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Software Engineer - Backend

Nirvana

Nirvana

Software Engineering, (Engineering)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote
Posted on Friday, February 3, 2023
<p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"> <strong>Who We Are</strong> </span> </p> <p> <a href="https://nirvanatech.com/"> <span style="font-weight:400;">Nirvana</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;">’s mission is to make businesses safer &amp; smarter. Our technology platform delivers modern insurance &amp; risk management to not only help our customers protect their businesses, but actually improve safety for everyone.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">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 &amp; faster underwriting, and proactive, data-driven insights to help customers prevent accidents. (Check out our transportation </span> <a href="https://vimeo.com/600404590"> <span style="font-weight:400;">insurance</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;"> &amp; </span> <a href="https://vimeo.com/607647970"> <span style="font-weight:400;">safety</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;"> platforms)</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">We’re backed by top-tier VCs including General Catalyst &amp; Lightspeed Ventures. Our world-class team brings deep experience in technology &amp; insurance, helping scaled multi-billion dollar companies from scratch including Samsara, Rubrik &amp; Root Insurance.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;"> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"> <strong>About the Role</strong> </span> </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">As an early engineer at Nirvana, you will,</span> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>Own and build the product</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: You will take ownership of key parts of the product, and drive it end-to-end working closely with our founding team and customer design partners.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>Build team and culture</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: At Nirvana, we believe that culture is the secret sauce in building a great engineering team. You will build and embody this culture - and set the bar high as we build the company.</span> </li> </ul> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">Here are some of the components you will work on as we take the product to market.</span> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>Core Data Platform</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: Support ingestion and real-time analysis for billions of data points, including geospatial data, driving quality indicators from sensors and dashcam feeds, and vehicle health data from auto sensors. Architect this generically to support multiple data sources and account for differences among them. Ensure data quality control by design.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>Risk and Underwriting Engine</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: Build a data-driven risk engine to dynamically price premiums based on heterogeneous data types. Build a Domain Specific Language (DSL) to allow underwriters and actuaries to create and rapidly iterate on models. Use cutting-edge explainable ML to improve model performance and mine predictive signals.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>Safety First Insurance Platform</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: Build the industry’s first consumer quality insurance platform focused on safety. Help prevent accidents by engaging customers and actively supporting them on their safety journey. Bring a product-focused approach and consumer-grade tech to a big legacy market.</span> </li> </ul> <p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"> <strong>About You</strong> </span> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>You are an owner</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">. You are comfortable owning large parts of our product and driving the development and roadmap.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>You ship. </strong><span style="font-weight:400;">You get satisfaction from getting your features into customers' hands in a short period of time. You take accountability for the end-to-end product experience of your features, warts and all.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>You are a craftsman</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">. You care deeply about delivering high-quality experiences and approach development with a high degree of craft. You are passionate about tooling and developer productivity.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>You like simplicity</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">. You often find the simplest way of achieving something. You care about the long-term readability and maintainability of your codebase.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>You are a lifelong learner</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">. 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.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <strong>You value clear, open communication. </strong><span style="font-weight:400;">You not only have the ability or skill to communicate effectively but also have the willingness to be open and honest in your communication. You demonstrate these abilities through thoughtful code reviews, honest and kind feedback, and documentation.</span> </li> </ul> <p> <strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Requirements</span> </strong> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">You have experience writing backend services in statically types languages like Golang/Scala/Java/C++, and a willingness to dive into stateful services.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">You like being a generalist. If we do our jobs well, you will spend more of your time building systems than fighting fires, so you should enjoy wearing many hats and working on many parts of the system.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">You can break up a complex system into clean reusable components, and design interfaces and abstractions given the way you expect internal and external users to consume them.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight:400;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>What you’ll get from us</strong></span><br></span> </p><ul> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">Competitive compensation meaningful equity</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">Medical, dental vision insurance</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">Retirement plans with company match</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">Monthly stipend for anything that gives you joy</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">Remote equal culture and reimbursement for home office equipment</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">A flexible vacation policy and a team that understands building a company is a marathon, not a sprint</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight:400;">Support for ongoing development outside of work</span></li> <li> <span style="font-weight:400;">A culture that gives you the autonomy you need to do great work, and the transparency you need to make good decisions<br></span> </li> <p></p> </ul>
Nirvana is an equal opportunity employer.
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