AI Native Data Engineer

Who We Are

Building the AI-first frontier enterprise.

We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked, AI-first approach—Gen-e2™. It redefines how enterprises build digital products and transform their organizations with AI. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.

• We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (10 countries, 450+ experts from 50+ nationalities)

• We are becoming an agentic organization, adopting the AI-native operating model we bring to our clients.

• We are robust and resilient (100% independent, 0 debt, founded 2009)

• We are AI-native professionals who invest in what we believe and work as a collective intelligence

• We are positive, courageous and deliver at the leading edge.

As a Data Engineer for a leading insurance company, you will play a key role in building a data-driven decision-making culture. You will design resilient and secure solutions that transform raw data into strategic insights for underwriting, risk management, fraud prevention, and customer experience.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure data pipelines in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Integrate large volumes of structured and unstructured data from core insurance systems (such as policies, claims, CRM, ERP).

• Automate data ingestion, transformation, and quality processes using tools such as Apache Spark, dbt, Kafka, and Airflow.

• Build and maintain modern data lakes and warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift).

• Implement data quality, lineage, and governance validations (Great Expectations, Deequ, OpenMetadata).

• Ensure compliance with data regulations (GDPR, SOC2, etc.) and internal security policies.

• Design optimized datasets to enable machine learning models, predictive analytics, and dashboards (Power BI, Looker, Tableau).

• Collaborate with data scientists, architects, and business stakeholders to democratize access to trusted data.

• Document data architectures, pipelines, transformation standards, and lineage.

Who You Are.

• Experience with modern data processing frameworks: Spark, databricks, dbt, Kafka, Apache Beam.

• Strong command of Python and advanced SQL.

• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud platforms (Data Factory, Synapse).

• Knowledge of modern Data Lake / Data Warehouse design (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).

• Familiarity with DataOps, testing, and CI/CD practices in data pipelines.

• Experience with workflow orchestration systems such as Airflow or Dagster.

• Understanding of data quality and governance frameworks: Great Expectations, Deequ, DataHub, OpenLineage.

• Knowledge of streaming technologies: Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis.

• Upper-intermediate English level (B2 or higher) for global collaboration.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and microservices.

• Previous experience in the financial or insurance sector.

• Certifications such as Azure Data Engineer or Fabric Data Engineer.

• Experience with MLOps solutions (Vertex AI, SageMaker, MLFlow).

AI-Native Engineering (Core Expectation) 

• Use Generative AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) as a first-class engineering assistant for: 

• Code scaffolding and refactoring

• Code generation and optimisation

• Test-cases and documentation generation

• Build applications through AI-driven development practices, including: 

• AI-assisted debugging and troubleshooting

• Intelligent code completion and pattern recognition

• Automated documentation generation

• Apply prompt engineering best practices for reliable, repeatable engineering outcomes.

• Validate GenAI output (determinism checks, guardrails, fallback logic).

What We Offer

• Stimulating working environments

• Unique career path

• International mobility

• Internal R&D projects (including Gen-e2™)

• Knowledge sharing

• Personalized training via PALO IT Academy

• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page.