ABOUT DESCARTES UNDERWRITING
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, as a DevOps Engineer your main assignments will be to make direct contributions to the CI / CD and setup cloud resources to release, deploy, maintain and run our climate risk models. You will also have to provide support to data scientists and software engineers running and developing our models. Your secondary mission will be to connect the external tools to automate the flow of information between the tech and business side.
KEY MISSIONS 🔔
- Setup, automate, maintain and update :
CI / CD pipelines
Data storage processPackage versioning and releasing pipelineDocker environmentModularization of code base.VM and compute instances :Connections to external and internal APIs
Notification process with chat toolsWebsite hostingAssess and evaluate the cost and the security of software architecture and implementation.Participate in :Tech stack selection
Discussions with tech partnersTraining of tech and underwriting teamsSupport and debug of internal usersManagement of IAM policies, groups and users.TECH STACK 🖥 ️
Cloud provider : GCPCode versioning tool : Git + GitlabOS : LinuxContainer : DockerContainer orchestrator : KubernetesInfrastructure as code tool : terraformScripting : bashCode base : PythonNotification tool : SlackABOUT YOU
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS 💻 💻
Hard skills]
Knowledge of the tech stack and demonstrated proficiency in production environmentsExperience with DockerExperience automating a CI / CD pipelineFluent in English and in FrenchSoft skills]
Desire to train junior developers and explain CI / CD and cloud toolContribute to a rigorous data engineering cultureExcellent communication skills, in both formal and informal settings, and in English and French.Nice-to-have]
Experience releasing python packageExperience working on data science projects or scientific codeExperience in HPCContribution to an open source project.MINDSET 💥
Strong interest in climate issues (it’s not a hoax, many people suffer from it)Being comfortable to work alongside corporate insurers (some still wear suits 👔)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 🗺️)WHY JOIN DESCARTES UNDERWRITING?
Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world, allowing you to progress towards technical excellenceCommitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development (think annual seminars, training etc.)Work in a collaborative professional environmentBe part of an international team, passionate about diversityJoin a company with a true purpose – help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risksA competitive salary, bonus and benefitsYou can benefit from a punctual home office days.At Descartes Underwriting, we cherish value of diversity whatever it may be. 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 RecruiterStep 2 : Technical project submitted via GitHubStep 3 : Technical interviewStep 4 : Manager interviewStep 5 : Final round interview with the teamCandidates can opt to have the manager interview before the technical project and interview)