Software Engineer (Data)

About Us

Urban Jungle is here to change the insurance industry for good.

We’re one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK, and we’re taking on one of the biggest and most outdated industries in the world. Urban Jungle puts the customer at the heart of everything it does, uses the latest technology to make insurance simple, fair and affordable, and helps us give our customers much more confidence in their financial futures.

All of this has meant we’ve already been able to help over 125,000 customers get better insurance and become one of the top-rated home insurance providers in the UK, with 4.7 on Trustpilot from over 6,000 reviews. We’ve raised over £30m in funding to date to help us with our mission.

We also have a huge focus on people and our planet. We placed 1st in the TechRound100 2021, 12th in the Startups100 2021 and we won the “Best Employer Award” in the UK FinTech Awards 2021. More recently in 2022, we placed 5th in Tempo's Super Start Ups Awards and achieved B Corp certification.

And the best bit? This is just the beginning.

About the Role

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Software Engineer to join our growing Data team!

We have a strong culture of data-driven decision making at Urban Jungle and we believe in the importance of equipping the wider business with the data they need, when they need it.

We’ve grown fast at Urban Jungle. To achieve our business goals, we need to have our data products scale with our growth.

As a Software Engineer in our data team, we’ll look to you to help build, scale and maintain our data stack through this acceleration of customers and use cases.

Working cross functionally with our Product, Insurance, Commercial and Engineering teams, you’ll help Urban Jungle access all the data we need to drive ourselves forward.

In this role, you’ll report to our Head of Data, Huw Davies.

Here's what you'll get up to:

• Develop new data pipelines to get everyone at UJ the data they need to drive us forward. Be it commercial teams pulling the latest numbers on a new product launch or pulling through our latest claims data for insurance.
• Evolve our tooling to keep pace with our scaling by deploying new features to our current stack (dbt, BigQuery, Dagster, Python & Docker) or identifying the latest and greatest ones we need to set up.
• Accelerate our data scientists workflow by setting up automated data pipelines and building and running our MLOps.
• Review code from other engineers and contribute to best practice and pattern design across the engineering and data teams.
• Help drive the quality of our core datasets that we use to make our most important decisions.
• Contribute to the open source tools we are using.
• Champion automation and democratisation of data throughout UJ.

You've read this far! Here's what we're looking for from you:

• This may be your first commercial role, but you have a keen interest in Python (and SQL) and can demonstrate your outstanding ability with a range of personal and academic projects.
• You’re interested in mastering Docker, Cloud, Databases and other data technologies.
• You get a thrill out of solving problems - big or small!
• A strong communicator with the ability to present technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• There’s 101 things we can do in a start-up, but you’ll be able to ruthlessly prioritise the highest impact initiatives.
• You’re not afraid to challenge the status quo if it means reaching a better outcome for our customers.
• You’re a self-confessed tech geek and love to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies.
• Ultimately, you’ll be a highly ambitious self-starter with the drive to push both the business and yourself to the next level!

These requirements are a guide as to what we’re looking for, but if you don’t have all of the skills listed above, that’s okay! Please don’t let that hold you back from applying if the role excites you.

About Our Offer

We’re taking an office-centric approach to work (with lots of flexibility built-in) and the team is based in Oval, London.

In addition to our positive, open working environment, you can expect the following benefits of working at Urban Jungle:

• A starting salary of between £35,000 - £38,000 depending on experience.
• A share of our successes. Every Urban Jungler receives share options that can increase alongside performance and growth.
• An impact from day one. Our business is scaling rapidly. You'll work on ambitious projects, and your contribution will significantly impact the success of Urban Jungle now and in the future.
• Dedicated development. Continuous learning and growth are part of our DNA. Our aim is to help you develop faster than any other business could. You’ll have a dedicated senior mentor, training on whatever you need to do your job well and a dedicated personal development budget.
• Well-being support. We’re committed to supporting both physical and mental well-being through a variety of initiatives designed to help you feel your best.
• A commitment to our values. Our values inform our policies, processes, decisions and actions. They are core to how we operate as a business.
• 25 days paid leave, plus public holidays.
• All. The. Fun. We regularly organise awesome socials and have some vibrant team communities like book club, foodies, and sports.

About Our Commitment

Urban Jungle is an equal opportunity employer and fairness and respect are at the heart of who we are and how we work. We do not discriminate based on race, age, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. We know that in order to build a truly successful business, we need a team of diverse individuals who can offer a variety of skills, experiences and perspectives.