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, clickhere.

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 joining the engineering team in our Tokyo office. You are an experienced Software Engineer with a client-first approach that will help us build our complex data-processing solution. You have an objective-driven mindset and you have proactivity solving problems that matter for our deliveries and to our clients . 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:

• Design and implement features that allow actuaries to better understand their pricing strategies.
• Develop both Frontend and Backend components using Angular, Java and Python.
• Implement high-performance responsive user interfaces.
• Work closely with Machine Learning engineers to put in production new ML methods.
• 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.

Technology stack:

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

• Master Degree (Bac+5) from a top engineering school. 
• 3+ 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).
• A fluent level of spoken English
• Additional bonus :
• Interest in Machine Learning.
• Experience using AWS.
• Experience in Front End development.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Generous vacation policy
• Commuter  benefit
• IT equipment allowance

Additional benefits:

• Onboarding at our Paris HQ
• Professional development & trainings
• Team fun: regular company gatherings and team events
• Fun goodies

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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, clickhere.

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.

Akur8 is in the midst of a transformative period, transitioning from a single-product company to a diversified provider of multiple solutions. This strategic shift is accompanied by substantial global expansion, particularly in North America, where the company is actively growing its teams. As a result, Akur8 is seeking to bolster its security team in North America.

The ideal candidate for this cross-functional role will contribute to various critical activities. These include ensuring compliance with stringent security standards such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, thereby safeguarding the company's data and systems. The role also entails supporting Sales teams in fulfilling information security requests, ensuring that customers' concerns are promptly addressed.

Another key responsibility is integrating security measures into ongoing projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential risks. The candidate will also be responsible for operational security, implementing and monitoring security protocols to protect Akur8's IT infrastructure and assets. Additionally, the incumbent will serve as the IT correspondent for North America, acting as a liaison between the company's security team and its North American operations.

This role requires a solid understanding of security best practices, industry regulations, and compliance frameworks. The ideal candidate will have a track record of success in IT security and experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills are essential.

This position presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to Akur8's growth and evolution while making a significant impact on the company's security posture. Akur8 offers a collaborative and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional development, and competitive benefits.

As a CyberSecurity & IT  Engineer, your typical set of missions shall be:

• Ensure maintaining compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001 (i.e Internal Audits, develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and guidelines…).
• Collaborate with Sales teams to address and follow up on customer inquiries related to security.
• Conduct risk assessments for new projects to ensure appropriate security controls are in place.
• Integrate security measures into ongoing projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Conduct thorough security assessments of third-party vendors, suppliers, and partners to evaluate their compliance with established security policies, regulations, contracts, and industry best practices.
• Lead training sessions to educate our employees in North America on security best practices, including phishing prevention and other forms of cyberattacks.
• Help manage the internal IT operations for Akur8’s offices in North America.

• Minimum 5 years of postgraduate experience in Information Security.
• Proven track record in maintaining compliance with security standards such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
• Deep understanding of Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Security Compliance, Security of SaaS Applications.
• Experience in Security Incident Detection & Response.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms, preferably AWS or Azure.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to discuss technical and functional matters with diverse audiences (both client and internal).
• Eagerness to learn and discover new topics.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in spoken and written English - French is a plus.

Bonus

• Experience with GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with IT management tools and practices (e.g., SSO, MDM, MacOS) ( Build).
• Broad experience in IT management and operational tasks. ( Run).

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Health insurance , Dental and Vision coverage 
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Generous vacation policy
• Commuter  benefit
• Gym membership via ClassPass
• IT equipment allowance

Additional benefits:

• Onboarding at our Paris HQ
• Professional development & trainings
• Team fun: regular company gatherings and team events
• Fun goodies

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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, clickhere.

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.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Health insurance , Dental and Vision coverage 
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Generous vacation policy
• Commuter  benefit
• Gym membership via ClassPass
• IT equipment allowance

Additional benefits:

• Onboarding at our Paris HQ
• Professional development & trainings
• Team fun: regular company gatherings and team events
• Fun goodies

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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, Montreal, Tokyo, Atlanta, 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, clickhere.

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.

