Staff Data Engineer
Warsaw or Remote
Data /
Full-time /
Remote
We are a Polish branch of a fast-growing InsurTech product company from Silicon Valley - Hippo Insurance. Our mission is to revolutionize home insurance in the US, starting from IoT monitoring devices to our industry-leading software.
How do we want to get there? We need a top-notch talent, just like you!
Putting a lot of effort into hiring top-tier professionals is a proof that we care a lot about tech experience, the attitude, human approach, and what we could call „culture fit”.
„SwingDev is all about people” - yes, it may sound a bit cliche. But whether we're writing code or just hanging out, we know that people are at the heart of everything we do. We like to have a good time and keep things light, even when we're tackling big projects. We could brag about what’s making us special, but we’ve boiled it down to two key ingredients: mature, companionable people who, rather than compete, prefer to inspire and have each other’s backs; a culture of trust, empathy, and positivity that keeps us together, lets us interact as teammates and friends, and truly enjoy the ride.
What else?
Our mission is to deliver intuitive and proactive protection for homeowners, combining the power of technology with a human touch. We're building the world’s first home protection platform. We believe that insurance should protect your home and the things you treasure with policies designed for modern lives and proactive protection that helps you care for your home. Our aim is to help you avoid issues before they become costly problems because the best claims experience is the one you don’t have.
About the role:
We're looking for a talented Staff Data Engineer who is excited to tackle large cross-functional problems and influence how teams across the company think about data as a part of their project lifecycles. This tenacious engineer will lead the architectural design of our data warehouse, focusing on supercharging data analytics capabilities, and optimizing data warehousing cost and runtime. An ideal candidate brings constant curiosity, a passion for data, and a deep understanding of the technologies behind data pipelines, warehousing, big data, and analytics. Prior experience successfully transitioning a company from startup to established is a big plus.
So if you're a Staff Data Engineer looking to shake things up and have a good time while you're at it, you’ve come to the right place. 🚀
What will you do?
- You'll strategize and iterate on the design of our database architecture, focusing on accuracy, scalability, reliability, usability, performance, and cost efficiency.
- You'll lead the design and implementation of robust and resilient data pipelines from a diverse set of source data by collaborating with product, engineering, and business stakeholders across multiple domains.
- You'll mentor data team members by providing technical leadership and championing engineering best practices, security protocols, optimized performance, and data warehouse design.
- You'll collaborate with engineering teams to ensure quality data in source systems and foster a culture of data excellence.
We might be a match if you…
- Have 10+ years industry experience, including 3+ years in Data Engineering technical leadership role architecting and implementing large-scale enterprise data solutions.
- Expertise in SQL and strong proficiency in at least one major development language (Python or JavaScript preferred).
- Have a deep understanding and application of domain driven database design principles.
- Have an excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present complex technical ideas in simple terms.
- Have a product mindset to understand business needs, continuously align on project outcomes, and implement scalable engineering solutions within committed timelines.
- Have a proven track record of solving complex data engineering challenges in multiple companies and many domains, employing innovative or novel solutions.
- Have an experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Are a technical leader in the data space who questions the status quo, thrives on tackling complex data challenges, and uses challenges as an opportunity to drive innovative solutions across an organization.
- Demonstrates a track record of creating significant impact by leading initiatives to improve data quality and optimization.
- Employs superior ability to independently translate business needs into clearly aligned project requirements, technical designs, and reliable project outcomes.
- Have a superior ability to independently translate business needs into clearly aligned project requirements, technical designs, and reliable project outcomes.
- Focuses on the big picture and demonstrates good judgement, making technical trade-offs between short-term and long-term solutions.
- Are an exceptional communicator who fosters a collaborative environment, and inspires and mentors' junior engineers.
- Have a very good command of English (written & spoken).
- Are available in the afternoons - due to collaboration with the United States, evening meetings may occur. Rest assured, we prioritize work-life fit, respect everyone's private lives, and don’t work at night but we still must ensure that communication between the time zones is effective.
- Experience with DBT, Airflow, Bigquery
- Experience with Salesforce data or actuarial insurance.
You will get extra points for:
Recruitment process:
- Send us your CV – it's the best way for us to get to know you.
- Meet Ola, one of our Recruiters.
- Meet Avi (Engineering Leadership Interview).
- Technical Interview - let's talk about your technical knowledge :)
- Meet Laura (Manager interview).
- Meet on the final stage with Marcin and Alicja.
- and... welcome aboard! 👋
What benefits are waiting for you?
Salary
30 000 – 36 000 PLN + VAT on B2B or equivalent on the contract of employment
Basics
📝 Form of employment of your choosing
🌎 Remote work & flexible working hours
🤒 Paid sick leave
🏖️ Paid holidays
Health & Safety
💊 Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family
❤️ Group life insurance
🧘 Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists.
🤸 Home physiotherapy
🏅 Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%
Working conditions & Development
💻 Gear with Apple Logo and a nice Dell monitor
🌱 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates
🇺🇸 Free access to private language lessons
🐕 6 Personal Development Days & 4 Voluntary Days Off
Extras you may like
🎫 Cafeteria platform — extra “stówka”every month to spend on whatever you want to
🧒 Nanny services for parents
📦 Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters
🎮 Chill room with table football & PlayStation 4
🍦 Free snacks, and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!)
🍱 Free Friday Lunch in the office
🎉 Team building events — we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus
