Senior Data Engineer

Title: Senior Data Engineer

Location: Austin, TX / Palo Alto, CA / Bedminster, NJ / Warsaw, Poland

Reporting To: Sr. Manager, Data Engineering and BI Engineering

About Hippo:

Hippo is a high-growth technology-first company that is challenging the insurance industry. Our approach is to modernize home insurance offerings thanks to our own insurance software, from incorporating smart home monitoring to offering a one-of-a-kind online experience that drastically simplifies the application process. Led by a strong team of passionate business and technology veterans, we're rapidly expanding by inviting great engineers to join our talented team. 

Hippo is solving complex engineering, data, regulatory and operational problems that have immediate impact on this antiquated industry. We're on a strong growth trajectory, extending a suite of products with a strong product-market fit, as well as building MVPs of new offerings. 

About You:

You're a technical expert 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 domains. You demonstrate a track record of creating significant impact by leading projects to improve data quality and optimization with the superior ability to independently translate business needs into clearly aligned project requirements, technical designs, and reliable project outcomes. You focus on the big picture and demonstrate good judgement, while making technical trade-offs between short-term and long-term solutions. You are an exceptional communicator who fosters a collaborative environment, and inspires and mentors' junior engineers.

What You'll Do:

• Strategize and iterate on the design of our database architecture, focusing on accuracy, scalability, reliability, usability, performance, and cost efficiency 

• 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 

• Mentor data team members by providing technical guidance and championing engineering best practices, security protocols, optimized performance, and data warehouse design 

• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure quality data in source systems and foster a culture of data excellence 

Must Haves:

• 6+ years industry experience, including 3+ years in a senior Data Engineering 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) 

• Competent understanding and application of domain driven database design principles  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present complex technical ideas in simple terms 

• Product mindset to understand business needs, continuously align on project outcomes, and implement scalable engineering solutions within committed timelines 

• Proven track record of solving complex data engineering challenges in multiple companies and many domains, employing innovative or novel solutions 
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) 

Extra bonuses: 

• Experience with DBT, Airflow, Bigquery 

• Experience with Salesforce data or actuarial insurance concepts a plus 

Benefits and Perks

Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:

• Healthy Hippos Benefits - 100% Employer paid medical, dental & vision plan options for our team members AND their families (yes, you read that correctly). As well as 401(k), long & short-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, flexible spending accounts  
  for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Training and Career Growth - Paid training opportunities and countless internal career growth opportunities 
• Award-Winning Culture - Recognized by BuiltIn and Inc. Magazine as a top place to work - we value integrity, inclusiveness, empathy, and being proactive and dedicated  
• Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge 
• Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers 
• Hippo Habitat - Bedminster, NJ location with free onsite parking 

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. 

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.

All Hippo employees who are required to report to a Hippo office or voluntarily enter a Hippo office must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. Employees in Office Based and Hybrid roles are required to report to a Hippo office. Fully vaccinated is defined as 2 weeks after receiving the second dose of a 2 dose vaccine and two weeks after receiving a single dose vaccine. Please acknowledge you have read and understand this requirement.