Software Engineer, Alan
Global Architecture
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Digital healthcare insurance
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Digital healthcare insurance
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity Package
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the healthcare system frictionless, fair and friendly for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- You've demonstrated ability to navigate complex systems spanning multiple business domains and technical boundaries
- You're a builder - at Alan there is no architect in an ivory tower, we're first and foremost builders who implement what we design
- You've worked with diverse architectural patterns and can articulate the nuanced trade-offs between
- You're a system thinker that enables you to see both the forest and the trees—understanding how individual components contribute to the larger multi-product ecosystem
- We are looking for problem-solver engineers with 5+ years of experience who get excited about simplifying complex business problems:
- You’ll be able to tackle high-impact & high-risk projects involving many engineers
- You’ll design efficient systems and engineering practices to align with and facilitate interactions between multiple teams/products
- You’ll have the opportunity to mentor other engineers & lead crews (more details in this article)
- You’ll be able to contribute to hiring your future coworkers and shape candidates’ hiring experience (improving our technical assessment process etc...)
- Well-versed in Object Oriented Programming such as Python, Java, C#, and enthusiastic about web technologies such as modern Javascript
- Willing to work in Python/JavaScript (but you don’t need to have experience with those 2 languages!)
- Passionate about building products
- Self-starting and entrepreneurial
- Humble and still willing to grow (no matter your seniority!)
- Collaborative, enthusiastic about teamwork, learning, and teaching
- Fluent in English (no need to speak French!)
What the job involves
- In our engineering team, we build the infrastructure, interfaces, and applications to provide first-class service to our members, health professionals, and even ourselves!
- Being an engineer at Alan means joining a team of talented, committed and passionate engineers, with a lot of product interaction
- We move fast, with a lot of ownership, and are proud to tackle big problems!
- Our process is very simple: those who make product decisions are the same ones who build them
- As we scale across new geographies and product lines, we're strengthening our technical foundations to go beyond Alan’s traditional boundaries
- Our vision is to build a global architecture that enables any team at Alan to develop and launch features seamlessly so we can grow as a cohesive, scalable ecosystem
- Design Cross-Cutting Solutions: Transform siloed, country-specific and product-specific implementations into elegant global systems that maintain full functionality while dramatically reducing redundancy
- Orchestrate Data Transformation: Design and implement sophisticated migration strategies that consolidate fragmented data structures into unified schemas supporting multiple products and markets
- Drive Technical Evolution: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to methodically refactor legacy systems and establish development practices that embrace both global and multi-product perspectives
- Enable Strategic Growth: Your work will be the technical backbone that enables us to launch faster, scale efficiently, and enter new markets with confidence
- Solve Multi-Dimensional Challenges: You’ll operate at the intersection of products, geographies, and legacy systems—untangling complexity with elegant, forward-looking solutions
- Apply Advanced Design Principles: Apply and evangelize architectural best practices to build systems that are resilient, adaptable, and easy to evolve
- Create Lasting Impact: You're building the foundation that will support our Alan's products for years to come
Our take
Alan addresses health insurance for businesses and employees in Europe through a healthcare app, backed by official regulatory approval. This endorsement grants Alan the ability to offer a wide range of regulated healthcare insurance services, distinguishing it in the market.
Focused on user experience and customer satisfaction, Alan employs a people-centric approach, streamlining insurance claims and designing user-friendly health insurance products. While competitors like Babylon and Ada Health exist, Alan's primary focus on health insurance sets it apart.
Despite macroeconomic challenges prompting a readjustment of goals, Alan achieved significant revenue growth in 2023, driven by expanding its clientele and leveraging AI tools for enhanced productivity. With a robust cash revenue, Alan plans to sustain growth, consolidate its position in the existing markets, and explore expansion into new territories, positioning itself for potential future IPO.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2024
$200.2m
SERIES F
May 2022
$211.8m
SERIES E
Total funding: $769.8m
Company benefits
- Fair rewards: Generous equity packages complement your base salary, for permanent contracts only
- Flexible Office: Amazing office space at our HQ, sponsored co-working hubs or a full-remote experience with home office equipment sponsorship, we want you to live where you’re the happiest
- All the tools you need: Top-of-the-range equipment: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-cancelling headphones
- Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours: Organise your time as you wish
- Delightful healthcare insurance: Extremely comprehensive health insurance - 100% of the contribution covered by Alan for you and your family, for permanent contracts only
- Transport: Country-specific commuter benefits
- Learning & Training opportunities: A highly flexible Training policy free books and a budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises
- Parental leave: Extended parental leave for all new parents, for permanent contracts only
Company HQ
Plaine-Monceau, Paris, France
Leadership
Charles Gorintin
(CTO)Co-founding Advisor at Mistral AI. Previously a Data Scientist at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Co-founding Advisor and Board Member at Mistral AI. Previously co-founded Expliseat.
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