Senior Full-Stack Engineer

ABOUT US

Akur8 is a young, dynamic, fast growing Insurtech startup that is revolutionising insurance pricing with transparent AI.

Since 2016 our skilled R&D team of Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Actuaries has developed unique AI algorithms that automate the insurance pricing process in an unprecedented way.

Our solution is a SaaS platform which allows insurance companies to model their risks 10 times faster, with a higher predictive power than traditional methods, constituting a major game changer for the insurance industry.

Being international by design, targeting all insurance carriers globally, and focusing on more mature markets for faster expansion, we were selected:

• CB Insight’s Top 50 World Insurtech Companies (2022)
• Sønr’s World Top 25 Insurtech Companies (2022)
• FinTech Global’s Insurtech 100 (2022)
• FinTech Global’s Top 100 AIFinTech Companies (2022)
• As 3rd best Software Engineering team (Worldwide) in the CodinGame Fall Challenge (2022)
• LinkedIn's Top 20 French Start-ups (2023)

With 31 nationalities within our team, and offices in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Milan & Cologne, Akur8’s solution is international by design, targeting all non-life insurance carriers globally, whilst focusing on more mature markets for faster expansion.

Our clients include not just carriers such as Axa, MunichRe, Generali, Allianz, Mutua Madrilena, Ergo, Colpatria & Bradesco, but also Actuarial Consultancies such as Milliman and Xceedance.

To get to know more about Akur8, go to www.akur8.com

Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer, examining all applications based on equal skills & applying the principles of non-discrimination.

ROLE

Our Engineering team is the driving force behind an exhilarating development journey, sculpting the gold standard in insurance pricing software according to our ambitious development roadmap.

We’re looking for experienced Full Stack Software Engineers with a strong interest in Front-End development and cloud-computing to help build our complex data-processing solution, whilst at the same time possessing a sharp curiosity to understand both the smallest details, and the general purpose of the features being developed.

Your main responsibility will be to participate in both the architecture and development of new features on the AKUR8 platform, where the business logic - on both the Front and Back-Ends - can be complex, and the volume of processed data considerable.

Key differentiators such as performance, speed and user experience are integral to our software, making us proud of our platform whilst at the same time covering a range of challenging technical topics, such as:

• Data rendering (graphs, canvas).
• High performing website responsiveness.
• Async concurrent processes.
• Computation optimization.

The other main missions you will have will be the training and development of more junior profiles in our teams and recruitment of Engineering talent.

Our team is structured in squads that are in charge of one main feature development that can take several months to complete.

Our technology stack:

• Java 17 (Spring)
• Angular 16+ (NgRx, Tailwind, Storybook)
• Redis
• PostgreSQL
• Docker
• AWS
• Cypress (E2E)
• Python 3
• Plotly

PROFILE

We're looking for an innovative and rigorous mind that has a solid technical background and a track record of helping their team grow, possessing the following attributes :

• A Masters Degree (Bac+5) in Computer Science from a French top engineering school (such as Polytechnique, Telecom, Centrale Supelec, etc.)
• A minimum of 4 years of experience as a Full-Stack developer
• Solid professional experience in developing web applications in TypeScript/Angular, or Redux frameworks

• Experience developing features involving large volumes of data and optimizing architecture
• And understanding of client priorities & the need to find the right balance between fast delivery and code robustness
• A desire to produce good quality code & a sound knowledge of software development best practices

• A fluent level of spoken English

Important: You must possess an employment status: French or Schengen area nationality or a ‘carte de séjour’ that will allow you to work from our Paris office, although we are equally open to the visa sponsorship of non-EU candidates.

BENEFITS

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun, including karaoke, team lunches, playing sports as well as the occasional ‘happy hour’.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Company shares / equity
• Hybrid office / home office policy
• 25 days of paid holidays + RTT
• Gym membership with Gymlib
• On-site gym facilities / corporate sporting activities
• Excellent health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
• Swile lunch vouchers
• Public transportation reimbursement + sustainable mobility allowance
• Relocation support
• Sponsored crèche access
• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks
• Great office in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris