Director of Engineering, TLV
Tel-Aviv
Technology – Engineering /
Full-time /
Hybrid
At Fairmatic we're on a mission to make roads safer, one fleet at a time.
Fairmatic is revolutionizing the auto insurance industry by using data and AI to personalize options and incentivize safe driving with savings. Our predictive risk models have been trained with 200 billion miles of driving data and tested with hundreds of thousands of paying drivers.
Fairmatic's leadership team includes serial entrepreneurs, insurance industry innovators, and startup veterans who have raised over $88M in funding in less than a year.
Join our global team of curious, adaptable technologists and problem solvers who are passionate about creating a positive impact on the world!
We are looking for a motivated and talented engineering leader to join our rapidly growing TLV site! You will lead the growing TLV-based Claims and Risk Insights engineering teams, as well as take responsibility for the site's overall operations and work environment.
A day in life:
- Lead initiatives with a product mindset to delight our customers and enable teams to take end-to-end ownership of technical design, architecture, and implementation by engineering principles to deliver products that are robust and performant and delivered on time
- Evangelize and be a role model of a Customer-first mindset with a deeper understanding of the domain
- Provide mentoring/technical guidance to team members and contribute to consistently raising the bar for engineering best practices across design/architecture, implementation/testing, and deployment/monitoring.
- Create a clear growth path for the team members aligned with their aspirations and organizational goals
- Work closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Product, and other leaders to set technical strategy and direction
- Work closely with the VP of Engineering, VP of Product, Israeli recruiters, and other leaders to source attract, and hire A++ technical team members
- Work closely with local HR and office ops on the overall operations of the Tel-Aviv site including facilities for local events, work environment, compensation and benefits market alignment, etc.
- Conceptualize, institutionalize, and provide visibility into the status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to the senior engineering and leadership teams
- Ensure that Engineers on your team are using best-in-class productivity-enhancing tools and that best practices are adopted quickly and effectively
- Exemplify and foster Fairmatic’s humble, collaborative, and impact-obsessed culture
What you will need:
- 10+ years of engineering experience, ideally with 3+ years of early-stage startup experience - a must
- Experience managing and/or working closely with Data Science and Machine Learning teams - a BIG plus
- Understanding of Statistical and ML models is a plus
- Understanding Insurance, risk, and related technologies a plus
- Team leadership experience in early to middle-stage startups, growing teams
- Excellent ability to mentor, grow, and support technical talent with a wide range of personalities and experience levels.
- Phenomenal conflict resolution and interpersonal skills and the ability to contextually leverage those for various cultures, business situations, and professional challenges
- Deep understanding of technologies and architecture in building highly scalable and available products
- Entrepreneurial mentality, with strong product and program management skills
- Demonstrated ability and passion to hire and grow a team, including passive candidates of various seniority levels
- Growth mindset, comfortable giving and receiving feedback. Living and exemplifying the “feedback is a gift” mentality
- Deep organization capabilities, especially in regard to influence, collaboration, and communication
- Proactive mindset to drive change, question assumptions, and push for innovative solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex plans and designs
- Excellent judgment, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working in a highly agile, intensely iterative software development process
Some of our Tel Aviv Office Benefits & Perks:
23 days of vacation
Payment for sick leave from day one
Keren Hishtalmut and Pension
Commuter and parking benefits
Hybrid working model
Mobile and home internet allowance
Team events, fully-stocked kitchen, happy hours
Stipends for wellness and entertainment
Awesome Fairmatic gifts and swag!
We are always on the hunt for talented individuals!
Join us and let’s fulfill our mission to make roads safer, one fleet at a time.
