Software Engineer (AI-First)

VisitorsCoverage Inc.•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$100,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

VisitorsCoverage is seeking a full-time Software Engineer (AI-First) to join their Engineering team. This role is designed for an early-career engineer with strong fundamentals, practical web application experience, and a disciplined approach to using AI-assisted development tools. The engineer will support a high-performing team by delivering well-scoped technical work across backend, frontend, data, testing, and internal tooling. The company is a successful InsurTech company in Silicon Valley, focused on simplifying travel insurance. This is a hybrid position located in Santa Clara, California, requiring local candidates to be in the office four days a week and work remotely one day. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. VisitorsCoverage aims to provide exceptional employee experiences with meaningful work and true work/life balance.

Requirements

Strong programming fundamentals and object-oriented design principles.
Experience with PHP.
Solid JavaScript knowledge and familiarity with MVC frameworks.
Experience building modern web applications.
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and responsive web development.
Experience with SQL databases and relational database design.
Familiarity with REST APIs.
Experience using Git and collaborative development workflows.
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to use AI-assisted development tools responsibly while validating code quality, security, and maintainability.
2–3 years of professional software development experience.
Experience delivering production-quality web applications.
Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Vue.js
Experience with Python
Experience with Docker
Experience with AWS
Experience with Redis
Experience with CI/CD pipelines
Experience with automated testing
Experience with Linux
Experience with third-party API integrations

Responsibilities

Build and maintain well-defined features across the stack, with guidance from senior engineers.
Support backend, frontend, API integration, data, testing, debugging, and internal tooling work as team priorities shift.
Use AI-assisted tools for coding, debugging, documentation, and research while validating outputs through testing, reasoning, and code review.
Write clean, readable, and maintainable code with attention to programming fundamentals and team standards.
Write unit/integration tests and participate in peer code reviews to maintain team standards.
Break down problems into clear steps, ask strong questions, and escalate risks early.
Contribute to documentation, automation, and engineering hygiene that improve team speed and reliability.
Learn the product domain, customer workflows, and business context so technical work maps to real outcomes.