Akur8
Tech team
Welcome to Akur8 – where Innovation meets Insurance. 🚀
Since 2016, our highly-skilled team has been revolutionizing the insurtech landscape with cutting-edge AI solutions and a customer-centric approach that delivers unparalleled value to the insurance market.
Evolving in a very demanding and specialized environment requires the highest level of standards, which is why we cultivate a highly-talented environment where innovation thrives. We need the best talents to join us on the forefront of transformation, where every idea contributes to shaping the future of insurance, and where advanced technology meets diverse perspectives to redefine risk and set new standards for the industry.
We are high-energy and driven individuals who always strive to do better. We go one step further to serve our clients and improve our product. We look for better and better ways to work and succeed together.
Want to join the adventure ? Have a look at our opportunities ! 💫
Employee’s Repartition by Function
Engineering
53%
Product, Design, Actuarial Data Science
36%
Cloud Ops, IT & Security
11%
17
Sprints per year
Technologies and tools
Spring
100%Python
100%PostgreSQL
100%Java
100%TypeScript
100%Angular
100%Terraform
100%Docker
100%AWS
100%
Backend
Frontend
Devops
Organization and methodologies
- 3 centers of support based in Tokyo, Paris and New-York
- Agile methodology - 3 weeks sprint with continuous deployment
- Squad organisation (4)
- Performance is evaluated once a year, following our OKR system that sets diverse company goals
- Ongoing trainings : 1 Tech Plenary per quarter, ad-hoc trainings and presentations
- Equipment : Mac laptop, 32-inch screen, company phone and additional IT equipment allowance of 500€ for 3 years
Teams presentation
Our development teams are focusing on releasing sophisticated modules to cover all the insurance pricing process, from Data Management to build production rating through risk and demand modeling as well as built rate plan and optimisation. Using agile principles, we challenge the current state and develop better implementation and coding practices. Once a feature is built, we are never satisfied with its status and we continually investigate bottlenecks and limitations as they arise to make it more and more efficient.
The Engineering teams are working hand to hand with our Cloud Operations, IT & Security team to build a scalable, resilient and high performance platform delivering best of breed user experiences for our customers. We make sure that all teams and all processes at Akur8 respect the highest security standards, in accordance with top market certifications and best industry processes.
Our Product, Design, and ADS teams synergize and collaborate to lead the change in pricing insurance journey. Our Product team oversees the product development journey, collaborating seamlessly with ADS , designers and the tech team. From ideation to launch, we prioritise features aligning with our product's vision, delivering unparalleled value to our customers. The Design team, with its creative mastery, crafts user-centric experiences that enhance our products' usability and functional appeal. Meanwhile, our ADS team ensures the seamless integration of our advanced AI solutions into real-world insurance contexts. Together, our dynamic teamwork is the driving force behind innovation, fostering an environment where creativity thrives, and collective efforts shape our successful trajectory.
Recruitment process
Akur8 is, in all senses of the term, an equal opportunities employer. We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our values. We examine all applications based on equal skills and applying the principles of non-discrimination.
Each step of our recruitment process has been designed to evaluate and be sure that, you and we, have the sufficient amount of information to jointly make the right decision to pursue the discussions till a potential employment offer. We have strong expectations and we are expecting the same from our candidates throughout the process.
As a reminder, for candidates needing specific accommodations, please don't hesitate to let us know as soon as possible, as we are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive interview experience for all applicants.
The different steps of the process are :
- Talent Acquisition interview
- 1st technical interview
- 2nd technical interview
- Manager interview
- C-Level interview
- CEO interview