Backend Tech Lead, Nirvana
$170-210k
Plus equity
Commercial insurance & risk management
Job no longer available
Commercial insurance & risk management
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$170-210k
Plus equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To modernize commercial insurance and enable a safer world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 4 - 5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on consumer-facing products
- Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Has been leading complex projects with 2-5 people for at least 1 year
- Has worked with product managers on planning and roadmap development
- Has proven experience leading a major product area
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture and real-time data processing
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
What the job involves
- Lead and Innovate: Take charge of pivotal product areas and guide them from concept to completion with a customer-driven focus. You'll work on transformative products like our fleet safety AI coach, which uses AI and IoT data to enhance road safety and cut costs for our customers. Additionally, you'll play a key role in developing consumer grade software for claims, payments, and insurance management, powered by AI models that streamline traditionally manual processes, ensuring faster turnarounds and a superior customer experience
- Collaborate with a World-Class Team: Join our all-star engineering team, which includes talent from top organizations like Rubrik, Samsara, and Twitter. We value collaboration and open feedback as essential components for creating outstanding technical solutions to complex problems
- Shape and Drive Team Culture: Actively shape and drive the engineering culture at Nirvana. You will set high standards, embody the values that define our team, and create an environment where engineers can thrive and excel
- Lead the development of multiple consumer-facing products, including IoT enabled claims processing, fleet safety software, payments, and policy management
- Provide technical direction and mentorship to a team of engineers, ensuring high-quality code and scalable, maintainable solutions
- Drive the architectural design and technical strategy for key projects
- Define project scope, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with product managers and other stakeholders
- Align technical strategies with the overall business vision and goals
Our take
Nirvana's insurance and risk management offerings are built to transform the commercial insurance industry, which is worth over $850 billion. It delivers predictive models that use real-time data and automation to generate instant quotes.
Targeting commercial fleets, the platform is powered by sensors that are already onboard most heavy trucks. This means that Nirvana's offering is accessible without vast onboarding fees, giving clients of all sizes the opportunity to protect themselves and improve customer safety.
While its initial focus is fleet insurance, Nirvana's offering is uniquely built to be highly scalable should the company expand into new verticals. It has invested substantially in product optimization to further its ability to accurately assess risk, and is an attractive option for companies who want to streamline what has been a traditionally slow process.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2025
$80m
SERIES C
Oct 2023
$57m
SERIES B
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive insurance
- HSA and FSA
- Paid parental leave
- Compassion leave
- 401(k) with employer match
- Flexible time off
- Paid holidays
- Continuous development opportunities
- WFH stipend
- Monthly wellness reimbursement
- Stock options
- Regular team events
- Region-specific perks
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Rushil Goel
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as VP of Product and Fleet GM at Samsara. Was also Senior Director/GM at Ola, and Co-Founder and CTO of AirCare Labs.
Abhay Mitra
(Co-Founder & CTO)Held a variety of senior level positions at Rubrik, including Data Platform Lead and Senior Software Engineer. Former Data Scientist at Bidgely and Co-Founder of Atomicles Technologies.
Alex Carges
(Co-Founder & Head of Insurance Product)Former Chief Actuary at Root Insurance and Associate Actuary at Allied World Assurance. Held a variety of roles at The Hartford - including FCAS, Director and Actuary, and Innovation Manager.
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