Full Stack Software Engineer

Akur8 is a young, dynamic, fast growing Insurtech scale-up that is transforming insurance pricing and reserving with transparent machine learning.
Our SaaS platform leverages the power of transparent machine learning and predictive analytics to inject game-changing speed, performance and reliability into insurers' pricing and reserving processes.

Powered by skilled R&D, Product & Actuarial teams we've developed unique AI algorithms that automate the insurance pricing and reserving in an unprecedented manner.

This results in a pricing solution that enables insurance companies to model risks 10 times faster with greater predictive power than traditional methods, whilst including next-generation reserving features, offering an end-to-end platform that anticipates and accounts for future claims.

Akur8 Has Already Been Selected

• In CB Insights Top 50 World Insurtech Companies 2024
• In Insurtech Global's Top 100 AIFinTech list 2024
• In Fintech Global's Top 100 AIFinTech list 2024
• In CNBC's World Top 150 Insurtech Companies 2024

With
42 nationalities
on our team and offices in 8 major global cities, Akur8's solution is international by design, serving over 320 clients across 4 continents, and focusing on mature markets to drive faster growth.

To learn more about Akur8, and what we do, click here.

Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer. Akur8 puts diversity, equality and inclusion at the heart of its values. We examine all applications based on equal skills and applying the principles of non-discrimination.
Our Engineering team is building the next generation of insurance pricing software, following an ambitious development roadmap.
We're looking for a
Software Engineer for a 6-month internship
(end of studies), who has a strong interest in cloud-computing and AI to help build our complex data-processing solution.

As part of our Engineering team you will contribute to introduce new AI capabilities to our rate making module; to the implementation of the design interface and user flows; and to the architecture of our databases and of the interactions with the cloud.

You'll Join a Motivated Team, Willing To Share Their Knowledge And Passion For Advanced Computer Science And Software Development, Where Your Typical Missions Will Be

• Building a PoC for the use of advanced AI as an alternative to current Rate Making strategies in the market
• Reading and understanding the main cloud infrastructure components we use

Continue With Implementation- Execute an E2E PoC to use advanced AI:

• Define and create RAG for the rate making use case
• Build AI agents that can create rate making workflows automatically for our clients.
• Implement an end-to-end feature leveraging new protocols. Integrate your findings in production.
• Implement reliable tests, use continuous integration and exploit at best AWS Cloud capabilities with our back-end engineers.

We Are Looking For Innovative And Rigorous Contributor From Engineering Schools And Universities In The Field Of Computer Science And Applied Mathematics, Possessing The Following Attributes

• IMPORTANT/ELIMINATORY: You are currently studying for your final year of a Masters Degree (Bac+5) in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics and are looking for a 6-month end of studies internship / "stage de fin d'études" starting from March to May 2025,
• Strong knowledge of an OOP language.
• Familiar and interested in new AI technologies
• Excited about code craftsmanship, to build robust code using best practices
• Good knowledge of mathematics (in particular statistics)
• Strong problem solving skills: high level of rigour, integrity, curiosity and self-motivation

Additional, non-essential, elements that may make your profile stand out include:

• Good knowledge of Front end frameworks Angular, React, Vue etc.
• Knowledge of cloud computing and in particular AWS

Technology Stack

• Java 21 (Spring), Angular 18, Python 3, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker

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 Compensation
• Top-notch laptops & equipments
• Lunch vouchers
• The realistic possibility of a CDI (we always seek to employ our interns upon completion of their internship)