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Solva

Forward Deployed Engineer

New York City (Remote)fulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Solva is a YC-backed InsurTech startup disrupting legacy insurance processes through software. They're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to build full-stack solutions in a fast-growing environment, with a preference for backend expertise and hands-on ownership.

What you'll do

  • Own features end-to-end from conception through production deployment
  • Build backend-heavy full-stack systems for insurance automation
  • Ship production code while operating in ambiguous, early-stage conditions
  • Collaborate on core platform that handles high-volume financial transactions
  • Contribute to infrastructure and system design decisions
  • Work directly with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions

What they're looking for

  • Backend development (production-grade systems)
  • Full-stack web development
  • Go programming language
  • Production code ownership and deployment
  • Systems design and architecture
  • Ability to work in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
  • API design and integration
  • Database design and optimization

Benefits

  • Hybrid work (1-2 days remote per week, onsite in NYC)
  • Backed by top-tier investors (First Round, SV Angel, Y Combinator)
  • Opportunity to impact a massive industry with legacy pain points
  • Fast-growing startup with significant capitalization
  • Hands-on engineering role with real product ownership
  • Team with proven entrepreneurial track record
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Solva

Solva builds AI systems to transform insurance operations, particularly in claims processing and decision-making optimization. The company is hiring engineers at multiple levels—from interns and junior engineers to founding and forward-deployed roles—to develop core products and connect AI solutions directly with insurer clients.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a feature you shipped end-to-end—what was your involvement from design to production?
  • How do you approach working in ambiguity when requirements aren't fully defined?
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