Principal Data Engineer, Kin Insurance
$205-249.5k
+ Equity & Bonus
More information about location
Personalized home insurance platform
Posted today
Personalized home insurance platform
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$205-249.5k
+ Equity & Bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To reimagine home insurance for every new normal.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in designing & architecting data systems, warehousing and/or ML Ops platforms
- Proven experience in the design and architecture of large-scale data systems, including lakehouse and machine learning platforms, using modern cloud-based tools
- You can talk the talk and walk the walk! Can communicate effectively with executives and team
- Architect and implement solutions using Databricks for advanced analytics, data processing, and machine learning workloads
- Expertise in data architecture and design, for both structured and unstructured data. Expertise in data modeling across transactional, BI and DS usage models
- Fluency with modern cloud data stacks, SaaS solutions, and evolutionary architecture, enabling flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solutions
- Expertise with all aspects of data management: data governance, data mastering, metadata management, data taxonomies and ontologies
- Expertise in architecting and delivering highly-scalable and flexible, cost effective, cloud-based enterprise data solutions
- Proven ability to develop and implement data architecture roadmaps and comprehensive implementation plans that align with business strategies
- Experience working data integration tools and Kafka for real-time data streaming to ensure seamless data flow across the organization
- Expertise in dbt for transformations, pipelines, and data modeling
- Experience with data analytics, BI, data reporting and data visualization
- Experience with the insurance domain is a plus
What the job involves
- As a key member of our data engineering department, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of data-centric solutions to drive actionable insights and enhance decision-making processes
- Leveraging your expertise in data engineering, infrastructure and governance frameworks, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect scalable and efficient data pipelines, optimize data storage and retrieval systems, and ensure data quality and integrity throughout the data lifecycle
- Lead the overall data architecture design, including ingestion, storage, management, and machine learning engineering platforms
- Implement the architecture and create a vision for how data will flow through the organization using a federated approach
- Manage data governance across multiple systems: data mastering, metadata management, data definitions, semantic-layer design, data taxonomies, and ontologies
- Architect and deliver highly scalable, flexible, and cost-effective enterprise data solutions that support the development of architecture patterns and standards
- Help define the technology strategy and roadmaps for the portfolio of data platforms and services across the organization
- Ensure data security and compliance, working within industry regulations
- Design and document data architecture at multiple levels across conceptual, logical, and physical views
- Provide “hands-on” architectural guidance and leadership throughout the entire lifecycle of development projects
- Translate business requirements into conceptual and detailed technology solutions that meet organizational goals
- Collaborate with other architects, engineering directors, and product managers to align data solutions with business strategy
- Lead proof-of-concept projects to test and validate new tools or architectural approaches
- Stay current with industry trends, vendor product offerings, and evolving data technologies to ensure the organization leverages the best available tools
- Cross-train peers and mentor team members to share knowledge and build internal capabilities
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: 7 March 2025 at 06:00 GMT
Our take
The setup process for home insurance can be difficult and time-consuming, particularly for complex and risky properties. Legacy insurance providers rely on users and brokers to insert uniform data, an approach that is not very accurate considering the idiosyncrasies of each individual property.
Kin Insurance works directly with consumers to provide bespoke and affordable home insurance. The company's software imports thousands of variables based on third-party data in order to provide a more personalized approach to home insurance. Data is also collected from aerial and satellite imagery, government records, and building permits to ensure a house is covered from localized threats such as wildfire, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Recognizing the antiquated and one-size-fits-all nature of the current home insurance landscape, Kin Insurance has taken an innovative approach by focusing on data collection. Through these means, the company claims that they can offer personalized insurance that can be negotiated directly through their communication channels, ensuring that consumers can access the exact insurance they need without having to pay for more than is required. Strong funding, raised across several rounds, will allow Kin to continue expanding its network and business reach.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Feb 2024
$15m
SERIES D
Sep 2023
$33m
SERIES D
Total funding: $326m
Company benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Commuter benefit plan
- 401k
- Flex spending accounts
- Support for continuing education and professional development
- Training, development, and networking opportunities via Sales Assembly
- Flexible PTO
- Onsite gym membership
- Company-provided lunch each month
- Daily snacks
- Sodas, unlimited flavored water, & coffee
Company values
- Run through walls, together - Our industry is stuck in the status quo. But Kin is different. We are challengers. Innovators unwavering in our mission to fix insurance for those who need it most. We are changing insurance for good. We roll up our sleeves, take action, and get “impossible” things done every day with grit and teamwork
- Raise the bar. Drop the ego - Attitudes are contagious. Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. Like professional sports teams, we win by working in sync. We show up, work hard, and play to each other’s strengths
- Act like an owner - We are more than employees. We are owners, fully accountable for achieving Kin’s mission. That requires positive, proactive, big-picture thinking well beyond our job descriptions. Ask questions, Take ownership. Do the right thing, even when it‘s hard. Because when Kin thrives, so do you. And so do our customers
- Keep asking ‘What if?’ - We value curiosity. To make insurance better for our customers, we experiment. We embrace insights. And we base decisions on data rather than assumptions. We see setbacks as opportunities for growth and are always learning and improving. Both individually and as a company
Company HQ
River North, Chicago, IL
Articles
Leadership
Sean Harper
(CEO)Sean worked as a BCG Associate for 5 years before founding FeeFighters.com and working for 2 years at Groupon. After a year as CPO of 2Checkout, they co-founded Kin Insurance, serving since as CEO.
Lucas Ward
(CTO)Having studied at Southeast Missouri State University, Lucas spent half a decade at Accenture, before a combined 3 years at ThoughtWorks and Fundspire. They left their CTO position at Rippleshot in 2015 to co-found Kin Insurance in January 2016.
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