ABOUT THE ROLE We are hiring a Platform Engineer to own the runtime our entire product sits on: infrastructure, orchestration, CI/CD, observability, and developer experience. You keep an AI-native, multi-tenant platform reliable, fast, and easy to build on.
WHY THIS ROLE
Own the foundation the whole product and team depend on.
Shape reliability, performance, and cost for a multi-tenant AI platform.
Multiply every engineer’s output through better tooling and infrastructure.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Own Kubernetes (GKE), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and our cloud (GCP) footprint.
Build and operate CI/CD, observability (logs, metrics, traces), and orchestration (Temporal, gateway/Kong).
Improve reliability, performance, and cost across services and the data plane’s infrastructure.
Strengthen multi-tenant provisioning reliability and internal developer experience.
Lead on-call practices and incident response.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
4+ years in platform/infrastructure/DevOps/SRE with production ownership.
Strong Kubernetes, Terraform, and a major cloud (GCP/AWS).
Solid CI/CD and observability experience, plus scripting in Python or Go.
A reliability mindset and calm under incidents.
BONUS IF YOU HAVE
Multi-tenant SaaS or data-platform infrastructure experience.
Temporal, Kong/API gateway, or ClickHouse operations experience.
Ovii Interpretation
The Platform Engineer builds and operates the infrastructure and runtime behind Outmarket’s multi-tenant AI product. The work spans cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, delivery pipelines, observability, service reliability, and tools that help engineers build and ship effectively.
Role at a glance
Platform engineeringCloud infrastructureKubernetes operationsInfrastructure as codeCI/CDObservabilityProduction reliability
Operate Kubernetes, Terraform, and the GCP cloud environment.
Build and maintain CI/CD, observability, and orchestration systems.
Improve reliability, performance, and infrastructure costs across services and the data plane.
Make provisioning more reliable for a multi-tenant platform and improve internal developer workflows.
Lead on-call practices and respond to production incidents.
Good fit signals
At least four years in platform, infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE work, including production ownership.
Strong Kubernetes and Terraform skills, plus experience with a major cloud provider such as GCP or AWS.
Experience with CI/CD and observability, and scripting in Python or Go.
A steady, reliability-focused approach to incident response.
Multi-tenant SaaS, data-platform infrastructure, Temporal, Kong/API gateways, or ClickHouse experience is helpful, not required.
Meet Outmarket
Outmarket is a San Francisco-based insurance technology company founded in 2023. It develops an AI-powered software platform for commercial insurance agencies, brokerages, managing general agents, wholesalers, carriers, and employee benefits teams. Its products automate insurance workflows including quote comparison, policy review, coverage gap analysis, proposal generation, loss run analysis, certificates of insurance, and ACORD form processing. The platform also provides AI assistants, workflow automation, and data intelligence capabilities that connect information from agency management systems, documents, and other applications. Outmarket helps insurance professionals reduce manual document processing, identify coverage issues, and access operational information. The company reports adoption by more than 300 agencies and over 10,000 users. In September 2026, Outmarket announced a $34.5 million Series B funding round.
Founded
2023
Company size
51-200
Company stage
Series B
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Why work here
Outmarket offers opportunities to build applied AI software for commercial insurance, where complex documents, fragmented systems, and manual processes create challenging engineering problems. The company announced $56.5 million in cumulative funding following its September 2026 Series B and reports adoption by more than 300 agencies and 10,000 users. Engineers can work on LLM applications, document intelligence, data pipelines, workflow automation, and cloud infrastructure using technologies including Python, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Its founders previously worked at Meta, Uber, Ethos, and IBM Research. Current engineering job descriptions mention direct collaboration with founders, competitive compensation, equity, remote-first flexibility, and technical ownership. Candidates should consider the demands and uncertainty associated with a growing venture-backed startup when evaluating individual roles.
VSVishal SankhlaCo-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerView bioHide bio
Vishal Sankhla co-founded Outmarket in 2023 and serves as Chief Executive Officer. He previously led product at Ethos, held engineering leadership roles at Meta and Uber, and co-founded Viralheat. He studied at the University of Southern California and Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya. His experience spans enterprise software, AI, insurance technology, and product development. At Outmarket, he leads company strategy, product direction, partnerships, and growth.
AJAnshu JainCo-Founder and Chief Technology OfficerView bioHide bio
Anshu Jain co-founded Outmarket in 2023 and serves as Chief Technology Officer. He previously led platform engineering at Ethos and held technical roles at Meta and IBM Research, including work associated with IBM Watson. His expertise includes natural language processing, knowledge graphs, machine learning, and enterprise AI infrastructure. He co-founded Outmarket with Vishal Sankhla to apply AI to fragmented insurance data and automate complex brokerage workflows.
FKFarhan KaskarHead of EngineeringView bioHide bio
Farhan Kaskar is Outmarket's founding engineer and Head of Engineering. He has more than 17 years of engineering experience, including previous roles at Meta, Ethos, and FactSet. His background includes distributed systems, machine learning infrastructure, and large-scale software architecture. At Outmarket, he leads engineering development, platform scalability, performance, reliability, and secure AI infrastructure.
APAlpesh PatelChief Revenue OfficerView bioHide bio
Alpesh Patel joined Outmarket as Chief Revenue Officer in March 2026. He brings experience building and scaling go-to-market organizations and advising technology companies on revenue growth. His responsibilities include sales strategy, enterprise customer acquisition, revenue operations, and expanding Outmarket's relationships with insurance agencies and brokerages. He studied at the University of Chicago.
Vikas Khajanchi leads product management at Outmarket. He previously held product leadership roles at Meta, Symantec, and insurance technology company Newfront. His experience covers enterprise software, security, privacy, AI, and insurance platforms. At Outmarket, he is responsible for shaping the product roadmap and developing AI-powered applications that address operational challenges for insurance brokers and agencies.
JPJoanna ParedesHead of Client ServicesView bioHide bio
Joanna Paredes leads client services at Outmarket. She brings approximately 15 years of insurance agency experience, including claims handling, quality assurance, employee training, and technology implementation. Before joining Outmarket, she worked on the agency side and helped implement AI software across insurance teams. She oversees customer onboarding, adoption, training, and support for agencies using Outmarket.
APAvitash PurohitHead of India OperationsView bioHide bio
Avitash Purohit leads Outmarket's India operations. His previous experience includes roles at Microsoft, Ripplr, and LitmusWorld. He studied at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore. At Outmarket, he supports the company's India operations, engineering expansion, hiring, and coordination with its US-based teams.
SASimran AhluwaliaHead of Finance and StrategyView bioHide bio
Simran Ahluwalia leads finance and strategy at Outmarket. Her responsibilities include financial planning, business analysis, strategic initiatives, and supporting organizational growth. She works with company leadership on financial and operational decisions as Outmarket expands its insurance technology platform.
Latest company news
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How Commercial Insurance Associates Uses Outmarket AI to Win Business and Improve Efficiency
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Outmarket published a customer case study describing how Commercial Insurance Associates uses its platform for policy comparisons, loss run analysis, contract reviews, and prospect research. The brokerage reported that some loss analyses were reduced from approximately one hour to six minutes and that 70 to 75 employees were using the platform.
Outmarket Launches Outmarket Lite, a Self-Service AI Platform for Insurance Agencies
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Outmarket introduced Outmarket Lite, a self-service version of its AI insurance platform. The offering allows agencies to sign up and begin using insurance automation workflows without a lengthy enterprise implementation. It supports commercial insurance, personal lines, and employee benefits workflows, with an upgrade path to Outmarket Enterprise.
Outmarket AI Joins Big I ACT as a Supporting Partner
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Outmarket announced its participation as a supporting partner of the Big I Agents Council for Technology. The partnership focuses on sharing knowledge about practical AI adoption and insurance workflow automation with independent insurance agencies.
Outmarket Raises $34.5 Million Series B Four Months After Series A
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Outmarket announced a $34.5 million Series B funding round led by SignalFire, with participation from Fika Ventures, Permanent Capital Ventures, TTV Capital, and Dash Fund. The company reported more than 300 customer agencies and over 10,000 users. The announcement also introduced Certificate Hub, a workflow for reviewing insurance requirements and preparing certificates of insurance.
Outmarket introduced an Employee Benefits module designed to automate the processing of carrier documents, census files, benefits comparisons, and billing information. The product extends its insurance automation platform beyond commercial insurance into employee benefits workflows.
Outmarket AI Becomes an Applied Systems Certified Partner
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Outmarket announced certification under the Applied Systems Vendor Certification Program. The integration partnership supports connecting Outmarket's AI workflows with agency management systems and existing insurance agency data.
Outmarket Launches Data Intelligence Platform for Insurance Agencies
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Outmarket launched a Data Intelligence Platform that combines structured agency management system data with information from policies, proposals, loss runs, and other documents. The platform provides governed data access and a conversational interface for insurance teams to retrieve operational insights.
Outmarket announced a $17 million Series A round led by Permanent Capital Ventures, with participation from SignalFire, Fika Ventures, TTV Capital, Dash Fund, and insurance industry executives. The company reported total funding of $21.7 million at the time and outlined plans to expand its insurance-focused AI platform.