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Are you looking for a new challenge? Fancy helping us shape the future of motor insurance? Prima could be the place for you.
Since 2015, we’ve been using our love of data and tech to rethink motor insurance and bring drivers a great experience at a great price. Our story began in Italy, where we’ve quickly become the number one online motor insurance provider. In fact, we’re trusted by over 5 million drivers. And now we’re expanding to help millions more drivers in the UK and Spain.
To help fuel that growth, we need a Senior Data Engineer to join our Engineering team.
This team is the beating heart of Prima.
You’ll be joining over 350 engineers across software development, infrastructure, operations, and security. Fueled by curiosity, experimentation, and collaboration, you’ll help deliver scalable, impactful solutions that shape the future of insurance.
Excited to make an impact? Here are the details:
What you’ll do:
- Shaping the architecture of data products designed for data analytics and data science specifically focusing on use cases like forecasting, feature engineering, customer behaviour, and integration of new data sources.
- Leading the way in data transformation by setting up best practices in areas like Data modelling, performance optimisation, Data Governance, etc., ensuring that the data used within Prima is consistent, available, and reliable.
- Build reusable technology that enables teams to ingest, store, transform, and serve their own data products.
- Engaging with data scientists and machine learning engineers to explore the product landscape and refine data requirements for enhanced data infrastructure.
- Embrace continuous learning and experimentation to stay updated on emerging technologies, from testing open-source tools to engaging in community-building activities like Meetups. Your passion for staying at the forefront of the field will drive your journey.
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What we’re looking for:
- Expert in batch, distributed data processing, and near real-time streaming data pipelines with technologies like Kafka, Flink, Spark, etc. Experience in Databricks is a plus.
- Experience in Data Lake / Big Data Analytics platform implementation with a cloud-based solution; AWS preferred.
- Proficient in Python programming and software engineering best practices.
- Expertise with RDBMS, Data Warehousing, Data Modelling with relational SQL (Redshift, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
- Proficiency in DevOps, CI/CD pipeline management, and expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment industry-best practices.
Nice-to-Have:
- Hands-on experience in Data Quality and Data Governance techniques.
- Knowledge on MLOps and Feature engineering.
- Exposure to common data analysis and ML technologies such as on scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, XGBoost, LightGBM.
- Exposure to tools like Apache Oozie, Apache Airflow.
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Why you’ll love it here:
We want to make Prima a happy and empowering place to work. So if you decide to join us, you can expect plenty of perks.
- 🤸 Work Your Way: Enjoy full flexibility – work from home, the office, or a mix of both. Plus, work from anywhere for up to 30 days a year.
- 🏁 Grow with us: We may move fast at Prima, but we move together. Get access to learning resources, mentorship, and a growth plan tailored to you.
- 🌈 Thrive and perform: Your best work begins when you feel your best. Enjoy private healthcare, gym discounts, wellbeing programs, and mental health support.
Think you’re a match? Apply now.
At Prima, we celebrate uniqueness. If you don’t meet every requirement but are passionate about this role, we still want to hear from you. Innovation thrives on diverse perspectives.
Prima is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Need accommodations during the process? Email us at accessible.recruiting@prima.it. Let’s build the future of insurance, together.
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