About Turaco
It is existentially urgent to figure out a way to insure people who are not insured. Turaco’s mission is to free people from the fear of financial shocks. Our 25-year goal is to insure a billion people, doubling the number of people insured in the world.
Turaco is a fast-growing financial services start-up in East Africa that is bringing a new model to health and risk financing for emerging customers. Turaco offers subscription-based insurance for the mass market bundled with regular transactions that people are already doing. Turaco works through business partnerships to offer affordable insurance products that add real value to people’s lives. At Turaco we value simplicity, communication and transparency and strive to transform the way insurance works. When it comes to claims, our goal is to pay out, and fast.
Turaco embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace - we’re building a team where our differences complement each other and make us stronger. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.
Since launching in Feb 2019, Turaco has acquired 100,000+ end users. Over the next 24 months, that will grow to 1,000,000+ end users. We are growing very fast, and we’re looking for team members who can grow with us.
To learn more, visit www.turaco.insure
About the role
The Software Engineer will play a critical role in building our technology as we strive to improve internal processes and better serve our customers and partners. The role sits within our “Service Center” team, supporting the operations and growth of multiple country offices and internal teams.
Qualifications in computer science, software engineering, or another related field are required. You will also need at least 3 to 5 years of software engineering or software development experience, preferably in a related field to be successful in this role.
This role would suit a mid-level software engineer looking to create unique solutions that will transform how emerging customers consume insurance. You will succeed in this role if you can adapt to requirement changes easily and work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, document, and implement solutions to users’ needs and requirements
- Maintain and manage existing source code and systems
- Develop unit and integration tests
- Proactively search for and fix bugs
- Design and develop logical and physical data models that meet application requirements
- Deploying software tools, processes, and metrics
- Providing technical support to the rest of the team
- Training users on the use of systems
- Creating technical documentation for internal and external use
- Investigating and using new technologies where relevant
Key Qualifications & Your Profile:
- Live Turaco’s values – care and protect our customers, do the right thing, and have fun!
- Bachelor/Undergraduate degree in Computer Science/ Software Engineering or related study areas with excellent grades.
- 3+ years of professional experience working with the stacks described. Start-up experience is a plus.
- Hands-on programming experience developing in Java (Spring Boot).
- Experience with SQL and front-end development with React js is a plus.
- Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
- Strong communication skills, especially in communicating paths to solve problems.
- Ability to innovate and think creatively and strategically about how to use solve problems through programming.
- Excellent team-player.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, juggle multiple tasks, think independently, and demonstrate sound judgment, and problem-solving.
Our Company Culture
Our company values are; Care & Protect, Do the right thing, Have fun, and Low ego. Our values inform the culture we have built at Turaco. Our work demands care and provides protection to our customers, we believe in honesty and taking initiative, having fun while working, and being humble at all times. If these words describe you, join us!
Total Compensation & Benefits
Turaco offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience. We combine that with a mix of useful employment benefits like stock option plans and healthcare and a company culture that allows you to enjoy your work while making meaningful connections.