Founding Engineer

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Qumis Full time

About Us:

At Qumis, we are building novel workflow automation and knowledge tools for reading and interpreting insurance policies, an untapped $40B+ market. Our outcome-driven product strategy is guided by our unique view that an insurance policy is actually a legal contract and that insurance professionals need knowledge tools like lawyers have. We are intentionally tackling the hardest-to-automate, most complex problems first by creating assistive solutions targeted at precise workflows. Our mission is to accelerate the business of insurance by eliminating tedious busywork through technology.

Our founder is a product-focused subject matter expert who has personally felt the pains in the space and the company has a strong group of committed, interdisciplinary executive advisors and investors. Qumis is venture capital backed, has a strong pipeline of prospective enterprise pilot customers, and is participating in multiple selective accelerators. Currently, we are in search of a Founding Engineer to spearhead our technical operations and product development post-MVP which is complete and in the market.

Role and Responsibilities:

As the Founding Engineer, you will:

As a member of the founding team, shape the company's technical strategy, define the product roadmap, and drive the technical vision of the company.
Lead the end-to-end development of new product features, from ideation to deployment to scaling, taking full ownership of engineering projects and ensuring they align with our overall product vision and business goals.
Design, develop, and implement robust and scalable software solutions, making architectural decisions and setting technical standards for code quality, performance, and reliability.
Recruit, build, and manage a high-performing technical team as the company grows.
Assist with company data security, technical compliance, and service availability.

Qualifications and Skills:

Education in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Proven experience in leading engineering teams, preferably in a startup environment.
Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and React.
Experience with AI and ML technologies, particularly in the context of NLP.
A willingness to wear multiple hats and contribute beyond the defined roles as needed.
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.
Tenacity, grit, and a bias for action.

What We Offer:

Cash compensation of $125k with 1.5% equity
Opportunity to shape the technical and strategic direction of an early-stage startup.
The freedom to crush code and ship category-defining features with no speed limits.
A hands-off, empowering, and collaborative work environment.

Qumis focuses on Legal, Legal Tech, Insurtech, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, and B2B · SaaS · Mobile · Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning. Their company has offices in Chicago. They have a small team that's between 1-10 employees. To date, Qumis has raised $215k of funding; their latest round was closed on October 2023.
You can view their website at or find them on LinkedIn.
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