ML Engineer, Sixfold
4+ days a week in office
Generative AI for insurance underwriting
Open for applications
Generative AI for insurance underwriting
21-100 employees
Open for applications
4+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To give every business AI-powered decision making.
Role
Who you are
- You have at least 3 years of professional experience as a data scientist or machine learning engineer, with a track record of delivering impactful AI solutions
- You're experienced in classical NLP algorithms and transformer-based models, with hands-on experience working with LLMs and the Huggingface ecosystem
- You have a deep understanding of cloud platforms like AWS or Azure and can leverage them to build scalable AI solutions
- You have a passion for solving real-world problems and can clearly communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Desirable
- You have experience in the insurance industry or a keen interest in learning about it
- You've worked in a fast-paced startup environment before and thrive in dynamic settings
- You're familiar with the latest advancements in AI ethics and responsible AI development
- You enjoy mentoring other team members and contributing to a collaborative learning environment
What the job involves
- Your work will directly impact how quickly and accurately insurance companies can evaluate and rate submissions, ultimately prioritizing the best risks
- As our Machine Learning Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of applying cutting-edge AI technology to real-world insurance challenges
- You'll be the bridge between our visionary ideas and their practical implementation, crafting the algorithms that will reshape how insurance underwriting is done
- Your expertise will be crucial in developing solutions that not only meet but exceed the expectations of our clients, from small businesses to large trucking fleets
- You'll be the driving force behind our AI innovations, working closely with our product and engineering teams to bring game-changing solutions to life
- Your days will be filled with exciting challenges and opportunities to make a real impact
- Collaborate with product managers and software engineers to translate complex business requirements into elegant, data-driven solutions
- Design and implement end-to-end machine learning pipelines that will form the backbone of our AI-powered underwriting system
- Dive deep into the world of natural language processing and transformer-based models to unlock new insights from insurance data
- Fine-tune and optimize our models, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in insurance AI
- Work with our platform teams to automate model deployment and scaling, ensuring our solutions can grow with our clients' needs
Our take
Sixfold uses generative AI to streamline insurance underwriting, replacing manual risk analysis with virtual research teams. This approach accelerates assessments, boosts operational efficiency and enhances profitability for insurers.
The platform integrates generative AI to automate data processing, predictive modelling and real-time insights for comprehensive risk analysis in underwriting. In a nutshell, this allows insurers of all sizes to manage risk more effectively, fostering global competitiveness.
Recently securing funding, Sixfold is ready to accelerate its AI and machine learning teams, enhance its product capabilities and fuel R&D efforts. It is also expanding into the UK and EU markets, which highlights Sixfold's global ambitions to reshape insurance practices.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2024
$15m
SERIES A
May 2023
$6.5m
SEED
Total funding: $21.5m
Company benefits
- Unlimited vacation
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- 401k with employer match
- We love it if you can be in the office 4 days but work from home when it’s called for
- Equity for every full time employee
- Your birthday is an automatic OOO here!
Company values
- We're focused on the customer: We prioritize getting our software to the customer, even if it means shipping with rough edges. We'll handle the pain so they don't have to
- Our advantage is speed and urgency: A day in generative AI feels like a month. In a market that is exponentially evolving, we believe that being first to market is a differentiator
- We're set on our value proposition: We don’t get distracted by sideshows (e.g. rebuilding commodity infrastructure). Let vendors do the grunt work while we spend time on things we do best
- Perfect is the enemy of good: The insistence on perfection often hinders the implementation of good improvements. We move swiftly while prioritizing customers and our value proposition
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Alex Schmelkin
(CEO)Previously an EIR Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners. They were also a Founding Member of Unqork as well as the Founder and CEO of Cake & Arrow.
Brian Moseley
(CTO)They have over 25 years of experience building web-based products and services. Previously they founded Hoodline and Warhorn and also served as the Head of Developer Experience at American Express.
Jane Tran
(COO)They have over 10 years of experience in Product Development, Strategic Planning, and Process Improvement. Previously they were a founding member and COO of Unqork.
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