Data Engineer I responsible for building and operationalizing complex data solutions at Travelers. Leveraging ETL experience and cloud platforms to support analytics and AI initiatives.
About the role
- Senior Engineer owning backend outcomes across services for PlayOn’s HQ web application. Designing APIs, enhancing reliability, and leading platform modernization in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate APIs and services that power HQ web experiences.
- Work primarily in Java while collaborating across services written in Go, TypeScript, and Python.
- Build and evolve event-driven workflows with reliable publishing/consumption, schema discipline, and safe rollout patterns.
- Partner with frontend engineers to translate product requirements into clean, scalable API designs.
- Contribute to architectural decisions, RFCs, and pragmatic modernization of service boundaries and data models.
- Strengthen CI/CD and deployment safety using AWS, EKS, and a GitOps approach.
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks through performance tuning, load testing, and data-driven scaling.
- Mentor engineers and lead contractors through high-signal code reviews, clear standards, and scoped technical direction.
- Participate in interviews, refine coding standards, and strengthen our engineering culture.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and maintaining backend systems at scale.
- Strong skills in Java and familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Experience with event-driven architecture and data fan-out technologies like Kafka.
- Experience with AWS services such as EKS, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, and related cloud-native tooling.
- Deep understanding of API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
- Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
- Strong delivery mindset with comfort owning systems through build, release, and production health.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills—you thrive in cross-functional environments with product, design, and platform teams.
- A passion for reliable systems, clean code, and mentoring others.
- Golang experience is a plus, along with familiarity with TypeScript or Python services.
- Familiarity with modern data pipelines and orchestration tools (where relevant to HQ) is a plus.
Benefits
- Multiple medical insurance plans to choose from
- Dental, vision life and disability insurance
- Employee Emergency Fund
- Company equity (stock options)
- Open PTO policy
- 401K plan with company match
- Hybrid/flexible work environment
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Not specified
Degree requirement
Tech skills
Location requirements
Full Stack Software Engineer designing and maintaining AWS cloud applications for Ideagen. Collaborating with teams to deliver enterprise - class solutions across software development lifecycle.
Backend Developer participating in the construction of digital channel solutions for a financial company. Responsible for developing APIs and microservices along with transaction management.
Backend Software Engineer managing network communications event traffic for CrowdStrike. Working with distributed systems and collaborating closely with Falcon Sensor teams across platforms.
Senior Backend Developer specializing in PHP/Symfony, creating scalable platforms for ongoing GmbH. Join a skilled team and develop complex features in a supportive work environment.
Senior Software Engineer developing medical device software with a focus on electrophysiology at Medtronic. Leading cross - functional collaboration and software design to enhance patient care.
Product Engineer building customer billing solutions at Allstate. Collaborating across cloud services and automation while modernizing legacy processes.
Python Developer developing next generation tools for energy system analysis at Avaron AB. Working with Python, Linux, and modern technologies in an agile team.
Senior Product Engineer designing backend systems for parcelLab's post - purchase experience platform. Collaborating with Product and Design teams to ship efficient services for returns experience.
Java Backend Developer creating and improving backend systems for DelfinGroup, a fintech company in Latvia. Focused on delivering reliable code while collaborating with senior engineers.