We're seeking a talented Product Designer to join our team in Montreal. Your role will involve shaping, developing, and bringing to life all user-facing elements of Akur8 products.

In this role, you'll serve as a strategic partner to both Engineering and Product Management, focusing on a dedicated product domain. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our design solutions align with industry standards and best practices.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality design outcomes, both in terms of supporting the design team, as well as advocating for design excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate high skills in Design craft, encompassing UX/UI design, user research, and design ops.
• Work with cross-functional teams to create effective solutions for design problems.
• Inform your designs with both qualitative and data-driven insights on user needs and pain points.
• Uphold a high-quality bar for design deliverables, ensuring they meet user needs and align with business objectives with oversight from relevant stakeholders.

• Participate in design critiques and collaborate closely with Design team members to deliver high-quality design solutions.

• Contribute to the evolution of our design system, ensuring it adheres to industry best practices while embodying our brand's distinct identity. 

• Communicate design decisions effectively to stakeholders and advocate for the value of design within the organization.
• Be an integral member of a team of Designers driven by a passion for learning and growth.
• Be autonomous and responsible for your time and deliverables.

For this key role within our Product Management team we’re keen to speak to applicants that meet the following criteria. You have:

• 3+ years experience.
• Proven B2B / SaaS Product Design experience.

• Take a strategic view to everything you do - your work stands the test of time.
• Understanding of UX/UI design principles, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design work.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex design challenges.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in iterative design cycles.
• Aptitude for addressing intricate design challenges and steering the development of innovative solutions.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, with a demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders effectively and influence decision-making processes.
• Experience creating, using, and maintaining design systems.

• Passionate about craftsmanship and the impact of design.

• Based in Montreal OR be willing to relocate.
• Fluent level of spoken English.

NOTE: Please include a link to your portfolio (including password if password protected)

IMPORTANT: You must possess Canadian nationality or a working visa that will allow you to work from our Montreal office.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Health insurance , Dental and Vision coverage 
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Generous vacation policy
• Commuter  benefit
• Gym membership via ClassPass
• IT equipment allowance

Additional benefits:

• Onboarding at our Paris HQ
• Professional development & trainings
• Team fun: regular company gatherings and team events
• Fun goodies

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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 Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Atlanta, Montreal, 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, clickhere.

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.

We're seeking a talented Product Designer to join our team in Tokyo. Your role will involve shaping, developing, and bringing to life all user-facing elements of Akur8 products.

In this role, you'll serve as a strategic partner to both Engineering and Product Management, focusing on a dedicated product domain. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our design solutions align with industry standards and best practices.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality design outcomes, both in terms of supporting the design team, as well as advocating for design excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate high skills in Design craft, encompassing UX/UI design, user research, and design ops.
• Work with cross-functional teams to create effective solutions for design problems.
• Inform your designs with both qualitative and data-driven insights on user needs and pain points.
• Uphold a high-quality bar for design deliverables, ensuring they meet user needs and align with business objectives with oversight from relevant stakeholders.

• Participate in design critiques and collaborate closely with Design team members to deliver high-quality design solutions.

• Contribute to the evolution of our design system, ensuring it adheres to industry best practices while embodying our brand's distinct identity. 

• Communicate design decisions effectively to stakeholders and advocate for the value of design within the organization.
• Be an integral member of a team of Designers driven by a passion for learning and growth.
• Be autonomous and responsible for your time and deliverables.

For this key role within our Product Management team we’re keen to speak to applicants that meet the following criteria. You have:

• 3+ years experience.
• Proven B2B / SaaS Product Design experience.

• Take a strategic view to everything you do - your work stands the test of time.
• Understanding of UX/UI design principles, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design work.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex design challenges.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in iterative design cycles.
• Aptitude for addressing intricate design challenges and steering the development of innovative solutions.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, with a demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders effectively and influence decision-making processes.
• Experience creating, using, and maintaining design systems.

• Passionate about craftsmanship and the impact of design.

• Based in Tokyo OR be willing to relocate.
• Native level of spoken Japanese.
• Fluent level of spoken English.

