Senior Software Engineer, Alan
Customer Enablement
+ Equity
Digital healthcare insurance
Open for applications
Digital healthcare insurance
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the healthcare system frictionless, fair and friendly for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- A backend engineer with an appetite for full-stack development
- Someone passionate about turning complex processes into simple, elegant solutions
- Experience building scalable systems that handle real-world complexity
- We are looking for problem-solver engineers with 3+ years of experience who get excited about simplifying insurance (we promise it's more exciting than it sounds!):
- 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!)
- For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the C-F level range
- But above all, we are looking for high potential and curiosity: make sure to show us this when you apply! Everything else is a bonus
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
- Our stack is Python/Flask, React, React Native, PostgreSQL
- Engineer our powerful employee affiliation engine that seamlessly handles thousands of lifecycle events daily
- Craft smart payroll systems that make HR teams' lives easier (they love us for this! đź’™)
- Build seamless integrations with major HR platforms like Payfit and Workday that "just work"
- Empower company admins through powerful automation and make our Insurance experience scale to larger and more structured companies
- Impact hundreds of thousands of lives by making insurance management actually enjoyable (yes, really!)
- Work on mission-critical systems that power Alan's core operations
- Solve fascinating technical puzzles while keeping our "uncompromising simplicity" principle
- Join a team obsessed with engineering excellence and continuous learning
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
$190.5m
SERIES F
May 2022
$201.5m
SERIES E
Total funding: $733.2m
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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