Insight Global is seeking a talented Data Engineer for their client in Downtown Boston. This is a direct-hire role and will be hybrid two to three days a week. This global company is an industry leader in Risk Modeling with a mission to achieve both profitable outcomes and positive societal impact. The company partners with insurance, reinsurance, financial, and government clients to help in catastrophe modeling software and services around the world. This role will contribute to a critical company initiative of re-architecting their flagship SaaS solution to become cloud compatible for AWS.
You be joining a Boston based Scrum team of 5-8 people but will work cross functionally with a larger group that will include Developers as well as Product Management for feature requirements and project schedules. You will be responsible for designing and building solutions and components using Python, PostgreSQL , AWS technologies (Redshift, Aurora, Glue etc.) and other technologies for enterprise scale multi-user applications. The ideal candidate will come from a Big Data environment and have excellent programming skills in Python (PySpark with the ability to develop, maintain, and debug Python-based applications.
This company offers incredible benefits, job stability and has been voted Great Places to Work 7 years in a row. If you are looking to build and support industry leading technology, and partner with a world class, diverse development team - let's chat!
- 3-6+ years' experience in the development of SaaS or externally sold software products within a Big Data Environment
- Proven work experience of with PostgreSQL, proving expertise in database design, administration, and performance optimization. ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex database-related issues
- Hands-on experience with strong understanding of AWS services and infrastructure, deploying and managing applications on AWS
Recent experience in Python(PySpark) in developing and supporting Python-based applications
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.