Senior Software Engineer Scientific Engine (Python) - CDI Descartes Underwriting

The python scientific engine of a business use case

The processes to make each individual software engineer excel at their work

Contribute directly on the code base either individually, in pairs or more

Organize REX sessions to share the knowledge received with the rest of the team

Ensure compliance to internal standards and practices

Present the progress and goals

Contribute to the technical roadmap through architecture meetings, design documents

Coach your collaborators to consistently deliver according to their roadmap

Provide expertise to help your team:

Develop, optimize and update software for:

Calculation of risk models

Data collection, preparation and visualization

Export of outputs adapted to users

Testing and validation of existing solutions

Monitoring of contracts and associated data

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

Modeling the risks of underlying contracts

The choice of technical solutions

Discussions with IT partners

Improving the skills of your technical staff

Managing the access and rights of users of internal tools

Cloud provider: GCP

Code versioning tool: Git + Gitlab

OS: Windows

Code base: Python

Coaching or mentoring experience;

Scoping and identifying solutions with business team;

Handling human interactions between tech and business;

Excellent communication skills, in both formal and informal settings, and in English and French.

3 years or more of experiences as a software engineer or data scientist;

Solid knowledge in Python;

Solid engineering background:

master in computer science, mathematics, physics or earth science.

Experience optimizing and profiling python code;

Experience in a microservices architecture;

Good knowledge with Docker;

Solid knowledge of production development workflow (code reviews, fast forward git policy, TDD);

Fluent in English and in French.

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 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 🗺️)

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. 

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)