NOTE: Please include a link to your portfolio (including password if password protected)

IMPORTANT: You must possess Japanese nationality or a working visa that will allow you to work from our Tokyo office.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Generous vacation policy
• Commuter  benefit
• IT equipment allowance

Additional benefits:

• Onboarding at our Paris HQ
• Professional development & trainings
• Team fun: regular company gatherings and team events
• Fun goodies

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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, clickhere.

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.

Akur8 continues to expand rapidly and is at a key moment in its history and evolution, as we move from a single product structure to multiple products. Our CloudOps teams must evolve to keep pace with this change and provide the best possible platform by ensuring technical excellence through seamless deployments, resilience, scalability and cost effectiveness. This is even more true now that we're starting to use Azure in addition to AWS, our historical hosting provider.

That's why we're looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to help manage the growth of our international cloud operations (deploying, maintaining, and monitoring hundreds of cloud environments across multiple time zones) and help the team grow its Azure skills and achieve the same level of excellence as AWS. You will also be the first team member to work on time zones in North America.

Decisions within the Cloud Operations team are made as a group, so good communication skills, the ability to understand other stakeholders' points of view, and the ability to compromise to find the optimal solution are also important.

As an operational Senior Cloud Engineer, your typical set of missions shall be:

• Maintain and improve our infrastructure as code repositories (Terraform & ARM) to ensure Akur8's cloud remains reliable and resilient
• Contributing to the expansion of Akur8's cloud whilst maintaining our SLOs
• Increase automation and pipeline orchestration to remove toil
• Mentoring and teaching DevOps best practices throughout our organization
• Mentoring the team for Azure skills upgrading
• Contributing architecture designs for our platform, in collaboration with our development and product team, to improve performance, reliability, cost-effectiveness and support new feature of our products
• Help us continuously improve on monitoring and observability (mainly via Datadog)

• Contributing to our CI pipelines (GitHub Actions) ensuring best practices are always applied when dealing with containers (Docker)
• Working closely with our Security team to securing our cloud, by maintaining IT security standards & best practices, participating in building infrastructure scans
• Contributing towards open-source projects where appropriate
• Actively participate in on-call rotation (1 week per 4-6 weeks)

DevOps / Cloud Engineering stack : AWS, Terraform, Datadog, Github Actions, Auth0, Python, Ansible, Docker, Azure, AKS

We look for innovative and rigorous minds that are capable of helping our platform grow, so don't hesitate to apply if you possess:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience of monitoring and maintenance production systems throughout the entire SDLC
• At least 2 years recent working experience with Azure, ARM template or Terraform
• Recent experience deploying, monitoring, tuning and maintaining Kubernetes.
• Demonstrable experience configuring and maintaining Azure cloud environments.
• Strong experience with GitHub, workflows and actions
• Familiarity with the concepts of IT Security ‘best practice’ (i.e. Network Security, Firewalls & Flows Encryption, Secrets Management, Security Patch Management, Cloud identity & Access Management, etc.)
• An enthusiasm to collaborate with other internal stakeholders (Software Engineering, IT Security, IT Operations).
• A willingness to be ‘hands-on’ / operational whilst at the simultaneously evangelising on DevOps best practice
• The curiosity / ability to challenge the status-quo, while being pragmatic.
• The ability to work autonomously and the flexibility to embrace change
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Fluent English language skills (spoken & written), French is a plus

Bonus skills:

• Programming capabilities with C# and .NET
• Experience with additional programming languages such as Python or Bash
• Strong experience with SQL datastores and their optimization
• Experience with AWS

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Health insurance , Dental and Vision coverage 
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Generous vacation policy
• Commuter  benefit
• Gym membership via ClassPass
• IT equipment allowance

Additional benefits:

• Onboarding at our Paris HQ
• Professional development & trainings
• Team fun: regular company gatherings and team events
• Fun goodies

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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, clickhere.

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.

We’re looking for curious Senior Full Stack Software Engineers to help us accelerate and deliver our E2E pricing platform vision, by expanding on our modeling platform to provide a live-rating solution that will move our clients closer to their customers.

As a member of a growing task force responsible for the new offering/product, your main responsibility will be to participate in both the architecture and development of new features on the AKUR8 platform, where the business logic, on both the front- and back-ends, can be complex and the volume of processed data considerable. 

Key differentiators such as performance, speed and user experience are integral to our software, making us proud of what we deliver and at the same time keeping us on our toes with a range of challenging technical topics, such as:  

• Website responsiveness and modern UX/UI
• Async / concurrent processes
• Computation optimization, at times with very low-latency requirements
• Cross-region replication and platform resiliency, with zero-downtime data migrations

You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to and participate in internal workshops, to continuously improve the engineering culture at Akur8, and in the recruitment of new Engineering talents.

Our back-end today runs on Python 3.11+/FastAPI/SQLAlchemy and uses PostgreSQL as its main storage solution. The front-end is developed on Angular 18, with NgRx & Tailwind, and we use Playwright for e2e test automation and Storybook for UI testing and documentation. All of our infrastructure is maintained in Terraform and hosted on AWS, leveraging managed services for caching (Redis), messaging, storing/hosting Docker containers etc… We value developer experience and strive to remain on top of technology to open up possibilities for innovation.

Our technology stack:

• Python 3.11+
• PostgreSQL
• Angular 18 (NgRx, Tailwind, Storybook)
• AWS
• Redis

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 a French top engineering school (such as Polytechnique, Telecom, Centrale Supelec, etc.)
• At least four years of experience as a software engineer
• Deep knowledge on at least one part of our tech stack, be it back-end development in Python or front-end with Angular/Typescript and Redux frameworks
• Experience developing features involving large volumes of data and optimizing architecture
• A desire to produce good quality code & a sound knowledge of software development best practices
• Understanding of client priorities & the need to find the right balance between fast delivery and code robustness
• A fluent level of spoken English

Solid professional experience with 

• complex and modern user interfaces (CSS)
• PostgreSQL / RDBMS
• Real-time / low-latency systems 

are clear bonuses. Eagerness to learn what you don’t know already and willingness to onboard others on your own knowledge are the main driving factors for recruitment!

Important: You must possess an employment status : French or Schengen area nationality or a ‘carte de séjour’ that will allow work from our Paris office. We are equally open to the visa sponsorship of non-EU candidates as long as they are already in possession of their final diploma / attestation of their final academic results.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun, including karaoke, team lunches, playing sports as well as the occasional ‘happy hour’.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Hybrid office / home office policy
• 25 days of paid holidays + RTT
• Gym membership with Gymlib
• On-site gym facilities / corporate sporting activities
• Excellent health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
• Swile lunch vouchers 
• Public transportation reimbursement + sustainable mobility allowance

• Relocation support
• Sponsored crèche access
• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks
• Great office in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris

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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

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, clickhere.

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.

Becoming an Actuarial Data Scientist is the ideal opportunity to influence the usage of cutting edge advanced machine learning technology in the insurance industry and to have a visible effect on the product roadmap of one of the world’s foremost insurtech companies.

This position interacts with our Sales, Product and R&D departments in various ways. As an Actuarial Data Scientist, you will act as a subject matter expert, assisting the sales team to find the best use cases for Akur8’s software to provide the highest value to each client’s unique business practices.

You will also work with the Product team to recommend new features that might benefit our clients, and also with our R&D team to explore new applications of machine learning in the insurance industry.

You will be in direct technical reference with client contacts such as Heads of Pricing, Heads of Product, CTOs, Actuaries and Data Scientists.

You will lead product demonstrations with various audiences and oversee Akur8 proof of concept projects in an actuarial consultant type of role.

In addition to these technical client-facing responsibilities, you’ll also be able to impact on the design of product training, improvement of model development, as well as leading technical after-sales projects by providing modeling and actuarial support during sessions with clients.

Finally, you’ll also contribute to white papers and participate in / present at conferences to establish the leadership of Akur8 in France and other markets.

You’ll be attached to our Paris office, and traveling for business events will be required (approximately one week per month).

