Senior Software Engineer Scientific Engine

**ABOUT DESCARTES UNDERWRITING**

Descartes was born out of the conviction that climate change calls for a revolutionary approach in insurance to better protect corporations, governments, and vulnerable communities. We offer a new generation of parametric insurance that builds resilience against the full spectrum of climate and emerging risks. Utilizing Machine Learning and real-time monitoring from satellite imagery & IoT, our state-of-the-art climate tech provides innovative coverage for all trade sectors in all regions of the world. After a successful Series B raise of $120M USD, Descartes Underwriting is proud to be recognized among the **French Tech Next40** and launched Descartes Insurance, a ‘full stack’ insurer licensed to underwrite risk by the French Regulator (ACPR). With a growing corporate client base (250+ and counting) - our diverse team is headquartered in Paris and operates out of our 12 global offices in North America, Europe, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

**ABOUT YOUR ROLE**

Due to our consistent growth, we are seeking to expand our Data, Software and DevOps team. We are searching for a Senior Software Engineer to mentor 1 to 2 Software Engineers. As a Senior, you will oversee:

- The python scientific engine of a business use case
- The processes to make each individual software engineer excel at their work

**KEY MISSIONS**
- Contribute directly on the code base either individually, in pairs or more
- Organize REX sessions to share the knowledge received with the rest of the team
- Ensure compliance to internal standards and practices
- Present the progress and goals
- Contribute to the technical roadmap through architecture meetings, design documents
- Coach your collaborators to consistently deliver according to their roadmap
- Provide expertise to help your team:

- Develop, optimize and update software for:

- Calculation of risk models
- Data collection, preparation and visualization
- Export of outputs adapted to users
- Testing and validation of existing solutions
- Monitoring of contracts and associated data
- Support, test and correct the tools of:

- Continuous development and continuous integration (CD/CI)
- Data storage
- Version management of scrips, codes, languages and computer systems
- Modularization and containerization of IT solutions
- Connection to external and internal API’s
- To participate in:

- The assessment and definition of user needs
- Modeling the risks of underlying contracts
- The choice of technical solutions
- Discussions with IT partners
- Improving the skills of your technical staff
- Managing the access and rights of users of internal tools

**TECH STACK**
- Cloud provider: GCP
- Code versioning tool: Git + Gitlab
- OS: Linux
- Code base: Python

**EQUIPMENT **️**
- Laptop: Dell Latitude 7530
- OS: you decide

**ABOUT YOU**

**EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS**

[Management skills]
- Coaching or mentoring experience
- Scoping and identifying solutions with business team
- Handling human interactions between tech and business

[Hard skills]
- 2 years or more of experiences as a software engineer or data scientist
- Solid knowledge in Python
- Solid engineering background
- master in computer science, mathematics, physics or earth science
- Experience optimizing and profiling python code
- Experience in a microservices architecture
- Good knowledge with Docker
- Solid knowledge production development workflow (code reviews, fast forward git policy, TDD)
- Fluent in English and in French

**MINDSET**
- Strong interest with climate issue (it’s not a hoax, many people suffer from it)
- Being comfortable to work alongside corporate insurers (some still wear suits)
- You enjoy CI/CD automation (or at least appreciate the elegance of a well-crafted pipeline)
- Willingness to help junior developers (remember how you were when you started)
- Strong team spirit and ability to work (you’ll have to review code and have your code reviewed)
- Rigorous, creative and meticulous mind (we handle large insurance, we take our time)
- Strong desire to learn (there’s no limitation to the tech used, we’re happy to test and learn new tools)
- Eagerness to work in a multi-cultural environment (policies and teams are from all around the world)

**WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?**
- Join a company with a true purpose - help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks
- A competitive salary, bonus and benefits (Premium Alan health insurance, Swile restaurant vouchers, Navigo reimbursement etc.)
- The opportunity to grow in your role, as the company does
- Commitment from Descartes to it’s staff of continued learning and development (think annual seminars, training etc.)
- Be part of a collaborative, diverse team where your ideas are heard
- A paid referral scheme for successfully referring peers
- Frequent team events

**HOW TO APPLY ?**

You may check off several but not necessarily all the expected boxes? Motivation and feeling are key elements f