# Sr. Software Engineer - Platform at Authentic

- Company: Authentic
- What the company does: Authentic builds the infrastructure powering specialty insurance programs. The new infrastructure for program insurance—built for speed, built to last. Backed by FirstMark Capital.
- Company website: https://authenticinsurance.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $188K to $211K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/authenticinsurance/jobs/4429788009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/authentic-sr-software-engineer-platform/

## About the role

Projects you might lead in your first year: Rearchitecting the rating engine to support new lines of business, rebuilding a program-configuration system, event-driven billing and reconciliation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years building and running production distributed systems, mostly in Python or Go
- Strong API and data-modeling skills, and a sense for systems that need to be correct as well as fast
- Hands-on experience with AWS, infrastructure-as-code, and modern deployment practices
- Good judgment about when to move fast and when to slow down and get it right
- A habit of owning problems end to end: you clarify what "good" looks like, ask sharp questions, and see things through

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/authentic-sr-software-engineer-platform/