Engineering Team Lead

Posted 22 Days Ago
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Tel Aviv
Hybrid
Senior level
Insurance • Database
The Role
As the Engineering Team Lead at Fairmatic, you will drive the claims and core systems development by architecting the claims system, leading an elite engineering team, collaborating with product teams, and championing engineering best practices. Your role will balance hands-on development with strategic leadership while mentoring team members to align their growth with company objectives.
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At Fairmatic, we’re on a mission to make roads safer—one fleet at a time.


We’re revolutionizing auto insurance with AI and data-driven insights, offering personalized options that reward safe driving with meaningful savings. Our predictive risk models, trained on 200 billion miles of driving data, have been tested by hundreds of thousands of drivers, proving their real-world impact.


Our leadership team brings together serial entrepreneurs, insurance industry pioneers, and seasoned startup veterans—raising over $88M in funding in under a year.


We’re an insurtech company with AI at our core—but at Fairmatic, AI isn’t just for engineers. We believe everyone can elevate their workflow with the latest AI tools.


Maybe you use ChatGPT to sharpen your communication skills. An AI-powered planner to stay organized. Or perhaps AI fuels your continuous learning and professional growth. However you integrate AI into your daily life, we’d love to hear about it!


As part of our interview process, we’ll chat about how AI fits into your world—no pressure, just a fun, open conversation about the tools that help you work smarter, faster, and better. Who knows, you might even teach us a thing or two!


Join our global team of curious, adaptable technologists and problem-solvers who are passionate about making a real-world difference!


We seek an exceptional Engineering Team Lead to drive our claims and core systems development. This role offers the opportunity to impact a critical aspect of our business significantly. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, building and leading a high-performance team essential to our company's success and growth.


Do you love AI as much as we do? 

We're an Insurtech on a mission, and Al is at our core! But at Fairmatic, it's not just our Engineers who harness the power of Al. We believe everyone can level up their workflow with the latest and greatest Al tools.


Maybe you use ChatGPT to sharpen your communication skills? An Al-powered planner to stay on track? Or perhaps Al helps fuel your continuous learning and growth? However you're using Al, we'd love to hear about it!


As part of our interview process, we'll chat about how Al fits into your world. No pressure— just a fun, open conversation about the tools that make you better, faster, and smarter at what you do!

A day in the life:

  • Architect and lead the development of our claims system
  • Build and lead a new, elite engineering team capable of tackling diverse, complex challenges
  • Foster positive relationships through collaboration with cross-functional teams across global sites
  • Balance hands-on development with strategic leadership, optimizing for both velocity and quality
  • Partner closely with product teams to understand and implement critical features in the claims domain
  • Drive architectural decisions, system design, and technology choices that shape our platform's future
  • Champion engineering best practices and innovative solutions across the company
  • Mentor and grow team members, aligning their professional development with company goals
  • Exemplify and foster Fairmatic’s humble, collaborative, and impact-obsessed culture

What you will need:

  • 7+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years in an early-stage startup environment
  • 2+ years of team leadership experience, demonstrating the ability to hire and grow high-performing teams
  • BA/BSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent field
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse, global teams
  • Proactive mindset to drive change and push for innovative solutions
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate complex technical challenges
  • Strong background in software architecture and system design for scalable, cloud-based applications
  • Proficiency in Python or any similar OO programming language
  • Expertise in DBs, including SQL, NoSQL, and Big data systems 
  • Understanding of cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and DevOps best-practices
  • Knowledge of web development and ability to lead full-stack developers

Some of our Tel Aviv Office Benefits & Perks:


Unlimited vacation

Payment for sick leave from day one

Keren Hishtalmut and Pension 

Commuter and parking benefits

Hybrid working model

Mobile and home internet allowance

Team events, fully-stocked kitchen, happy hours

Stipends for wellness and entertainment

Paid company trips both nationally and internationally

Awesome Fairmatic gifts and swag!


Top Skills

Python
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The Company
New York, NY
89 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

Fairmatic is creating a new commercial insurance category by delivering the first data-driven fleet insurance that rewards safety with savings. Fairmatic’s new approach leverages AI-powered technology in combination with deep telematics data to drive meaningful cost savings for fleets by valuing responsible driving leading to safer roads. The Fairmatic underwriting model has been trained and tested with over 200 billion miles of driving data to help fleets proactively manage safety issues with actionable insights.

Founded by Jonathan Matus, a serial technologist who helped launch Android and Facebook mobile, Fairmatic is fundamentally reimagining commercial auto insurance from the ground up to make roads safer one fleet at a time. Fairmatic has raised a total of $88M from Battery Ventures, Foundation Capital, Aquiline Technology Growth and insurtech, fintech and technology investors, including Jerry Yang, Oren Zeev, and Bill Tai.

Fairmatic is expanding its global team. Learn more about Fairmatic at fairmatic.com or join the team of unconventional, adaptable and curious technologists by reaching out to [email protected].

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