# Staff Engineer at Axle

- Company: Axle (YC S22)
- What the company does: AI-native clearinghouse for insurance. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://axle.insure
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, NY, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $215K to $270K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2024-01-12
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/axle/jobs/fsGXBTC-staff-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/axle-staff-engineer/

## About the role

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll be directly involved in guiding our core platform that pairs complex data structuring (using LLM inference) with durable data acquisition pipelines (using agentic workflows). The work you do will impact every customer we work with, across foundational use casees such as asset lending and business contracting.

## What they're looking for

- We have a product loved by customers and being used in mission-critical flows at Fortune 500 banks and leading brands like Hertz, Avis, and Audi
- We're punching well above our weight, supporting customer and revenue metrics with half the team size of other startups — everyone joining at this stage will have outsized impact
- We're tackling unsolved problems at the intersection of complex data structuring, agentic workflows, and financial risk analysis
- We've grown revenue 5x this year to multiple $millions ARR, with our growth continuing to accelerate
- We're backed by world class investors, including Google (Gradient Ventures), YC, and leaders from Plaid and Cox Automotive
- We care deeply about our team and provide great compensation and equity, full benefits & 401k, unlimited time-off, and plan an annual team offsite!

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