Junior Data Engineer

TL;DR

Junior Data Engineer (Data Engineering): Shaping the architecture of data products for analytics and science with an accent on data modeling and performance optimization. Focus on building reusable ingestion and transformation tools and refining data infrastructure for ML use cases.

Location: Must be based in Italy (Full-remote or Hybrid in Milan)

Company

An online motor insurance provider using data and tech to rethink the insurance experience for millions of drivers.

What you will do

• Design data product architectures for forecasting, feature engineering, and customer behavior analysis.
• Implement best practices in data modeling, performance optimization, and data governance to ensure reliability.
• Develop reusable technology for data ingestion, storage, and transformation.
• Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to refine data infrastructure requirements.

Requirements

• Strong academic background in STEM disciplines.
• Strong programming foundations with a focus on clean and maintainable code.
• Ability to break down complex problems, learn quickly, and test various approaches.
• Passion for building end-to-end systems, from ingestion to deployment.
• Must be based in Italy.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Python.
• Experience with data pipelines or distributed data systems (e.g., Spark, Airflow).
• Participation in hackathons, open-source contributions, or side projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement: work from home, office, or a mix of both.
• Ability to work from anywhere for up to 30 days per year.
• Access to mentorship, growth plans, and learning resources.
• Private healthcare, gym discounts, and mental health support.