Description:

Kin is redesigning insurance to be smarter, faster, and centered on the customer, focusing on intelligent pricing and seamless bundling.
The company aims to empower people to protect what matters most, starting with their homes and expanding to all they value.
Kin has received accolades such as being named to Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work and Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers.
As a Staff Data Engineer, you will be the technical lead for your team, ensuring the quality, integrity, and security of data assets.
You will be responsible for building out a data lakehouse for enterprise reporting, including the design and development of production-ready data pipelines and quality assurance of the data warehouse.
Your role will involve leading a data engineering team and collaborating with cross-functional project teams to implement data validation and QA standards.

Requirements:

You must have 7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience, particularly with data structures and cloud platform environments (AWS preferred).
Proficiency in Python and SQL for advanced data processing and querying is required.
Experience with ETL performance tuning, data lake and lakehouse patterns, and distributed data processing/storage is essential.
You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
A detail-oriented mindset with strong data intuition and a passion for data quality is necessary.
Proven ability to model data and build production-ready ETL pipelines handling TBs of data is required.
Strong time management and prioritization skills are essential for success in this role.

Kin offers a comprehensive benefits program, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability Insurance options.
Employees can choose from elective voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, legal assistance, and pet insurance.
The position includes a competitive salary and equity, along with a 401K with a company match of up to 4%.
Flexible PTO for exempt employees is provided, along with 8 company-observed holidays.
A paid parental leave program offers 100% salary continuation for up to 14 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents.
Continuing education and professional development opportunities are also available.