************ / ****** ****** ******** - ***
Remote
*****, France
Full Time
05-02-2025
Job Specifications
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 18 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, maintain and update Descartes infrastructure which includes:
Kubernetes and containers environments;
VMs and compute instances;
Databases and data storage;
Management of IAM policies, groups and users.
Work with the other software development teams to:
Package and maintain Python modules and applications;
Maintain CI/CD pipelines;
Connections to external and internal APIs.
Participate in:
Tech stack selection;
Discussions with tech partners;
Training of tech and underwriting teams;
Support and debug of internal users.
TECH STACK
Cloud provider: GCP
Code versioning tool: Git + Gitlab
Environment: Linux (Ubuntu), Bash, Docker
Container orchestrator: Kubernetes with Helm
Infrastructure as code tool: Terraform
Code base: Python
Notification tool: Slack
ABOUT YOU
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
[Hard skills]
Knowledge of the tech stack and demonstrated proficiency in production environments;
Experience with GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm;
Experience managing extensive CI/CD pipelines.
[Soft skills]
Desire to train junior developers and explain CI/CD and cloud tools;
Contribute to a rigorous data engineering culture;
Excellent communication skills, in both formal and informal settings, and in English and French.
[Nice-to-have]
Experience releasing Python package;
Experience working on data science projects or scientific code;
Contribution 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 excellence;
Commitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development (think annual seminars, training etc.);
Work in a collaborative & professional environment ;
Be part of an 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 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 Recruiter
Step 2: Technical project submitted via GitHub
Step 3: Technical interview
Step 4: Manager interview
Step 5: Final round interview with the team
(Candidates can opt to have the manager interview before the technical project and interview)
About the Company
Founded in 2019 to address the insurability of risks worsened by climate change, Descartes' mission is to help close the protection gap - the difference between insured and uninsured risk - and build resilience against emerging risks for businesses and governments. Descartes is a global corporate insurer working exclusively with brokers to protect their corporate and public sector clients against climate, cyber and other emerging risks. At the forefront of AI and data analysis, Descartes utilizes cutting-edge technology co... Know more
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