Remote Senior Data Platform Engineer

Description:

• Kin is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join their mission of transforming home insurance.
• The Data Platform team is responsible for building the data ingestion, processing, and storage infrastructure that supports various teams within Kin.
• The role involves developing and supporting infrastructure using data technologies such as Airbyte, Airflow, Databricks, and Flink.
• The successful candidate will need strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in an agile development environment.
• Daily responsibilities may include planning and implementing infrastructure scaling, using Terraform for AWS infrastructure management, administering Fivetran, overseeing Databricks workspaces, identifying infrastructure bottlenecks, and maintaining monitoring systems.

Requirements:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for effective teamwork.
• The candidate must be able to collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and data scientists to understand requirements and provide solutions.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities for junior data engineers are required.
• The candidate should provide guidance during product definition, requirements, and design phases.
• Close collaboration with Kin’s Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams is necessary to gather and develop business requirements.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL is required.
• Experience with AWS and its core components (S3, EC2, IAM, and VPCs) is necessary.
• Knowledge of Databricks and data lake architectures is essential.
• Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles is required.
• Understanding of Apache Kafka and distributed system principles is necessary.
• Experience with monitoring tools like DataDog or Grafana is required.

Benefits:

• Kin offers Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance.
• A flexible PTO policy is provided to employees.
• The position allows for remote work.
• Employees receive a generous equity package.
• A 401K plan with company match is available.
• Parental leave is offered to support family needs.
• Opportunities for continuing education and professional development are provided.
• Employees will experience the excitement of joining a high-growth Insurtech company and making a significant impact through their work.