Full Stack Software Engineer

**Akur8 is a young, dynamic, fast growing Insurtech Scale-up that is revolutionizing 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, in 2020 we were selected**:

- as France's Best Insurtech 2020
- in CBInsights World's Top 100 Private AI Companies for 2021
- in the Top 25 emerging technologies in Oxbow Partners insurtech impact report
- as 9th place overall in the 2020 CodinGame Fall Challenge

To learn more about Akur8, and what we do, click on this video link.

To meet our team, click on this link.

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- Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer._

**_
Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer._**

**We are looking for experienced software developers that have a strong interest in cloud-computing and AI to help build our complex data-processing solution.**

**You’ll join a motivated team, willing to share their knowledge and passion for advanced computer science and web development, where your typical missions will be**:

- Building new features for our SaaS platform
- Maintaining existing web APIs and building new ones
- Working on technical design with our internal Data Science & UX teams
- Improving the performance of our cloud-based algorithms
- Being the technical referent on a feature of the product
- Refactoring and improving complex design and architecture
- Contributing to technical support, helping our sales team with client product satisfaction

**You will be fully involved in the heart of our platform, learning every day and seeing the impact of your work in production.**

**Your work will involve**:

- Designing, building, integrating and maintaining efficient, reusable and reliable code
- Sharing knowledge with junior developers and propose good practices to the team
- Animating the agile process
- Participating in design workshops for new features and refactoring
- Having the opportunity to have constant exposure to the worlds of artificial intelligence and machine learning

**Technical stack: Java 17 / Spring, Angular 15 / Typescript, NgRx, PostGreSQL, Redis, AWS, Python 3, Terraform.**

**HOW DOES OUR TEAM WORK IN PRACTICE?**

Our Technical Leads will form feature teams - consisting of several Software Engineers, several Data Scientist and our Product Team - for 3-weeks Agile methodology sprints.

Our Feature teams change every 4 sprints so you get to work with all Data Scientists and Software Engineers.

**RECRUITING PROCESS**

Our recruitment process is a good reflection of our DNA : very technical and very human at the same time. We have four steps virtually or in the office, as following:

- Talent call with Talent Acquisition Team
- 20 min technical assessment with Software Engineer Team
- 2 hours technical interview with Software Engineer Team
- Final interview

**Requirements**:
**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**:

- Master Degree (Bac+5) in Computer Science from an engineering school
- Mandatory: at least five years of experience as a senior full-stack developer
- A strong experience on testing with Jasmine and/or Cypress
- Excellent communication skills and a will to share your knowledge with your team
- A will to produce good quality code and a good knowledge of software development best practices
- A fluent level of spoken English

**Benefits**

**You'll join a highly skilled and motivated team that is willing to share their knowledge and passion for advanced data science, computer science and actuarial sciences. In addition to this we provide**:

- 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
- Swile lunch vouchers
- Excellent health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
- Relocation support
- Sponsored crèche access
- Beautiful office in the heart of the 17th arrondissement of Paris
- Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks