Software Engineer, Alan
Payment Processing
+ Equity
Digital healthcare insurance
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Digital healthcare insurance
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the healthcare system frictionless, fair and friendly for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- We're seeking engineers who are passionate about fintech and want to tackle complex payment challenges. We're starting with a small team (3 engineers) but with plans to grow as our scope widens. You should have at least ONE of:
- 1. Integration Expertise
- Experience with third-party API integration (webhooks, RESTful, GraphQL)
- Track record of building highly available, resilient software platforms
- 2. Observability Focus
- Strong background in monitoring complex systems (Datadog, Sentry)
- Ability to build comprehensive dashboards and tracking tools
- 3. Software Architecture and Design Skills
- Experience building maintainable, decoupled systems (hexagonal architecture or similar patterns)
- Experience with BDD tools like Cucumber or similar
- Domain-Driven Design a plus
- 4. Payment Domain Knowledge
- Understanding of payment systems (SEPA, card payments, banking)
- Knowledge of payment service providers like Stripe, Adyen, or similar
- Experience with payment regulations and compliance
- Interest in fintech and payment infrastructure
- Opportunity to specialize in either business domains or provider stacks as the team grows
- 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
- The Payment Processing crew is a new team that will become Alan's central payment interface
- We're building a unified payment platform that powers Alan's products across multiple markets (France, Spain, Belgium, and soon Canada)
- Our mission is to provide robust, scalable payment solutions while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance
- We'll act as a transversal crew and an enabler for other crews, managing all interactions with payment providers (Stripe, Adyen, Swan, etc.) and serving as Alan's technical interface for payment-related regulatory matters
- ️ What you'll build:
- Provider-agnostic services supporting multiple payment methods (SEPA, card payments, bank transfers…)
- High-availability card issuing and payment processing integrations such as Authorization Relays
- Composable APIs that other crews can use to build new products
- State-of-the-art monitoring and observability solutions for payment services
- Tools and infrastructure to enable seamless provider migrations and consolidate multi-provider integrations
- Comprehensive documentation and training materials to support other crews
- You'll be joining a team that values engineering excellence and aims to make "simple things simple and complex things possible
- For this opportunity, we are aiming to hire within the D-F level range
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
$195.1m
SERIES F
May 2022
$206.4m
SERIES E
Total funding: $750.7m
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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