We're a 100-year-old insurance company that's in the process of re-inventing itself as a tech company that happens to sell insurance.[0] Our team is at the front of this transformation: we develop proofs of concept and prototypes to evaluate technologies and techniques that can make State Auto better and faster, and at a lower cost, in support of our internal and external customers. The sort of core mantra for our group is to fail fast and fail forward: we recognize that a lot of what we do will not be a fit for the company and might never progress beyond the PoC stage. That makes throughput really critical for us: our typical PoC concludes within about 4—6 weeks.[1] Sometimes this is an evaluation of a vendored product, most times it's building out our own in-house solution from FOSS components.
Current stack: Python, React, AWS, Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, TensorFlow
What we offer: competitive compensation; full medical/dental/vision; 401(k); unlimited PTO; no dress code
Reach out to me directly at <christopher.wetherill@stateauto.com> if interested
[0] --- https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180422/state-auto-ceo-readie... [1] --- Only mentioning this because "IT at an insurance company" usually means "months-long development cycles." That ain't us.