Sr. Data Engineer

RLI Insurance Company • Peoria, IL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

RLI is seeking a collaborative and driven Data Engineer to join our Data & Analytics team. You will be responsible for designing, building, and delivering scalable, end-to-end data solutions—from ingestion through data product creation and distribution to consumers via self-service and other analytic/reporting applications. You will partner with team members and business stakeholders to understand use cases and key requirements and translate them into high-value solutions, aligned to our strategy, vision and business priorities. You will deliver work iteratively, refining solutions based on feedback and evolving requirements. You will contribute to solution design within established architectural patterns while taking a product-oriented approach—balancing speed and quality to continuously improve business impact. In this role, you will design and deliver value-driving decision-support solutions, influence best practices, and contribute to the evolution of our data platform. If you're passionate about data, embrace new challenges and continuous learning, and thrive in an agile, fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in SQL and strong engineering capability in Python
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake or a similar cloud-native data platform
• Strong experience with Git-based version control, including branching strategies, pull requests, and code review practices
• Strong understanding of data modeling, data quality, and governance practices
• Experience building and optimizing scalable, reliable data pipelines, and curated data products
• Experience with performance tuning, system optimization, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and integrating AI-enabled components where appropriate
• Ability to translate business problems into data solutions
• Comfortable with unstructured, semi-structured data, and APIs
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, or related field
• 4+ years of relevant experience in data engineering or related disciplines
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. No Visa Sponsorship is provided for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the insurance or financial services industries is a plus
• Experience with Snowflake Intelligence and Row Zero is a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines across ingestion, transformation, modeling, and distribution layers
• Partner closely with team members and stakeholders to ensure solutions address customer needs, deliver measurable business value, and align to product objectives
• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions
• Contribute to solution design decisions within established enterprise architectural patterns
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development, automate tasks, and improve documentation (with validation of outputs)
• Ensure changes to data pipelines and models are validated, documented, and communicated prior to release
• Ensure data reliability, quality, and accessibility across systems and data products, including monitoring SLAs where appropriate
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data and system issues, including root cause analysis
• Optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency of pipelines and data products
• Collaborate with other engineers through design collaboration and code reviews

Benefits

• Annual bonus plans
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) — automatic 3% company contribution
• Annual 401k and ESOP profit-sharing contributions (Up to 15% of eligible earnings)
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Paid volunteer time off (VTO) to support our communities
• Parental and family care leave
• Flexible & hybrid work arrangements
• Fitness center discounts and free virtual fitness platform
• Employee assistance program
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• 2x base salary for group life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life, critical illness, & accident insurance for purchase
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Training & certification opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Education bonuses

What This Job Offers

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