Lead Pricing Engineer - Rating Platform & Automation

Hastings Insurance Services Ltd

Bexhill, United Kingdom
Base: not specified; bonus/equity: competitive bon...
Hybrid
Lead pricing engineers
Develop pricing algorithms using python
Ai-assisted development and testing
Hastings Insurance Services Ltd is seeking a Lead Pricing Engineer to oversee the development and optimization of underwriting pricing capabilities within a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level Python skills, experience in AI-assisted engineering practices, and strong leadership abilities to drive team performance and innovation

Job Summary

  • Lead a team of pricing engineers responsible for designing and implementing rating changes within our in-house pricing and rating platform.
  • Drive the adoption of modern engineering techniques and intelligent automation, including AI-assisted development and testing practices, into production.
  • As part of this role, you will help evolve how pricing engineering operates over time, introducing modern engineering practices, intelligent automation, and the responsible use of AI where it adds clear value.

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Hastings Insurance Services Ltd is seeking a Lead Pricing Engineer to oversee the development and optimization of underwriting pricing capabilities within a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level Python skills, experience in AI-assisted engineering practices, and strong leadership abilities to drive team performance and innovation.

Salary

Base: Not specified; Bonus/Equity: Competitive bonus scheme; Benefits: £5k car allowance, private medical insurance, income protection, matched pension contributions up to 10%, discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice, free access to financial wellbeing support, 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead pricing engineers
  • Develop pricing algorithms using Python
  • AI-assisted development and testing
  • Azure cloud environments
  • Git/GitHub and CI/CD pipelines
  • SQL and data visualization

Nice-to-have

  • Nurturing 4Cs culture
  • Curiosity, collaboration, constructive challenge
  • Modern engineering practices
  • Intelligent automation
  • Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, BDD, TDD)

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Expert-level Python skills
  • Proven experience leading AI-assisted engineering practices
  • Practical experience working in Azure cloud environments
  • Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills
  • Experience delivering complex initiatives in Agile environments

Work Rights

Not specified

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