Engineering at hyperexponential
Our engineering department is a melting pot of some of the brightest (and kindest!) engineers in the industry.
The level of complexity of hx Renew requires a highly technical, true engineering mindset so an output of this is a deeply creative, innovative environment where we push technological boundaries, both through our work and our regular (and sometimes irregular!) hackathons.
Your Mission
Our profile is growing rapidly, and our customer base with it. We have tonnes of exciting features to develop and we want to deliver more of them in parallel, sooner, safer, than we've ever done before. To make sure we're set for the future we're going to be looking at all our systems, refreshing most of them and reworking the rest to get us ready for anything. It's a deeply exciting prospect for us, and your mission will be to help us deliver this! Your expertise will be particularly valued if you have encountered accelerated growth in a rapidly scaling engineering organisation.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about our Engineering Velocity mission: Empowering engineers to deliver better, faster, and safer. You should be eager to contribute by continuously improving processes, introducing innovative tools, and driving initiatives that make a tangible impact.
Key Responsibilities
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Collaborate closely with engineering teams to understand their challenges and requirements, treating them as customers, and delivering solutions that meet their needs
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Implement tools to enhance collaboration and improve developers workflows
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Take ownership of projects, make decisions, and drive initiatives forward in a newly established team
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Foster a culture of collaboration, autonomy, and continuous improvement within the Engineering Velocity team and across the organization
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Identify and address bottlenecks and inefficiencies that negatively affect productivity, ensuring smoother workflows and faster progress
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Continually learn and improve yourself - experiment and play with new technologies through your work and hackathons
Required Experience and Skills
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Experience building internal platforms and tooling to support faster development
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Mastery over one or more programming languages such as Python, Rust, Go.
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Strong DevOps experience, with working knowledge of AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, and management of internal tooling.
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Proven background of working with Engineers to understand their problems and design high impact solutions
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Proven track record of taking ownership of projects, driving initiatives forward, and delivering tangible results.
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Excellent communication, teamwork and stakeholder management skills
Interview Process
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Initial call with our Talent team to kick things off
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Manager Interview
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Skills Interview
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Values Interview
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We offer!
Please note that background checks will be conducted as part of the hiring process to ensure compliance with our governance policies. We handle all background checks sensitively and in full compliance with relevant regulations. All applicant data will be processed in accordance with data protection regulations and our privacy policy.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are transforming the insurance industry through the power of decision intelligence.
Disconnected systems, unruly data, and outdated processes are undermining the ability of insurers to make their best decisions. We see a better way.
We combine first-hand actuarial experience and first-class engineering expertise with a passion for technology, to develop solutions that enable quicker, smarter decision making.
Teams are more agile, collaborate more deeply, and work more productively. They update their models more regularly, and have access to a broader array of tools than ever before.
Our progressive approach, effective integration and continued support ensure our software delivers from day one and continues to evolve to meet the needs of your future ambitions.
We work closely with our clients so they can embrace the digital revolution, enhance productivity and transform the performance of their organisation.
