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Austin, Texas, United States
Hybrid
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Reporting to: Sr. Manager, Engineering
About Hippo:
Hippo was built on a promise: make homeownership effortless. Nearly a decade later, that mission still drives us. We use technology and data to help our customers stay ahead of problems and protect what matters most.
Today, that same tech-native approach powers our work beyond homeowners. Hippo operates as a diversified carrier platform, partnering with MGAs to deliver tailored program solutions that help them grow and deliver better customer experiences. Behind that work is a team that values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
If you're energized by building what's next, we'd love to meet you.
About This Role:
Hippo is building effortless and trusted customer experiences powered by AI, and this role sits at the center of it. You'll build the integrations that power AI voice, chat, and email agents, connecting conversational AI platforms to Hippo's infrastructure. Your work shows up on live customer interactions : when a policyholder calls in to verify coverage, file a claim, or get routed to the right place, the systems you build are what makes that happen.
This is not a maintenance role. We are actively shipping new agent capabilities and innovating on the insurance lifecycle with AI. You'll work directly with external AI vendors, own integrations across a growing multi-system stack, and grow into a role where you’re an active thought partner into how Hippo thinks about AI implementation.
About You:
You're a backend engineer who gets energized by making complex systems work together. You're comfortable picking up a vendor SDK with incomplete documentation and figuring it out. You move fast in a proof-of-concept phase and still build things that hold up in production. You care about how your code performs over time; you instrument what you ship, track the metrics that matter, and tie your engineering work to real business outcomes.
You're early in your career but think like an owner. You want to be in a small team where your work is visible, and your growth path is real. You understand that integration engineering means living in the seams between systems.
This role involves fast-moving vendor ecosystems, running pilots and experiments, and working through ambiguity to deliver for customers and our business.
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Benefits and Perks
Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:
Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.