ABOUT DESCARTES UNDERWRITING

Descartes was born out of the conviction that climate change calls for a revolutionary approach in insurance to better protect corporations, governments, and vulnerable communities. We offer a new generation of parametric insurance that builds resilience against the full spectrum of climate and emerging risks. Utilizing Machine Learning and real-time monitoring from satellite imagery & IoT, our state-of-the-art climate tech provides innovative coverage for all trade sectors in all regions of the world. After a successful Series B raise of $120M USD, Descartes Underwriting is proud to be recognized among the French Tech Next40 and launched Descartes Insurance, a ‘full stack’ insurer licensed to underwrite risk by the French Regulator (ACPR). With a growing corporate client base (250+ and counting) - our diverse team is headquartered in Paris and operates out of our 12 global offices in North America, Europe, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

Due to our consistent growth, we are seeking to expand our Data, Software and DevOps team. We are searching for an Engineering Manager App to start our full stack project, recruit developer and manage a team from 2 to 6. You will oversee:

• The creation of our full stack project from scratch
• The direction of solutions to intern and external users
• The processes to make each individual software engineer excel at their work
  

🔔KEY MISSIONS 🔔

• Work closely with other managers to set the direction and goals
• Recruit and follow a dedicated engineering team
• Provide a strong technical direction for the full stack team
• Ensure compliance to internal standards and practices
• Present the progress and goals
• Contribute to the technical roadmap through architecture meetings, design documents
• Lead & coach your engineer team to consistently deliver according to their roadmap
• Provide expertise to help your team
• Contribute and guide team to develop, optimize and update software for:
  • Data collection, preparation and visualization
  • Export of outputs adapted to users
  • Monitoring of contracts and associated data
• Contribute and guide team to support, test and correct the tools of:
  • Continuous development and continuous integration (CD/CI)
  • Data storage
  • Version management of scrips, codes, languages and computer systems
  • Modularization and containerization of IT solutions
  • Connection to external and internal API’s
• To participate in:
  • The assessment and definition of user needs
  • The choice of technical solutions
  • Discussions with IT partners
  • Improving the skills of technical staff
  • Managing the access and rights of users of internal tools

TECH STACK🖥️

• Cloud provider: GCP
• Code versioning tool: Git + Gitlab
• OS: Linux
• Code base: JS framework to define

EQUIPMENT 🖱️

• Laptop: Dell Latitude 7530
• OS: you decide between Ubuntu or WSL2:Ubuntu

ABOUT YOU

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS 👩‍💻👨‍💻

[Management skills]

• 3 year of managing experience or project management
• Tech roadmap and MVP critical path definition
• Scoping and identifying solutions with business team
• Handling human interactions between tech and business

[Hard skills]

• 5 years of experiences as a software engineer
• Solid knowledge in JS
• Solid engineering background
• Experience in a microservices architecture
• Good knowledge with Docker
• Solid knowledge production development workflow (code reviews, git policy, TDD)
• Fluent in English and in French

MINDSET 💥

• Strong interest with climate issue (it’s not a hoax, many people suffer from it)
• Being comfortable to work alongside corporate insurers (some still wear suits 👔)
• You enjoy CI/CD automation (or at least appreciate the elegance of a well-crafted pipeline)
• Willingness to manage junior developers (you will lead the team to excellence as we grow 💬)
• Strong team spirit and ability to work (you’ll have to review code and provide feedback)
• 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?

• Join a company with a true purpose – help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;
• 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 that values diversity;
• Benefit from a nice referral scheme for successfully referring peers;
• You can benefit from a hybrid work mode thanks to our telecommuting agreement.

HOW TO APPLY

You may check off several but not necessarily all the expected boxes? Motivation and feeling are key elements for us!

If you want to develop your skills and work in a friendly start-up atmosphere, don't hesitate and send us your application! https://www.descartesunderwriting.com/careers/

At Descartes Underwriting, 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)