Full-Time
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Corgi Insurance
201-500 employees
AI-native full-stack insurance carrier platform
Compensation Overview
£140k - £200k/yr
London, UK
In Person
The role is based in the London office and requires working in the office 6–7 days per week.
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- Exceptional software engineering fundamentals.
- Strong product and business intuition.
- Ability to operate with limited structure and high levels of responsibility.
- Ability to balance speed with sound technical judgment.
- Interest in building software that directly impacts how businesses operate.
- At least 5 years of software engineering work experience.
- Experience with TypeScript, Python, React, FastAPI, Django, Flask, and Amazon Web Services.
- Strong experience designing distributed systems and scalable applications.
- Experience owning production systems and making architectural decisions.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, application programming interfaces, databases, and modern development practices.
- Experience building significant personal, startup, or professional projects.
- Design, build, and maintain critical internal and customer-facing software systems.
- Lead the development of backend services, application programming interfaces, and scalable infrastructure.
- Own major projects from architecture through deployment and ongoing maintenance.
- Work across the stack to rapidly ship products and features.
- Partner with operations, finance, underwriting, and leadership teams to automate complex workflows.
- Improve system reliability, performance, security, and scalability.
- Make architectural decisions and establish engineering best practices.
- Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar across the team.
- Help shape the future direction of the engineering organization.
- Experience in fintech, insurance, workflow automation, or other complex operational businesses.
Corgi Insurance builds an AI-native, full-stack insurance and financial platform for technology startups and venture-backed companies, underwriting and issuing policies directly as a licensed carrier. It automates underwriting, policy design, servicing, and claims, with state-admitted cases placed through A-rated partner carriers. Its product lines include D&O, cyber, general liability, and AI liability (including IP defense for training data), plus an in-house ETFs offering via Corgi Funds. The goal is to simplify and speed coverage with end-to-end automation while expanding access to capital markets through its ETF business.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$374.1M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Corgi raised $106 million on May 28, 2026, reaching a $2.6 billion valuation.
- Reuters and Forbes confirmed TCV led the round, validating investor demand for AI insurance.
- July 2026 launches in trucking and sports broaden revenue beyond startup customers.
What critics are saying
- Vouch sued Corgi and Emily Yuan in June 2026 over competitive intelligence extraction.
- Technology Risk Retention Group sued Corgi on April 14, 2026, alleging trade-secret theft.
- A licensing hit or injunction would cripple underwriting, claims, and premium growth by 2027.
What makes Corgi Insurance unique
- Corgi underwrites policies directly as a licensed carrier, cutting broker dependence.
- Andrew Hefty joined July 27, 2026, signaling serious compliance depth for a regulated stack.
- Golden launched July 2026, extending Corgi into sports insurance with in-house claims handling.
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↑ 0%San Francisco-based AI insurance startup Corgi is opening a London location of its founder-focused cafe chain. The venue will operate 24/7. The cafe caters specifically to founders and entrepreneurs. Corgi has previously established multiple cafe locations, though the article does not specify where those existing venues are located. The London opening represents the startup's expansion beyond its US base. No opening date or specific location details were provided.
