Software Engineer

About the Tech Pricing Team

The Tech Pricing team aims to support and implement Ornikar's insurance pricing policy.

It is responsible for the design, evolution, and maintenance of the pricing engine. It must ensure that this engine meets numerous requirements, whether legal or performance-related.

As part of new projects in the insurance sector, we are looking for a new person to support Ornikar's ambitions and growth.

We are looking for a Software Engineer on Python

You will play a key role in a small team where you will collaborate closely with the pricing team, composed of actuaries, as well as with other Ornikar tech teams that consume our API.

Your missions

• Design and develop new features exposed by APIs or Jobs
• Participate in product specifications for new features
• Collaborate closely with the actuarial team and be able to dive deep into insurance specifics
• Collaborate with other Insurance squads, understand their responsibilities, and collectively address customer issues
• Be proactive: on practices, technological choices, and internal tooling
• Ensure code quality and compliance with all our guidelines
• Responsible for writing unit and functional tests to create resilient systems

The recruitment process

• First exchange: a call with Romane, our Lead Talent Acquisition Manager, or directly with your future manager. The objective: to better understand your background, your motivations, and to present Ornikar and the position to you.
• Interview with Olivier your future manager: an in-depth discussion about the position, your experiences, and the team's challenges.
• Technical test on Python
• Design & architecture test
• Meeting with the team: a moment to exchange and discover our values, our working methods, and the dynamics of your future team.

Why join Ornikar?

• You are joining France's leading driving school, a scaleup committed to mobility and road safety. We support our users at every stage of their lives - from learning to drive and passing their test to insurance - to promote young people's autonomy and help them gain confidence.
• You will evolve in a culture where initiative, boldness, and collective progress are encouraged at all levels.
• You will benefit from real autonomy and the trust of your team to bring your ideas to life and lead your projects.
• You will contribute to high-impact products and services that help our users become more autonomous and simplify their daily lives.

Your experience and skills

• You have a minimum of 4-5 years of experience on complex back-end / software projects
• You master Python and its typing system
• You have solid SQL foundations
• You have already designed and deployed REST APIs, from modeling to test coverage
• You have a good understanding of concurrency and parallelism concepts in Python
• You are familiar with agile methods
• You have a strong conviction and initial experience with LLMs (particularly Claude)
• It's a plus if you have already worked with FastAPI and pydantic libraries

What we offer

Your work environment

• Bright Parisian offices with access to a large garden.
• An active office life, punctuated by regular events (AfterRoads, Summer Party, Christmas Party, Q-Launch).
• Seasonal fruit baskets delivered daily, as well as a snack bar with nuts and drinks available.

Your benefits

• 1 day of RTT per month, in addition to the 25 legal holidays.
• The possibility to get your driving license for free.
• 2 days of remote work per week.
• A Swile card: €11/day for meal vouchers (50% covered by Ornikar) and €45.40/month for transport (100% covered).
• Health insurance with Alan.
• A Gymlib subscription for sports and well-being.
• Access to Edflex, our educational platform for continuous learning.
• Numerous discounts via Leeto, our CSE partner.

And for eligible full remote positions, only from France

• A Spendesk expense card to cover your travel and hotel nights during your monthly or bi-monthly visits to the Paris office.
• Coverage of the SNCF Liberté card to facilitate your business travel.

A strong commitment to equitable recruitment

At Ornikar, we advocate for inclusive recruitment that guarantees equal opportunities for all. Just like our accessible driving license, we are convinced that the diversity and complementarity of our teams are essential to our success.

We continuously evolve our recruitment practices. All our managers are trained in preventing unconscious bias and conduct structured interviews.

We invite all candidates, even if you don't meet all the criteria, to apply with confidence. Each application is examined with the same attention, directly by a person, without artificial intelligence intervention.

Need specific accommodations?: Indicate this at the beginning of the process so we can implement the necessary adaptations in the best conditions.

Administrative authorizations: If you need a work permit in France, please inform us quickly so we can anticipate the employer's administrative procedures and allow you to start with us as soon as possible.