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.

Being international by design, targeting all insurance carriers globally, and focusing on more mature markets for faster expansion, we were selected:

• as France's Best Insurtech 2020
• in CBInsights World's Top 100 Private AI Companies for 2021
• in the Top 25 emerging technologies in Oxbow Partners insurtech impact report

To learn more about Akur8, and what we do, click on this video link.

To meet our team, click on this link.

And to get to know more about us visit this page

Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer.

We’re looking for a QA Automation Engineer to make our complex data-processing and AI solution grow.

As part of our IT & Cloud Operations team, your typical set of missions will be :

• Maintain and improve our automated testing infrastructure in order to ensure a high quality level on our product.
• Take part in release management, automate and secure release process.
• Report and communicate on test activities (Coverage, Release Quality).
• Drive and help to establish best practices and testing processes by promoting the “test culture” inside the company.

In collaboration with the technical teams you will :

• Drive different test automation activities across disciplines, products and teams.
• Bring QA best practices to technical teams..
• Help to extend test coverage (Infrastructure, UI, Performance, Security).

• Challenge: Make our continuous integration actually happen and reduce our release cycles from 3 weeks to 1 day
• Learning: You will learn about insurance pricing, predictive modelling and machine learning
• Environment: Working with people with different set of skills in a fast growing environment
• Technical stack: Cypress, TypeScript, Gherkin, Python, Java, GitHub Actions, SonarCloud, Docker.

Requirements

We are looking for innovative and rigorous minds that wish to be a core contributor to our platform :

• You graduated from an "Engineering school" degree, or have a Master Degree in Computer Science,
• You have some good coding skills in JavaScript / TypeScript,
• You are comfortable with HTML and CSS,
• You have a prior experience with testing and automation,
• You are a fast learner, curious and analytical person,
• You are willing to challenge existing processes to make them better.

Bonus:

• You can code in Python and/or Java,
• You know Angular,
• You have experience building load testing scenarios,
• You’re ISTQB certified.

Benefits

You will join a multicultural, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, and a company that strives for excellence with a caring mindset.

In addition to this we provide:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Ongoing training
• Hybrid office/Home Office policy
• 25 days of paid holidays & additional RTT
• Swile lunch vouchers
• Free company shares/equity
• Alan health insurance (including possibility of family coverage)
• Gym membership with Gymlib + On-site gym facilities/sporting events
• Relocation support
• Sponsored crèche access
• Beautiful office in the heart of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, with a great terrace
• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks