Senior Machine Learning Engineer, UnderwriteMe

£100-120k

Day rate contract £650-£800 range

Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Senior and Expert level
London

1+ day a week in office

UnderwriteMe

Building software products for the life insurance market

Job no longer available

UnderwriteMe

Building software products for the life insurance market

101-200 employees

FintechB2BMachine LearningSaaSProduct

Job no longer available

£100-120k

Day rate contract £650-£800 range

Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Senior and Expert level
London

1+ day a week in office

101-200 employees

FintechB2BMachine LearningSaaSProduct

Company mission

Using tech to ensure everyone who wants life insurance can access it.

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for candidates with a proven track record in the implementation and deployment of machine learning models
  • Established experience collaborating with product managers, developers, and fellow data scientists within a product-led SaaS environment
  • We value candidates who not only possess the foresight of a data scientist but also excel as accomplished MLOps Engineers
  • Innovative Thinker: Proficient at approaching complex problems with innovative problem-solving skills
  • ML Lifecycle Enthusiast: Understands and has an interest in the full machine learning lifecycle, including deploying trained machine learning models developed using the latest frameworks
  • Statistical Acumen: Possesses a solid grasp of fundamental probability and statistics concepts, along with being familiar with prevalent supervised and unsupervised learning techniques
  • Software Engineering Experience: Brings experience in Software Engineering, including proficiency in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and programming in Python
  • Cloud Architecture Mastery: Technical experience of cloud architecture, security, deployment, and open-source tools. Hands-on experience required of at least one major cloud platform
  • NLP & Predictive Model Pro: Prior experience developing and productionising NLP / text extraction / text mining models as well as other predictive models, ideally in the insurance / healthcare tech sector
  • Containerization Expert: Demonstratable experience with containers and specifically Docker and K8s
  • Product-Led: Experience working in product-led organizations and is well-versed in agile team dynamics, leveraging methodologies such as OKRs to streamline work objectives
  • Collaborator: Demonstrate strong collaboration skills and willingness to support multiple teams. Possess a proactive attitude towards knowledge sharing and the ability to influence teams and individuals
  • Continuous Learner: Committed to personal and collective improvement through a continuous learning. Consistently sharing knowledge and experiences with peers
  • Exceptional Communicator: Excels in both verbal and written communication, effectively conveying complex ideas and concepts

Desirable

  • PhD or Master's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field

What the job involves

  • We are currently seeking an innovative ML Engineer to join UnderwriteMe and work closely across our Product Teams (Text Mining, Decision Platform etc)
  • This role is pivotal in driving the creation of an innovative product set to disrupt the insurance market
  • Working within a dynamic cross-functional team that operates based on OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), fostering collaboration among developers, QAs, data scientists, and data analysts, to consistently achieve tangible outcomes aligned with OKR targets
  • Employing your deep understanding of AI and staying current with industry trends, you will play a pivotal role in shaping project execution by contributing to the OKR formulation process
  • Crafting and refining Machine Learning models and algorithms to address complex product challenges
  • Devising and implementing innovative data analysis and data mining strategies, extracting valuable insights from diverse data sources
  • Harnessing the power of natural language processing (NLP) techniques to extract pertinent information from textual data
  • Formulating predictive models to anticipate future trends, enabling informed decision-making
  • Constructing automated ML workflows and integrating CI/CD practices to ensure seamless model deployment and recurrent refinement
  • Architecting, deploying, and overseeing APIs for effective model delivery, while also leveraging external APIs to enhance functionality
  • Establishing monitoring and logging systems to evaluate model performance, detect anomalies, and guarantee consistent model dependability and accessibility
  • Collaborating closely with DevOps and IT teams to orchestrate the smooth transition of ML models into production environments, upholding scalability and security standards
  • Champion our data science and machine learning within the team
  • Contributing to our AI tech strategy and serving as a thought leader
  • Staying curious and keeping abreast of emerging trends across data science and MLOps
  • Mentoring fellow data scientists within the team, setting a high standard through exemplary practices

Salary benchmarks

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

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.

Insights

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

19% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Employee endorsements

Career progression

"Still being fairly small (150 people) and scaling means people can make an impact and be involved in projects, uncover new opportunities and..."

Company benefits

  • 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
  • Employee Assistance Programme - Providing employees with third-party advice on a variety of topics including mental health
  • 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

Company HQ

St Katharine's & Wapping, London, UK

Founders

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 & 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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