Data Engineer I (Databricks, MLOps)

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 helps grow and transform the 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. 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

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related STEM field, or equivalent education and/or work experience.
• Two additional years of software or data engineering experience.
• Proficient use of cloud platforms, programming languages, and related tools and techniques, with an understanding of software engineering practices.
• Ability to deliver work at a steady, predictable pace, meet commitments, decompose assignments into small-batch releases, and contribute to tradeoff and negotiation discussions.
• Demonstrated domain expertise, including understanding technical concepts and in-depth knowledge of immediate systems worked on.
• Problem-solving and debugging skills, including the ability to identify issues in unfamiliar code or systems and recognize and resolve recurring 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

• Six years of related experience.
• Experience with Databricks, including MLflow for experiment tracking, model registry, and model serving.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Databricks Asset Bundles.
• Exposure to MLOps practices, including model deployment pipelines, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Interest or experience in generative AI tools, LLM orchestration frameworks, or related emerging technologies.

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 inclusion in analytical processes.
• Incorporate data management competencies, including data 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 make corrections 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 beginning on the first day of employment.
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching 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) account when the employee makes a student loan payment.
• A pension plan funded 100% by Travelers.
• A minimum of 20 days of paid time off annually.
• Nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness resources, discounts, and tools, including support for wellness goals and caregiving needs.
• 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