Lead Software Engineer

Akur8 is a young, dynamic, fast growing Insurtech startup 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.

Akur8 has been already been selected:

• In CB Insights Top 50 World Insurtech Companies 2023
• In Insurtech Global’s Top 100 AIFinTech list 2023
• In Fintech Global’s Top 100 AIFinTech list 2023
• As No.24 in Sønr’s World Top 100 Insurtech Companies 2022
• As 3rd best overall (worldwide) in the CodinGame 2022 Software Engineering Fall Challenge

With 31 nationalities within our team, and offices in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Milan & Cologne, Akur8’s solution is international by design. Servicing 130 clients across 4 continents and targeting all non-life insurance carriers, we focus on more mature markets for faster expansion.

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

You will be leading the engineering team in our new Montreal office. You will be responsible for making sure that the team maintains a high quality delivery. You will also be in charge of making sure that the engineering team offers excellent customer support in the American time zone.

You are an experienced Software Engineer with a client-first approach that will help us build our complex data-processing solution. You have a proven track record working with Machine Learning models. You also possess a sharp curiosity to understand both the smallest details, and the general purpose of the features being developed. 

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Manage a team and squad of 6-7 engineers.
• Lead the architectural decisions in the feature implementations of your squad.
• Work closely with product and designers to refine features and prototypes.
• Ensure that the development is in line with clean code standards and our testing strategy.
• Close contact with clients to ensure maximum reactivity of your team.
• Training of junior engineers.

Technology stack:

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

• Master Degree (Bac+5) from a top engineering school. 
• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Understand client priorities & the need to find the right balance between fast delivery and code robustness.
• Experience with backend development (Java/C#/C++ etc).
• Additional bonus :
• Interest in Machine Learning.
• Experience using AWS.
• Experience in Front End development.

Important: You must possess an employment status that will allow you to work full-time in our Montréal office.