We’re Quandri, our mission is to unlock the world’s insurance data so brokerages
and agencies can best serve their clients. Our Renewal Intelligence Platform is
designed to help brokerages save time, increase profitability, and drive better
outcomes for their staff, clients, and business.
We saw 3x ARR growth last year and have plans to continue to grow both revenue
and our team this year. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Canadian Startups
[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2024-15-canadian-companies-rise-linkedin-news-llihe/]
in 2024, we have already made a big impact on the insurance industry. However,
what matters most is making our customer’s lives better one renewal at a time.
We want you to be a critical part of that journey! We’re a hybrid company, with
? of our team in Vancouver and the rest distributed. For those in Vancouver, we
have an office in Gastown that we expect people to be at three days a week. We
understand both the advantages of some flexibility around personal lives, and
the positive interpersonal effects of in-person collaboration.
Running a profitable personal lines book of business is harder than ever for
insurance brokerages. Market conditions, rising costs, talent shortages, and
staffing constraints are just some of the challenges that hinder profit margins,
scalability, and exceptional client service. Trusted by 5 of Canada’s top 10
brokerages, Quandri is transforming the renewal process with AI-driven
automation, enabling proactive workflows and delivering data-driven insights.
Today’s renewal process is often reactive, with brokers focusing on clients who
request help rather than adopting a proactive, data-driven approach. Quandri is
revolutionizing renewals by offering a platform that uses AI and automation to
streamline operations. This allows brokerages to retain more business, enhance
client and staff experiences, reduce E&O risk, and boost sales through upselling
and cross-selling.
Looking to make an impact in your next role? How about transforming an entire
industry? At Quandri, we’re unlocking new frontiers in insurance. To do that, we
model our culture as a crew of interstellar astronauts. As Quandronauts, we’re
committed to building a company that is diverse and multi-faceted. We’ve raised
venture capital from top US and Canadian investors to help us achieve our
mission, and are now scaling to achieve this.
About the Role:
Quandri, a pioneering insuretech company, is seeking a seasoned Senior Software
Engineer to join our mission-driven team, working on 3rd party integrations. The
Integrations team seamlessly integrates Quandri with key insurance systems, and
enables our intelligence platforms and customer-facing products to take
advantage of scalable shared capabilities. This role is pivotal in refining
ambiguous requirements and defining system architecture to meet our ambitious
goals in automating repetitive tasks in the insurance industry. We're looking
for an individual who thrives in challenging environments, exhibits exemplary
problem-solving skills, and demonstrates a deep commitment to quality and
innovation.
The ideal candidate is adaptable, curious, and driven, with a passion for diving
deep into technical problems and a desire to make a significant impact. Your
role is not just about writing code; it's about pushing the boundaries of what's
possible and driving Quandri's growth as we expand our reach beyond the
insurance industry.
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What you’ll do:
- Refining Ambiguous Requirements and Defining System Architecture: This
involves interpreting and clarifying project objectives and user needs. Your
role is to translate these into a coherent system architecture, ensuring that
the design meets both current and anticipated future requirements.
- Breaking Down Work: This involves decomposing the system architecture into
manageable components or modules. You'll need to define how these components
interact and assign them to team members based on their skills and workload.
- Technical Health Responsibility: Along with your team, you'll ensure the
excellence of the architecture, security, and flexibility of the technical
infrastructure. This involves regular reviews and updates to meet evolving
requirements and security standards.
- Seeking Challenge and High Performance: This position is suited for someone
who thrives in a challenging environment and is eager to work closely with a
high-performing team to achieve ambitious goals.
- Writing Exemplary Code: Your role involves raising the bar for coding within
your team. Your code should be a model of best practices, showcasing
exemplary organization, clarity, simplicity, error handling, and
documentation. This not only ensures high-quality code but also serves as a
teaching tool for other developers.
- Effective Communication: A key aspect of your role involves clear and
articulate communication of design decisions, changes, and challenges. This
includes actively participating in or leading various forms of team
interactions such as design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge transfer
sessions. Your ability to communicate complex technical concepts in an
understandable way is crucial for aligning the team and stakeholders with the
project's goals and processes
- Owning Technical Documentation: You are responsible for creating, updating,
and maintaining thorough documentation that encapsulates the system
architecture, design choices, and coding standards. This documentation is not
just a reference tool for the development team but also an essential resource
for stakeholders to understand the technical aspects of the project. Your
documentation should be clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date, reflecting the
ongoing changes and decisions in the project lifecycle.
- Owning and Maintaining Systems: Beyond initial development, you're
responsible for the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the systems,
ensuring they remain robust, scalable, and secure.
- Mentoring Other Developers: You'll guide and support other developers,
helping them grow their technical skills and understanding of the system.
The right person for this role will have:
- At least 6 years of non-internship professional software development
experience.
- More than 3 years of experience in leading design or architecture, with a
focus on design patterns, reliability, and scaling of both new and existing
systems.
- A solid grasp of software development best practices and a track record of
deploying and operating software at scale.
- Proficient in designing and implementing databases, backends, and APIs,
ensuring efficient data management and seamless integration of different
system components.
- Programming Languages: Python(Preferred), but Go, Java is an asset.
- System Architecture and Design: Design patterns, microservices architecture,
scalable system design.
- Database Management: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL or Aurora), NoSQL (DynamoDB,
MongoDB or Cassandra).
- Cloud Computing Platforms: AWS, Azure or GCP
- DevOps Practices and Tools: Github Actions or GitLab CI/CD, Docker,
Kubernetes, Terraform.
- Agile and Scrum Methodologies: Agile development, Scrum, Kanban.
- Code Quality and Testing: Automated testing frameworks (PyTest or JUnit).
- Version Control Systems: Git, understanding of branching strategies and
collaborative development workflows.
- Problem-Solving and Algorithmic Skills: Analytical thinking, algorithms, data
structures.
- Security Practices and Principles: Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals,
secure coding practices, and understanding of common security vulnerabilities
Bonus points if you have:
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology,
Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
- Experience in working with startups
- A candidate who exhibits exceptional proficiency in Python. The ideal
applicant should have a strong track record of developing complex solutions
using Python and demonstrate a deep understanding of its capabilities and
best practices. An ability to write clean, efficient, and well-documented
code in Python is highly desirable.
Our guiding principles:
- Customers at the core. We put the customer at the centre of all we do. At a
basic level, we believe business success comes down to talking to customers
and building something they want. We don’t listen to customers and just take
what they say blindly, but we think critically about it and build what they
need. Customers are the core of everything we do, and our business exists to
serve them. We prioritize their needs over all else within the company.
- Move with urgency. There are times when we need to move slowly and
deliberately, but we default to acting fast and with urgency. We slow down
when necessary, but this should be a deliberate choice. Businesses become
more lethargic as they grow, this principle is designed to fight this fact.
- Be curious. We understand the world by being curious and asking why. We
aren’t satisfied with surface level understanding, and seek a deeper
understanding of why things are the way they are. Don’t take someone’s word
for it or the answer “because that’s how we do it.” Understand why and dig
deep.
- Excellence in execution. We know that what separates good from great is a
high level of execution. We commit ourselves to excellence in everything that
we do, from delivering an amazing product to writing a great email.
- Act like an owner. We’re all owners of the business and act like it. We
follow through on commitments, own our results and think long-term.
- Fight for simplicity. The law of increasing functional information states
that systems evolve to become more complex over time. At Quandri, we believe
there is sophistication in simplicity; as such, we intentionally fight for
streamlined solutions and are committed to the uncomplicated.
Compensation and Benefits
- The range for base pay is $130k - $170k which is dependent on level of
experience and performance
- Employee stock options based on experience level
- Comprehensive health benefits, including Lifestyle Spending Account
- Four weeks of paid vacation per year
- Work anywhere in the world for 60 calendar days of the year
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Quandri is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal
opportunity employer, Quandri adheres to Canadian labour laws and does not
engage in discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any
other status protected under Canadian law.
Don’t let imposter syndrome stop you from applying. Great people sometimes don’t
have the “right” experience. If you think that you’ll be amazing at this role
then we encourage you to apply.
