Data Engineer - AI Engineering

Job Overview
Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a Data Engineer for its AI Engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in building and maintaining data pipelines to support the team's AI/ML initiatives.
What You'll Do

• Implement scalable and efficient data solutions
• Manage and optimize data storage, partitioning, and indexing strategies to ensure high performance and reliability of our data infrastructure
• Develop and implement features and enhancements leveraging your SQL and ETL expertise, and cloud-based data warehousing technologies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement AI data requirements and deliver solutions that align with security, legal, and data governance guidelines
• Ensure data integrity and quality by implementing robust data validation and error-handling
• Implement the full lifecycle of data management, from ingestion to ETL process, and data expiry layers
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in data engineering and data technologies

What You'll Need to Succeed

• 5+ years as a data engineer, with a focus on cloud-based data solutions

• Proficiency in SQL and development of high-level code with languages such as Python or Scala to manipulate, store, manage, or retrieve data assets.
• Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing concepts, and big data architectures

• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud native data solutions such as BigQuery, Spark, Pub/Sub, and Object Storage
• Experience layering data for ML workflows or data science teams
• Practical experience with Agile frameworks, ideally Scrum, and tools like Jira and Confluence
• Ability to communicate in a team-oriented environment to clarify requirements and deliver solutions within committed timelines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented mindset
• Bachelor-level degree in Computer Science, MIS, or CIS, or equivalent experience
• We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply

What You'll Gain
Benefits from Day One

• Health insurance plans, dental, and vision
• Wellness incentives
• 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates)
• Volunteer time off

Empowering Career Growth and Success - We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance.
What We Value
We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance - safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people's lives. And there is no more important job than that.
Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and military status.
Who We Are
Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world's largest agency and brokerage management systems provider, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied's people and products enable millions of people worldwide to safeguard and protect what matters most.
For 40 years, Applied Systems has led an industry we helped to create with a mission to continuously improve the business of insurance. From partnerships, acquisitions, and insurance innovation initiatives, Applied has focused on efforts to be the indispensable partner in our industry.
It's an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what's possible.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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