Full-Time

Product Engineer

Harper Group

Harper Group

51-200 employees

Tailored risk management and business insurance

Compensation Overview

$140k - $280k/yr

+ Performance bonuses + Equity

San Francisco, CA, USA

In Person

Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate; five days per week in-office.

Category
Software Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
LLM
Python
RAG
TypeScript

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Requirements
  • Software engineering experience shipping production systems; the level is determined during interviews.
  • Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or a similar language.
  • Experience building and shipping AI-powered features, including large language model applications, agent pipelines, or workflow automation.
  • Ability to work across the frontend, backend, and AI layers.
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate.
Responsibilities
  • Ship AI-powered features end-to-end across frontend, backend, agents, and evaluation systems.
  • Embed with sales, service, and underwriting operators to identify and solve workflow problems.
  • Build systems that trace decisions and feed outcomes back into the AI system.
  • Test and ship newly released models and capabilities.
  • Use AI tooling such as Cursor and Claude Code to manage multiple coding sessions.
  • Own business metrics and optimize for measurable user and business impact.
  • Set up metrics, track results, and present outcomes to the company.
Desired Qualifications
  • Voice AI or real-time systems experience.
  • Experience with retrieval-augmented generation, agent frameworks, or evaluation systems.
  • A background in operations tooling, sales technology, or workflow automation.
  • Prior startup experience.

Harper Insure helps businesses manage risk by pairing clients with experienced insurance concierges who tailor coverage. Experts perform a risk assessment using data and judgment to design a personalized insurance program with comprehensive policies. It stands out by offering a concierge-driven, highly personalized B2B service rather than generic brokers. Its goal is to protect companies from unforeseen events and support financial stability and a resilient economy.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$47.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Emergence Capital led Harper's $46.8 million round on February 25, 2026.
  • Harper serves 1,000 customers monthly, signaling repeat demand across SMB commercial insurance.
  • Harper is expanding engineering and carrier appointments after reaching 165+ underwriters in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • A bad Harper AI quoting error triggers underwriting losses, E&O claims, and carrier defections.
  • Marsh, Aon, and Gallagher compress Harper's margins through deeper relationships and bundled services.
  • State regulators can suspend Harper's licensing after compliance failures, instantly halting revenue.

What makes Harper Group unique

  • Harper's autonomous brokerage quotes and issues policies across 165+ underwriters, announced February 2026.
  • Its platform completes commercial placements in one to two days, versus five to seven.
  • Harper runs nearly fully autonomous workflows, with about 25 staff serving 5,000 customers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Gym Membership

Commuter Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

41%

1 year growth

41%

2 year growth

70%
InfoTechLead
Feb 26th, 2026
Venture Capital Funding: Harper, Verley, Union.ai

Venture capital funding: Harper, Verley, Union.ai. 26/02/2026 Several tech startups - Harper, Verley, Union.ai, among others, have announced their venture capital funding to bolster innovation and business growth. Harper Raises $47 mn AI-enabled insurtech startup Harper raised approximately $47 million in a Series A financing led by Emergence Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and Peak XV Partners. Harper's autonomous brokerage platform automates quoting and issuing commercial insurance policies with minimal human intervention across more than 160 carriers. The funding will fuel product development, market expansion, and the enhancement of AI-based brokerage workflows. Founded by entrepreneurs with deep insurance and technology experience, the raise highlights growing investor confidence in AI solutions that streamline complex financial services operations. Verley Raises $38 mn French food tech startup Verley raised $38 million in a Series A round led by Alven, with backing from Blast Club and Bpifrance. Founded by food science and biotech innovators, Verley uses precision fermentation to produce sustainable whey protein alternatives with lower environmental impact. The capital will support scaling production and prepare for global commercial launches targeting nutrition and food manufacturing markets. The funding demonstrates VC interest in food technology that addresses sustainability and climate impact while meeting commercial demand. Union.ai Raises $38.1 mn AI infrastructure startup Union.ai closed a $38.1 million Series A round led by NEA (New Enterprise Associates), with participation from Nava Ventures and Mozilla Ventures. Union.ai is the developer of Flyte, an open-source platform that orchestrates AI and ML workflows, enabling scalable and production-ready pipelines for enterprise developers. The funding will be used to launch Union 2.0 and improve core platform capabilities, including full Python support and enhanced debugging tools. This investment underscores VC support for tools that help organisations operationalise AI at scale. THASNIYA VP Baburajan Kizhakedath is the editor of InfotechLead.com. He has three decades of experience in tech media. Discover more

Harper
Feb 26th, 2026
We're Announcing $47M to Build the Insurance Company Every Business Deserves | Harper News

Harper announces $47M in Seed and Series A funding led by Emergence Capital. Learn how we're building AI-powered insurance to serve every business in America.

TechCrunch
Feb 25th, 2026
Y Combinator grad Harper raises $47M for AI-native insurance brokerage

Harper, an AI-native insurance brokerage founded by Y Combinator graduate Dakotah Rice, has raised $46.8 million in combined Series A and seed rounds led by Emergence Capital. The company has raised $54 million to date, with backing from YC and Peak XV Partners. Launched in 2024 as part of YC's W'25 batch, Harper operates as an almost fully autonomous licensed commercial insurance agency, matching small and mid-sized businesses with over 160 carriers for workers' compensation, general liability and professional liability. The platform completes tasks in one to two days that typically take traditional brokers five to seven days. Harper handles over 1,000 customers monthly and has served more than 5,000 customers to date. The funding will expand Harper's engineering team and brand growth as it targets middle America businesses.

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Feb 25th, 2026
Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M

Y combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M. On February 25, 2026 Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after a member of YC's Winter 2025 cohort.