Kin Insurance · 1 day ago
Director, Data Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
12+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Creating a vision for how we ingest and manage data for transactional uses, BI and data science use cases.
Driving execution and outcomes. Working with cross-functional stakeholders to drive value.
Leading distributed Data Engineering teams and collaborating with domain teams on how best to leverage data to improve outcomes.
Zooming in and out of the weeds. Being comfortable talking about funnel conversion and then how ingestion, storage, pipelines, mastering, and governance get us the desired results.
Being a thought leader on best practices in data engineering and having a nuanced understanding of data science and AI applications.
Hiring, nurturing and mentoring top engineering talent. This is probably the most important part of being an engineering leader at Kin!
Be a steward of the platform. Own code quality, availability, scalability, resiliency, performance, observability and maintainability as part of ongoing development.
Collaborating with various stakeholders in multiple technical disciplines: including developers, business intelligence, data engineers, devops, quality assurance, and architects to support existing and implement new data, and predictive analytics solutions
Serving as a technical advisor to management concerning the planning, development, design, procurement, maintenance and implementation of data integration for enterprise-level systems
Communicating with the executive team and company leadership about tech strategy, vision, programs, investment plans, and production issues.
Monitoring and evaluating audit and compliance industry trends and third-party tools
Qualification
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Has high EQ. Has worked with executives and has managed multi-stakeholders. Fluent communication both written and verbal.
Has grown up with a data engineering background. Has been a developer, architect and worked hands on in their career.
Has worked on a modern data stack. Understands the continuum from ingestion to operational data stores and BI to real time data science ecosystems.
Overall 12+ years of experience in software development & strong computer science fundamentals with 5+ years managing a team of 25+ data engineers.
Strong design and architecture exposure in building large scale enterprise SaaS solutions using cloud technologies.
Deep understanding of cultivating teams, motivating people and creating high performance cultures.
Comfortable with working at the 50,000ft level shaping product and business strategy. Driving technology vision/roadmaps and OKRs. Also equally comfortable getting into the weeds working with teams on architecture, planning, resourcing, delivery or quarterbacking production issues when needed. Adept at 'seeing around corners' and building with an eye to the future.
Experience with creating data ecosystems with high availability, quality, reliability of data. Can drive data operations and expense management.
Experience and understanding of immutable-infrastructure with Terraform, git-ops, automation, CI/CD pipelines.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
Flexible PTO policy
Remote work
Generous equity package
401K with company match
Parental leave
Continuing education and professional development
Company
Kin Insurance
Kin Insurance is an insurtech company that offers personalized home insurance policies.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$458.16MKey Investors
Activate Capital PartnersQED InvestorsCommerce Ventures
2024-02-05Series D· $15M
2023-09-13Series D· $33M
2023-03-22Series D· $15M
Leadership Team
Sean Harper
CEO and Co-Founder
Lucas Ward
Co-Founder, President and CTO
Recent News
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