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MincaAI

Lead Engineer

Hybrid

Paris, France

Senior

Freelance

22-12-2025

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Skills

Python JavaScript TypeScript Slack PostgreSQL GitHub GitLab CI/CD DevOps Docker Monitoring Attention to detail Architecture Software Architecture git node.js AWS FastAPI OpenAI Langchain CI/CD Pipelines Infrastructure as Code Microservices GitHub Actions

Job Specifications

Job description

About the Role

Location: Paris or Mexico City preferred (remote possible)

Type: Full-time

Start Date: ASAP (Q1 2026)

Reports to: Stella Choi (Chief AI Officer)

About MincaAI

We're revolutionizing insurance through AI. Founded 1year ago, we automate underwriting and management processes for insurers and brokers. We're GenAI-native, fast-executing, and blend deep insurance expertise with cutting-edge AI.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a seasoned engineer to lead our technical execution and scale our AI agent platform. You'll architect production-ready AI systems, build robust infrastructure, and grow a high-performing engineering team as we expand across insurance markets in Europe and Latin America.

We work with major insurance groups who demand the highest standards of quality, security, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Engineering (40%)

Design and implement technical architecture for AI agents (underwriting, claims, product recommendation)
Establish development best practices (code review, testing, documentation)
Make strategic technology choices and ensure code quality at scale

DevOps & Infrastructure (30%)

Build and maintain cloud infrastructure for AI agent deployment
Implement CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and alerting
Manage security, performance, and cost optimization (especially LLM API costs)

Management & Delivery (25%)

Lead and grow the engineering team (currently: AI Engineer, Fullstack freelance + future hires)
Ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of client projects
Partner with Chief AI Officer on technical strategy and product roadmap
Serve as technical point of contact for enterprise clients

Growth (5%)

Contribute to product strategy and technical vision
Recruit and develop world-class engineering talent

What We're Looking ForMust-Have

7+ years in software engineering, including 3+ in lead/senior roles
Production experience deploying and scaling AI/ML applications
Experience working with enterprise clients or large organizations with high quality and security standards
Strong DevOps/MLOps expertise: CI/CD, containerization, cloud, monitoring
Software architecture skills: microservices, APIs, distributed systems
Experience managing or mentoring developers
Autonomous decision-maker with strong ownership mindset
Attention to detail and commitment to excellence in delivery
Fluent English required

Nice-to-Have

Spanish and/or French (big plus for LATAM and French market, even if daily work is in english)
Early-stage startup experience
Insurance industry knowledge
Production experience with LLMs (GPT, Claude, etc.)
Open-source contributions or visible side projects

Soft Skills

Pragmatic: balance quality with speed
Collaborative: ego-free team player
Growth mindset: curious, loves learning and sharing
Resilient: comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change

Languages: Python (primary), TypeScript/JavaScript

AI/ML: LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude API, RAG architectures, prompt engineering

Backend: FastAPI, Node.js, RESTful APIs

Data: PostgreSQL, Pinecone/Weaviate (vector DBs), data pipelines

Cloud & Infra: AWS (Lambda, S3, ECS), Docker, container orchestration

DevOps: CI/CD (GitHub Actions), monitoring & logging, infrastructure as code

Tools: Git, Notion, Slack, Linear

Apply

Send to contact@mincaai.com:

Resume + LinkedIn
GitHub/GitLab (or project portfolio)
Short paragraph: "Why MincaAI? What excites you about this role?"
(Optional) An AI production project you're proud of

About the Company

MincaAI is specialized in the development of AI agents for the insurance and health sector. We create and deploy custom AI agents tailored to your business environment, helping companies save time and reduce costs. We build your AI so you can focus on what matters most. Know more