Data Engineer I (AWS, Python, GenAI)

Travelers • Hartford, CT

2d • $109,300 - $180,200

About The Position

Travelers’ Data Engineering team builds pipelines that contextualize data and make it accessible across the enterprise. The Data Engineer will help grow and transform the company’s analytics landscape by designing, building, and deploying data solutions that capture, explore, transform, and use data to support artificial intelligence, machine learning, and business intelligence and insights. The role involves analyzing data sources, operationalizing data solutions, supporting data governance, security, and quality, and collaborating with teams and end users.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Travelers does not sponsor or support H-1B petitions, TN status, or Forms I-983/STEM OPT for this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related STEM field, or equivalent education and/or work experience.
• Two additional years of software or data engineering experience.
• Two or more years of machine learning or artificial intelligence experience with Python.
• Experience working with a cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud; AWS is preferred.
• Experience with AWS core services such as S3, IAM, Lambda, Secrets Manager, and EC2.
• Experience deploying production applications with large language models; familiarity with agents, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning.
• Proficient use of cloud platforms, programming languages, and data manipulation tools and techniques, with an understanding of software engineering practices.
• Ability to deliver work at a steady, predictable pace, meet commitments, decompose work into small-batch releases, and contribute to tradeoff and negotiation discussions.
• Demonstrated domain expertise, ability to understand technical concepts, and in-depth knowledge of immediate systems worked on.
• Problem-solving and debugging skills, including identifying issues in unfamiliar code or systems and recognizing and solving repetitive problems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with team members and business partners.
• Intermediate leadership skills and a track record of self-motivation in identifying personal growth opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years in a data engineer role, with additional time in IT or an engineering-related field totaling seven or more years.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Build and operationalize complex data solutions, correct problems, apply transformations, and recommend data cleansing and quality solutions.
• Design data solutions.
• Analyze data sources to determine their value and recommend data for analytical processes.
• Apply data management competencies, including governance, security, and quality.
• Collaborate within and across teams to support delivery and educate end users on data products and the analytics environment.
• Perform data and system analysis, assess and resolve moderately complex defects and incidents, and correct issues as appropriate.
• Test data movement, transformation code, and data components.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage for eligible employees and family members from the first day of employment.
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching on contributions up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
• Paying it Forward Savings Program contributions to an employee’s 401(k) when the employee makes student loan payments.
• A pension plan funded 100% by Travelers.
• At least 20 days of paid time off annually and nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness program with tools, discounts, resources, and caregiving support.
• Access to free professional counseling, health coaching, and other mental health resources.
• Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level