (Heroku, Vercel, Railway, etc.).
• Track record of end‑to‑end project ownership, including direct work with stakeholders and end users.
• Comfort learning new tools, frameworks, and domains quickly.
• Practical experience using LLMs to improve engineering workflows, system design, or developer productivity.
• Genuine interest in Stand’s mission and the real‑world impact of the work.

• Experience in regulated or risk‑sensitive industries (insurance, fintech, health, climate, infra).
• Experience operating in early‑stage or scaling startups.
• A pragmatic agile mindset focused on outcomes over ceremony.

The annual base salary range for full‑time employees in this position is $235,000 to $295,000, plus meaningful equity grant.

• Above‑market Health, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Weekly lunch stipend.
• Flexible time off and holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Commuter benefits.
• PAT & MAT leave.
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability.
• Monthly team gatherings.
• In‑office perks.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Stand does not sponsor new work visas. We can consider candidates on TN visas, O‑1A visas, or H‑1B transfers with three years or more remaining.

Stand is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. We believe that diversity enriches the workplace, and we are committed to growing our team with the most talented and passionate people from every community. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.