The successful candidate must meet each of the following criteria in order to be considered for this position:

• A minimum of 3 years experience in a P&C / General / Health insurance pricing role as a Pricing Actuary, Actuarial Consultant or Data Scientist (it is, however, important to stress that even if the role is deeply technical, no coding is involved, with the emphasis being rather on model development) ;
• Ability to understand insurance business imperatives and establish solutions in accordance with them ;
• A strong understanding of Data Science and Machine Learning techniques for predictive modeling ;

• Experience in actuarial data-driven predictive modeling (GLMs / GAMs) & risk analysis in a P&C / General insurance pricing role ;

• Strong communication skills in order to elaborate on complex technical concepts to both technical / non-technical audiences ;

• Readiness to travel when required(approximately one week per month) ;
• Native-level of French
• Fluent English language skills.

Important:You must possess an employment status: French or Schengen area nationality or a ‘carte de séjour’ that will allow you to work from our Paris office. We are equally open to the visa sponsorship of non-EU candidates as long as they are already in possession of their final diploma / attestation of their final academic results.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun, including karaoke, team lunches, playing sports as well as the occasional ‘happy hour’.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Hybrid office / home office policy
• 25 days of paid holidays + RTT
• Gym membership with Gymlib + corporate sporting activities
• Excellent health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
• Swile lunch vouchers 
• Public transportation reimbursement + sustainable mobility allowance
• Relocation support
• Sponsored crèche access
• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks
• Great office in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris

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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, clickhere.

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.

We’re looking for curious Full Stack Software Engineers to help us accelerate and deliver our E2E pricing platform vision, by expanding on our modeling platform to provide a live-rating solution that will move our clients closer to their customers.

As a member of a growing task force responsible for the new offering/product, your main responsibility will be to participate in both the architecture and development of new features on the AKUR8 platform, where the business logic, on both the front- and back-ends, can be complex and the volume of processed data considerable. 

Key differentiators such as performance, speed and user experience are integral to our software, making us proud of what we deliver and at the same time keeping us on our toes with a range of challenging technical topics, such as:  

• Website responsiveness and modern UX/UI
• Async / concurrent processes
• Computation optimization, at times with very low-latency requirements
• Cross-region replication and platform resiliency, with zero-downtime data migrations

You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to and participate in internal workshops, to continuously improve the engineering culture at Akur8, and in the recruitment of new Engineering talents.

Our back-end today runs on Python 3.11+/FastAPI/SQLAlchemy and uses PostgreSQL as its main storage solution. The front-end is developed on Angular 18, with NgRx & Tailwind, and we use Playwright for e2e test automation and Storybook for UI testing and documentation. All of our infrastructure is maintained in Terraform and hosted on AWS, leveraging managed services for caching (Redis), messaging, storing/hosting Docker containers etc… We value developer experience and strive to remain on top of technology to open up possibilities for innovation.

Our technology stack:

• Python 3.11+
• PostfreSQL
• Angular 18 (NgRx, Tailwind, Storybook)
• AWS
• Redis

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 a French top engineering school (such as Polytechnique, Telecom, Centrale Supelec, etc.)
• At least four years of experience as a software engineer
• Deep knowledge on at least one part of our tech stack, be it back-end development in Python or front-end with Angular/Typescript and Redux frameworks
• Experience developing features involving large volumes of data and optimizing architecture
• A desire to produce good quality code & a sound knowledge of software development best practices
• Understanding of client priorities & the need to find the right balance between fast delivery and code robustness
• A fluent level of spoken English

Solid professional experience with 

• complex and modern user interfaces (CSS)
• PostgreSQL / RDBMS
• Real-time / low-latency systems 

are clear bonuses. Eagerness to learn what you don’t know already and willingness to onboard others on your own knowledge are the main driving factors for recruitment!

Important: You must possess an employment status : French or Schengen area nationality or a ‘carte de séjour’ that will allow work from our Paris office. We are equally open to the visa sponsorship of non-EU candidates as long as they are already in possession of their final diploma / attestation of their final academic results.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

But it’s not all work, you’ll also be part of a dynamic team that enjoys spending time together and having fun, including karaoke, team lunches, playing sports as well as the occasional ‘happy hour’.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Hybrid office / home office policy
• 25 days of paid holidays + RTT
• Gym membership with Gymlib
• On-site gym facilities / corporate sporting activities
• Excellent health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
• Swile lunch vouchers 
• Public transportation reimbursement + sustainable mobility allowance

• Relocation support
• Sponsored crèche access
• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks
• Great office in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris

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