Fullstack Software Engineer

Akur8 is a fast-growing InsurTech scale-up on a mission to modernize how insurers assess, price, and manage risk.

Our next-generation SaaS platform combines transparent machine learning, predictive analytics, and smart product design to turn complex insurance workflows into scalable, data-driven systems.

Powered by expert engineering, data, product, and actuarial teams, Akur8 enables insurers to model risk up to 10x faster while maintaining transparency, explainability, and regulatory trust.

As our product suite expands, we are building an end-to-end platform supporting pricing, reserving, and forward-looking risk decisions — helping insurers operate efficiently in a complex environment.

Recognized globally, Akur8 has been featured in:

• CB Insights’ Insurtech 50 (2025)

• CNBC’s InsurTech Top 150 (2025)

• InsurTech100 Global Insurtech Top 100 (2025)

• Professional Equality Index 97/100 (2025)
  

With 40+ nationalities across 8 global offices, we serve 320+ clients across 4 continents while maintaining a strong engineering and product culture.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, fostering an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives help shape better products and decisions.

Our Engineering team is building the next generation of insurance pricing software, following an ambitious development roadmap.

We’re looking for curious, experienced Full Stack Software Engineers to help us continue to improve our recently released E2E pricing platform, expanding on best-in-class modeling platform to provide a live-rating solution that will move our clients closer to their customers.

Your main responsibility will be to participate in both the architecture and development of new high-impact features, across both frontend and backend, and work on complex business logic and large-scale data processing.

Key differentiators such as performance and user experience are integral to our software, continuing to make us proud of what we deliver whilst continuing to provide exposure to a range of challenging technical topics, such as:

• Performance optimization, with very low-latency requirements

• Cross-region replication, high availability, and zero-downtime data migrations

• Responsive UI/UX and modern frontend patterns

• Async / concurrent processes at scale

You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to internal workshops, improve our engineering culture, and participate in the recruit process of new Engineering talents.

Technical Environment

Backend: Python 3.12+ (FastAPI) / Java 21+ (Spring)

Frontend: Angular 20+, NgRx & Tailwind

Test Automation: Playwright

Infrastructure: Terraform

Cloud: AWS

Databases: DynamoDB and Aurora for PostgreSQL

Caching: Redis / Valkey

Containerization Platform: Docker

We value strong developer experience and continually adopt promising technologies that enable innovation.

We're looking for innovative & rigorous minds that have solid technical backgrounds (and a track record of helping their team grow), possessing the following attributes :

• 2+ years of experience as a Software Engineer

• Solid expertise in at least one major area of our stack

• Experience building features handling large data volumes & optimized architectures

• Ability to understand client priorities & balance rapid delivery with robust engineering

• Strong communication skills, as well as an interest in gaining a deep understanding of the problems our customers are solving by using Akur8

• Commitment to high-quality code & modern best practices

• Fluent English

Solid professional experience with the following are clear bonuses:

• Advanced CSS and modern UI development

• PostgreSQL / RDBMS optimization

• Real-time / low-latency system experience

• Knowledge of ONNX or similar model-interoperability frameworks

Eagerness to learn new skills and willingness to share your existing knowledge are both key factors for recruitment.

Important: You must possess an employment status: French or Schengen area nationality or a ‘carte de séjour’ that will allow work from our Paris office.

As a newcomer, you'll be joining a diverse, highly skilled and motivated team, with a strong Tech DNA, colleagues that are eager to share their knowledge and passion.

We care about strong teamwork and a positive day-to-day environment. The team regularly connects through optional activities such as team lunches, sports, karaoke, or occasional after-work gatherings.

In addition to this, we will provide you with:

• Competitive salary + annual bonus

• Hybrid office/home working policy

• 25 days of paid holidays + RTT

• Gym membership with Gymlib

• Excellent health insurance (including spouse and family coverage) with Alan

• Swile lunch vouchers (12,10€)

• Public transportation reimbursement (75%) + sustainable mobility allowance

• IT equipment allowance (500€)

• Sponsored crèche access with Babilou

• Free cafeteria with fresh fruit, drinks and snacks

• Great office in the heart of the 9th arrondissement of Paris