Backend Tech Lead, Nirvana
$170-210k
Plus equity
Modernized commercial insurance & risk management
Open for applications
Modernized commercial insurance & risk management
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$170-210k
Plus equity
21-100 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 modern insurance and risk management offerings are transforming the $750B+ commercial insurance industry, starting with transportation. Its innovative predictive models use real-time IoT data (derived from sensors already onboard most heavy trucks) and automation to deliver instant quotes, faster underwriting, and data-driven insights to help businesses protect themselves and improve customer safety.
Backed by General Catalyst & Lightspeed Ventures, the company has invested in product optimization to further its ability to accurately assess risk. While its initial focus is fleet insurance, its modern insurance and risk management offerings are uniquely built to be highly scalable should the company expand into new verticals, as its use of telematics data makes it an attractive option for companies wishing to streamline traditionally slow analog processes.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
116% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2023
$57m
SERIES B
Feb 2022
$22m
SERIES A
Total funding: $82m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Remote-first culture
- Paid parental leave
- Career coaching
- Regular team events
Company values
- Obsess Over Customers - We are united by a passion to transform customer experiences
- One Team - We are proud to be a global, diverse team with individual strengths and perspectives
- Build to Last - We move fast, but not at all costs, and with a view toward the future, long term impact
- Never Satisfied - We strive to improve ourselves, our team and our products
- Ask: Why? - We break down problems and then reassemble them from the ground up
- Every Minute Counts - We proactively identify opportunities and move quickly to deliver high quality results
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Rushil Goel
(CEO)Previously worked as VP of Product & Fleet GM at Samsara and was a Senior Director/GM at Ola. Co-Founder & former CTO of AirCare Labs.
Abhay Mitra
(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
(Actuary & 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 & Actuary, and Innovation Manager.
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