Meet me at the ai-insurance-startup café. July 29, 2026 The San Francisco office and café where someone is definitely working right now. Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images New Yorkers jonesing to drink coffee as they refinance their mortgages have long enjoyed the corporate charm of bank-owned cafés including the Santander Work Cafe in Williamsburg ("Where a Bank becomes your Community") and the Capital One Café, which expanded over the past year to six Manhattan locations. (Not to mention the bright-orange early-21st-century ING Direct cafés in midtown, now gone.) For those craving a latte served by an AI-powered insurance provider, however, there's simply been no place to go - until now. Corgi, a San Francisco-based startup backed by $378 million in VC funding, is planning three "Corgi Cafes" in Manhattan. As reported in the Commercial Observer, Corgi's first New York location will be on East 27th Street in Nomad, operating 24/7 in the space formerly occupied by the event space and cocktail venue J. Bespoke. Corgi's website says Tribeca and Chelsea are next. So what do you get when you cross a café with an insurance startup? Look no further than the original, opened last February in San Francisco. Billed as a "A Cafe Open 24/7 Because the World's Greatest and Most Impactful Work Doesn't Stop," it styles itself as a hub for founders who caffeinate and go all night. Nico Laqua, Corgi's 26-year-old CEO and co-founder, told the San Francisco Gazetteer that he decided to open a café after being saddled with a retail space that came along with its new fifth-story HQ. Rather than sublet the storefront, Corgi decided to turn it into a canteen "for people who really want to work, for builders." Everyone at his company, Laqua told the paper, is already required to work seven days a week. A handful of employees actually live upstairs at the office. The San Francisco Corgi Cafe menu lists protein chips and $14 smoothies along with "exclusive drinks" named after other AI startups, such as the "Brexspresso," after the expense-management platform Brex, and the "ElevenLatte," a reference to the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs. You can add creatine, spirulina, or a collagen peptide booster to your drink, presumably giving you a glow of health that will allow you to return to your ceaseless grind. Since opening, the San Francisco café has received 172 Google reviews averaging 4.2 stars. "A place you will be welcomed and encouraged to ship fast, iterate harder, PMF or bust," wrote Cindy. "An engineers wet dream," said Dima. "Instantly became a 10x founder as soon as I crossed the door," said Raphael. (Is he kidding? Unclear.) On the flip side, several noted that the café can be crowded and dirty, and quite a few reviewers complained about the dearth of actual Corgi dogs (Trudy, a Corgi owned by one of Laqua's co-founders, makes an occasional visit). "There are no Corgis in this coffee shop. It is a complete scam," wrote Patrick M. on Yelp. "These people should be put in jail for lying." For the record, in New York City it's technically illegal to keep a dog in a café. A seven-day-a-week, 24-hours-a-day employee, however, is permitted.
Corgi Insurance, an AI-native full-stack insurance platform provider, has raised $106 million in Series B funding at a $4 billion valuation. The company uses modern infrastructure and artificial intelligence technology to provide underwriting, policy management, and claims services.
Corgi Insurance appoints Andrew Hefty as Head of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs. * People Moves * 28.07.2026 09:50 am Corgi Insurance, the AI-native, full-stack insurance carrier for startups, today announced the appointment of Andrew Hefty as Head of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs. Hefty brings nearly three decades of legal experience spanning military service, private practice, and the federal government. Hefty comes to Corgi after more than a decade with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, where he served as both an Investigative Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney representing the SEC in federal court actions involving complex fraud, deceptive securities offerings, and insider trading. Prior to that, Hefty spent nearly 15 years in private practice, most recently as a partner at an international law firm, representing large organizations in significant litigated matters across various business sectors. He began his legal career in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps. As Head of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Hefty will lead Corgi's compliance and regulatory strategy as the company continues expanding across new products and markets. He will also oversee compliance programs, manage relationships with regulators and external counsel, and advise the executive team and Board of Directors on strategic regulatory matters and compliance initiatives supporting Corgi's continued growth. "The future of insurance belongs to companies that can innovate quickly without compromising on trust," said Nico Laqua, Co-Founder and CEO of Corgi Insurance. "Andrew has spent his career at the intersection of law, regulation, and enforcement - from private practice to the SEC. As we continue building an AI-native insurance carrier, his experience will help us move quickly while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and regulatory integrity." Hefty said he was drawn to Corgi's vision of modernizing one of the world's most regulated industries. "I've spent my career on both sides of the regulatory relationship - fifteen years in private practice helping organizations navigate complex legal and regulatory challenges, and a decade at the SEC on the enforcement side, seeing firsthand what regulators expect and what happens when individuals and companies get it wrong," said Andrew Hefty. "Corgi is building insurance differently, combining technology with a strong commitment to compliance and governance. I'm excited to build a program that supports innovation while earning the trust of customers, regulators, and partners." The appointment further strengthens Corgi's leadership team as the company continues investing in the regulatory, operational, and technological infrastructure needed to build the next generation of insurance.
Corgi Insurance has appointed Andrew Hefty as Head of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs. Hefty brings nearly three decades of legal experience, including over a decade with the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, where he served as an investigative attorney and senior trial attorney handling complex fraud and insider trading cases. Prior to the SEC, Hefty spent nearly 15 years in private practice, most recently as a partner at an international law firm. He began his legal career in the US Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps. In his new role, Hefty will lead Corgi's compliance and regulatory strategy as the AI-native, full-stack insurance carrier expands across new products and markets. He will oversee compliance programmes, manage relationships with regulators, and advise the executive team on strategic regulatory matters.