Location: Kfar Saba, Israel (hybrid)
Next Insurance, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, is an insurtech company offering digital insurance solutions tailored to small businesses across the U.S. By leveraging AI and machine learning, the company provides customized policies for sectors such as general liability, professional liability, and commercial auto insurance. Business owners can easily receive quotes and purchase coverage through the platform online.
To date, Next Insurance has raised over $1.1 billion in funding, including a $265 million strategic round in November 2023, led by Allstate and Allianz X. This funding is intended to accelerate the company's path to profitability and expansion. A strategic partnership with Allstate enables Next Insurance to develop new commercial auto products and extend its offerings to Allstate’s customer base.
Serving more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide, Next Insurance employs around 700 people, with offices in Palo Alto, Waltham, Rochester, Israel, and some remote roles.
At Next, a cloud-only company, we rely on the cloud for our entire operation, making cloud cost management a critical focus. As a FinOps Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of driving excellence in managing cloud costs, with ample opportunity to grow and innovate.In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate closely with cloud resource owners, building a culture of accountability around cloud expenses. Your mission? To empower teams with the best-in-class tools and processes, enabling them to take ownership of their costs with minimal friction.
On a day-to-day basis, you’ll create and enhance visibility into cloud costs through advanced cost management tools—ranging from automated alerts to budget systems. You'll be in charge of adopting cutting-edge FinOps strategies like anomaly detection and AI-driven forecasting while continuously seeking new ways to optimize costs and improve efficiency.
Your strong technical abilities will be instrumental as you design automation tools that drive cloud operations to peak performance. You'll dive deep into Next's cloud architecture, mastering how resource provisioning, scaling, and utilization impact overall cost, and finding innovative ways to streamline and enhance efficiency.
If you're ready to bring your analytical expertise and technical skills to a dynamic role where you can make a tangible difference, this is the opportunity for you!
Requirements:
- At least 3 years of significant experience as a cloud/DevOps Engineer. AWS is a must. GCP and Azure - an advantage.
- At least 2 years of experience in managing cloud costs and FinOps.
- Proven record of FinOps internal tools development, e.g., cost-saving automation
- Solid experience with cost observability tools, e.g., CloudHealth.
- Great problem solving and analytical skills
- Proven ability to introduce new technologies/tools/processes in an engineering organization and to follow their adoption to full success.
- Great project management capabilities - the ability to define the scope, design, and plan high-quality, large-sized projects independently.
- Loves to work with people and mentor them.
- Good presentation skills
- Advantage: Infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), Docker/K8S,
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing together. Next Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants of any type and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. Next's policy is to comply with all applicable laws related to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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What We Do
The needs of business owners have significantly changed over the past decade, the insurance industry hasn’t. When you’re running your own business, you’re placing a huge bet on yourself. Your ideas, your passion, your blood, sweat and tears define your success. Next Insurance was created to give your business the coverage it deserves. Simple, affordable and tailored. So no matter what you do, no matter how you define success, we’re right there, next to you. Behind our groundbreaking AI-based technology there are hundreds of us. Data scientists, insurance advisors, product managers, designers & more. We are passionate about helping businesses achieve their goals & are committed to serve the needs of business owners. Even our three founders started their path as small business owners so they have been there and are committed to supporting the journey of your business.
Why Work With Us
Next Insurance is looking for explorers who are filled with curiosity, have the desire to travel the unbeaten path, and realize new heights in providing small business owners with the peace of mind to run their businesses. If you move fast, customer-focused, and willing to challenge the status quo, Next Insurance might just be your next journey.
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