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Technical Lead at UnderwriteMe
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
Tech Lead - Text Mining
Job Description
We are looking for a Tech Lead to spearhead an engineering squad developing a product that utilizes AI/ML to disrupt the insurance industry and transform the underwriting journey. The team is actively engaged in crafting a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and the Tech Lead will provide technical guidance and leadership to steer the product to success.
The role requires a deep understanding of our existing MVP proposition with a focus on collaborating closely with team members to refine and expand upon it. Operating within an agile product team framework, you will actively contribute to the delivery of customer-centric features
You will assume responsibility for ensuring the quality, completeness, and accuracy of their work. You are responsible for the quality, completeness and accuracy of their work. You are excited by the challenge of understanding business problems and converting these to solutions that support our next generation... of product and data initiatives.
The technical lead will be someone who thrives on being given problems to solve and the autonomy, ownership and support to apply their creative thinking to these problems.
You will have knowledge of AI and machine learning techniques and will have successfully delivered AI based projects before.
Responsibilities
Design Leadership:
• Propose and evaluate solutions for design challenges, leveraging your expertise to identify and assess new technologies and third-party components.
• Present designs to the Architecture Review Forum, contributing to the strategic alignment of technical decisions.
Team Leadership
• Lead the team in designing, building, maintaining, and supporting high-quality software components.
Product Vision
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to translate the product vision into actionable development plans.
Standards And Best Practices
• Advocate for and establish standards within the team and the broader tech community.
• Address operational aspects, prioritizing concerns such as technical debt, non-functional requirements, and the production environment's performance.
Agile Collaboration
• Participate actively in an agile SCRUM environment, supporting deployments when necessary.
Essential Qualifications & Expertise
Team Leadership: Experience in line management and fostering high-performance cross-functional teams within dynamic environments.
AI/ML Expertise: Exhibit hands-on experience leading on products with significant AI/ML elements.
Product Delivery: The ability to showcase a proven ability to deliver high-quality products within challenging timelines.
Communication Skills: Confident presenting ideas to a mixture of technical and non-technical audiences. Possess excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Educational Background: Hold a degree or Master's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
Essential Technical Experience
• Core Java knowledge and hands on experience.
• SpringBoot, JPA and messaging experience.
• API development experience.
• Understanding of fundamental CS concepts (data structures, algorithms, design patterns).
• Demonstrable experience building secure Internet-facing APIs
• Developer level experience of AI/ML/NLP and LLM’s
Desirable Experience
• Has worked previously in a start-up, Scale-up. Or Saas environment
• Microservices development experience
• Development with cloud providers such as AWS
• Understands CI/CD
About UnderwriteMe
UnderwriteMe is an Insurtech software business and subsidiary of Pacific Life Re (PL Re), a global life and pensions reinsurance firm. We have a vision to help everyone purchase protection insurance by using data and disruptive technology to transform our partners and markets in order to make their underwriting processes as quick and efficient as possible.
Our Core Products Are
• a best-in-market Underwriting Rules Engine which can be used to automate any structured data within the underwriting journey, and which is sold in the UK & Ireland, Asia-Pacific and North America
• the Protection Platform, an end-to-end quote and buy marketplace for Protection in the UK
Working for UnderwriteMe
Joining UnderwriteMe means being part of a technology company that is committed to bringing a fresh and dynamic approach to insurance. You’d be working with a team of highly technical experts made up of people with backgrounds in software, fintech, and insurance. Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step.
Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.
Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and wellbeing initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events, and overseeing volunteering opportunities.
Benefits (Only For Permanent And Fixed Term Employees)
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Private Medical Insurance
• Season Ticket Loan
• Eye Care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Group Income Protection
• Wellness Benefits
As part of our commitment to accessibility for all, UnderwriteMe will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs, and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.
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