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Descartes Underwriting

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Descartes Underwriting
France · Full-time · Entry
About

Descartes was born out of the conviction that the ever-increasing complexity of risks faced by corporations, governments and vulnerable communities calls for a renewed approach in insurance. Our team brings together industry veterans from the most renowned institutions (AXA, SCOR, Swiss Re, Marsh, Aon, ...) and scientists on top of their field to bring underwriting excellence. After 5 years of existence, Descartes has secured a leading position in parametric insurance for weather and climate-related risks utilizing machine learning, real-time monitoring from satellite imagery IoT. After a successful Series B raise of $120M USD, we launched Descartes Insurance, a 'full stack' insurer licensed to underwrite risk by the French regulator ACPR. With a growing corporate client base (400+ and counting), our diverse team is headquartered in Paris and operates out of our 17 global offices in North America, Europe, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Descartes is trusted by a panel of A-rated (re)insurers to carry out its activities.

About Your Role

Due to our consistent growth, we are seeking to expand our Data, Software and DevOps team. At the core of our company, your missions will focus on:

  • Build and maintain backend for interactive web applications
  • Testing and refactoring code already used in existing project
  • Introducing object oriented patterns in functional code
  • Profile and optimizing python codes.

Develop, Optimize, Update And Deploy Software For

  • In-depth analysis of risk models
  • Interactive forms and data visualization
  • Export of outputs adapted to users
  • Monitoring of contracts and associated data
  • Testing and validation of existing solutions.

Maintain The Software Solution With

  • Version management

Support, Test And Correct The Tools Of

  • Continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD)
  • Data storage
  • Modularization and containerization of IT solutions
  • Connection to external and internal APIs.

To Participate In

  • Assessment and definition of user needs
  • Conversion of technical specification into software development tasks
  • Bug tracking management
  • Software evolution management
  • Choice of technical solutions
  • Discussions with IT partners
  • Improving the skills of technical staff
  • Managing the access and rights of users of internal tools.

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

  • OS: Windows
  • Back: Python, Fast API
  • Front: React JS
  • Code versioning tool: Git + Gitlab

About You

  • Good knowledge in python and python API frameworks (FastAPI, Flask)
  • Experience with noSQL / SQL databases
  • Experience with Docker
  • Good knowledge in English and fluency in French
  • Familiar with production development workflow (code reviews, fast forward git policy, pair coding, SCRUM)
  • From 1-2 years of experience (relevant apprenticeship or internship can be considered).
  • Desire to train junior developers and explain software design and good practices
  • Desire to keep learning from more experienced developers
  • Desire to suggest improvements in architecture or features
  • Ability to break epic track into achievable issues.

NICE-TO-HAVE

  • Experience building interactive apps with React JS
  • Experience working with GCP or equivalent cloud providers
  • Experience in a microservices architecture
  • Experience in Agile or TDD
  • Contribution to an open source project.
  • Strong interest in climate issues
  • Being comfortable to work alongside corporate insurers
  • You enjoy CI/CD automation
  • Willingness to help junior developers
  • Strong team spirit and ability to work collaboratively
  • Rigorous, creative and meticulous mind
  • Strong desire to learn
  • Eagerness to work in a multi-cultural environment

WHY JOIN DESCARTES UNDERWRITING?

  • Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world
  • Commitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development
  • Work in a collaborative professional environment
  • Be part of a dynamic international team, passionate about diversity
  • Join a company with a true purpose – help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks
  • A competitive salary, bonus and benefits
  • You can benefit from punctual home office days.

At Descartes Underwriting, we cherish the value of diversity. We are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination and for equal opportunities. We foster an inclusive work environment that respects all differences.

With equal skills, all our positions are open to people with disabilities.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

  • Step 1: Call and HR Interview with our Talent Recruiter
  • Step 2: Technical project submitted via GitHub
  • Step 3: Technical interview
  • Step 4: Final round interview with the team

(Candidates can opt to have the manager interview before the technical project and interview)

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Nice-to-have skills

  • Python
  • Flask
  • NoSQL
  • SQL
  • Docker
  • Git
  • Gitlab
  • GCP
  • Scrum
  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

Work experience

  • Frontend
  • Backend
  • Fullstack
  • DevOps

Languages

  • English

Key Skills

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France

Large economy with strong startup and AI ecosystem

Posted
Nov 08, 2024
Type
Full-time
Level
Entry
Location
Paris
Company
Descartes Underwriting

Industries

Insurance

Categories

Engineering Information Technology

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