Platform Engineering Tech Lead, UnderwriteMe
1+ day a week in office (Tower Bridge, London )
Building software products for the life insurance market
Open for applications
Building software products for the life insurance market
101-200 employees
Open for applications
1+ day a week in office (Tower Bridge, London )
101-200 employees
Company mission
Using tech to ensure everyone who wants life insurance can access it.
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Company mission
Using tech to ensure everyone who wants life insurance can access it.
Our take
UnderwriteMe was founded in 2012 to shake up the UK insurance sector. At the time, life insurance underwriting was an inefficient process typified by a fractured market, slow processes, and non-standardised evidence. UnderwriteMe released its Underwriting Engine which untangled and greatly accelerated the process, allowing it to grow to become the leading provider of insurance tech products across Europe, Asia, and North America.
As a tech-first company, UnderwriteMe has continued to develop its product, innovating to remain at the forefront of the insurance tech sector. It has moved into AI, with its Text Mining Lab that uses natural language processing to read unstructured medical reports and automatically convert them into usable data. It has also formed major strategic partnerships to improve the product, one example being with United Healthcare Group, allowing medical screening requests to be sent electronically. This further shortens the underwriting decision-making process for users of the platform.
Its focus on innovation and strategic partnerships has yielded success, generating significant buzz in the insurance sector and more than 50% year-on-year growth. Moving ahead it will continue to develop its product, doubling down on AI-augmented decision-making tools to further increase the efficiency of the underwriting process.
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Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme - Providing employees with third-party advice on a variety of topics including mental health
- Life Assurance - The Company provides a lump sum benefit payment, 9x salary
- Group Income Protection - The aim is to provide an income to employees if they are unable to work long-term, as a result of an illness or injury. 75% of basic salary
- Private Medical Insurance - Provided for all employees via Bupa Healthcare
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme - Up to 15%. The Company offers a group stakeholder pension to aid employees in planning for their future
- Money towards remote setup - £350 for you to be set up and comfortable working remotely
- Subsidised Gym Membership - The company subsidises memberships to any gym of employees' choice
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity scheme
- Bonus Scheme - based on individual and company performance
- 30 days a year working remotely - The opportunity to work abroad or from your home country (for those who may have moved country). This can be broken up through the year
- 24/7 GP Consultation - Through the Employee Assistance Programme, WeCare, employees and their families have access to a UK-based GP anytime it's needed
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme - Enables employees to purchase cycling equipment tax-free by paying for it in installments through salary sacrifice deductions
- 25 days holiday plus company closure for wellbeing days (4x extra days off in 2023)
Company values
- Ethical & Trustworthy: We always do the right thing, even if it’s hard – by our people, our clients and our community
- Brave: We start with the problem, not the solution – we experiment and innovate. We seek and welcome feedback – it’s how we grow
- Resilient: Wellbeing comes first – we look out for and after each other. We fail together, we learn together, we succeed together
- Accountable: We focus on impact over activity. We measure what matters – we measure the right thing, not everything
- Inclusive & Collaborative: We help each other solve problems – good ideas can come from anyone and anywhere. Everyone can be themselves and is valued here
Leadership
James Tait
(CEO, not founder)Was a Non-Executive Director at UnderwriteMe before stepping up to the CEO position in 2020. Before that was Head of Protection, Europe for UnderwriteMe's parent company, Pacific Life Re.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UnderwriteMe
Nana (Gyasi)
- Fostering cultural awareness in our organisation
- Enhancing the diversity within our Underwrite Me team
- Reviving our learning curriculum to enhance DE&I knowledge
- Building on our existing affinity groups and DE&I initiatives
- Optimising our hiring practices and removing bias
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Everyone at UMe is incredibly friendly and supportive to one another. It's truly a pleasure to work with such genuinely nice people, and it makes this company an exceptional place to grow and thrive. We have quarterly socials, we had a great summer party and Christmas/end of year celebrations
Software Engineering
Nice people
Oct 2023
I really enjoy the flexibility available at UMe. Whether it's the freedom to work from home, they let me tailor my hours to suit my life, you have the option to work abroad for up to a month each year, it's clear that our organisation priorities work-life balance.
Software Engineering
Flexible working
Oct 2023
There are quite a few benefits and perks like a Cycle to Work scheme, gym membership subsidy and the BUPA healthcare coverage and Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Additionally, the ability to work from home, engaging social events, financial support for home office setups, dedicated well-being days, and the flexibility of one extra day off per year just to name a few! It's also worth noting the potential for bonuses!
Software Engineering
Perks
Oct 2023
At UnderwriteMe we celebrate individual achievements and hard work. As a scale-up there is a chance to get involved in area's outside your role. Team work is key and this is reflected in the various industry awards we have won.
People, HR, Recruitment
Great work is recognised
Jun 2023
We are product led and always looking to innovate and progress our offering. As a scale-up there is a chance to make an impact. There are a lot of opportunities for continued growth and the team are determined to go after those opportunities
People, HR, Recruitment
Hard working team
Jun 2023
Still being fairly small (150 people) and scaling means people can make an impact and be involved in projects, uncover new opportunities and showcase their skill set
People, HR, Recruitment
Career progression
Jun 2023
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