Who We Are

Nirvana's mission is to make businesses safer & smarter. Our technology platform delivers modern insurance & risk management to not only help our customers protect their businesses, but actually improve safety for everyone.

We’re transforming the legacy, $300B+ commercial insurance industry through cutting-edge predictive models using real-time IoT data (~50B connected devices by 2030), automation to deliver instantaneous quotes & faster underwriting, and proactive, data-driven insights to help customers prevent accidents. (Check out our transportation insurance & safety platforms!)

We’re backed by top-tier VCs including General Catalyst & Lightspeed Ventures. Our world-class team brings deep experience in technology & insurance, having helped scale multi-billion dollar companies from scratch including Samsara, Rubrik & Root Insurance.

Engineering at Nirvana

The Nirvana engineering team works in close collaboration with our product and business teams to solve customer problems. As software engineers, we take pride in our craft and build for the long term while understanding that software is best built in a team setting.

Our stack primarily includes Golang, React, and Typescript, but here's the exciting part: don't worry if you're not familiar with Golang! We value enthusiasm, a passion for learning, and teamwork, so your willingness to grow with us is what truly matters.

Our team follows best-in-class software engineering practices and utilizes state-of-the-art open source tools to achieve our goals. It's not just about the languages you know; it's about the potential and dedication you bring to the table!

What you’ll do

As an intern at Nirvana, you will be mentored by one of our engineers (based in Chile, although as the company is distributed, you will get to interact with people from other countries such as the US and India) and get a chance to make a measurable impact in one or more of the following areas:

Safety

We are building a first-in-class data-driven safety platform. Leveraging telematics and violations data, we provide our customers with valuable insights to help them understand their data and become safer on the road. You’ll learn how data ingestion and processing work at scale and how all the pieces fit together to deliver a great experience.

Insured Experience

The team focuses on offering a world class experience to the customers after they have bind an insurance policy with Nirvana. Leverages multiple apps, AI and manipulation of data from multiple sources to help insureds with their claims, billing and audits; and internal users of Nirvana who helps Insureds. We are constantly experimenting with innovative solutions to help insureds interact with Nirvana, especially expediting claims submissions after incidents.

Pricing

Nirvana’s pricing is based on our proprietary rating model language, RateML. This in-house solution offers a user-friendly language for actuaries to create pricing models. The pricing team is responsible for delivering optimal pricing infrastructure to facilitate seamless integration with RateML. We empower teams, like Insurance Product, to develop and deploy pricing models, while also providing a straightforward interface for other teams (e.g. Underwriting) to execute specific models efficiently.

Who you are

• Currently enrolled full time and pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Civil Engineering.

• You have prior experience with software development/coding (applicable coursework, projects, internships, etc.).

• Proficiency and experience with at least one or more of the following: Golang, JavaScript, Typescript, Java, or Python.

• You learn quickly and can operate independently. You're not afraid to take something on just because you don’t know how to do it yet.

• You are naturally curious and you do not mind going down the rabbit hole as you figure out new concepts and debug problems.

• You not only have the ability or skill to communicate effectively but also have the willingness to be open and honest in your communication.

• Ability to participate in a full-time internship between December-February.

• Proficiency in English is required, as all communication, including meetings, documentation, and project discussions, will be conducted in English.

What’s in it for you

Apart from the chance of working with a great team, we also offer:

• Competitive pay

• Team events to connect with fun, bright coworkers

• Lots of swag!

We set our salary ranges using compensation data from companies similar to our stage and size. For this role, the gross salary is $1,070 USD/month.