Data Engineer II (Databricks, AWS)

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

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Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$126,500.00 - $208,700.00

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Travelers Data Engineering team constructs pipelines that contextualize and provide easy access to data by the entire enterprise. As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in growing and transforming our analytics landscape. In addition to your strong analytical mind, you will bring your inquisitive attitude and ability to translate stories found in data by leveraging a variety of data programming techniques. You will leverage your ability to design, build and deploy data solutions that capture, explore, transform, and utilize data to support Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and business intelligence/insights.

What Will You Do?

• Build and operationalize complex data solutions, correct problems, apply transformations, and recommending data cleansing/quality solutions.
• Design complex data solutions
• Perform analysis of complex sources to determine value and use and recommend data to include in analytical processes.
• Incorporate core data management competencies including data governance, data security and data quality.
• Collaborate within and across teams to support delivery and educate end users on complex data products/analytic environment.
• Perform data and system analysis, assessment and resolution for complex defects and incidents and correct as appropriate.
• Test data movement, transformation code, and data components.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM related field or equivalent.
• Eight years of related experience.
• Highly proficient in Cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure considered), Databricks (5-6 years), Python, and SQL, with hands-on experience applying fundamental data engineering practices.
• Deep domain expertise in immediate systems and working knowledge of adjacent ones; adept at identifying industry trends and delivering complete solutions incrementally at a steady, predictable pace.
• Strong problem solver with a track record of building resilient, innovative systems while effectively navigating tradeoffs and balancing short- and long-term priorities; experience with AI assistants such as Claude and Databricks Genie is a plus.
• Excellent communicator and collaborative team player with demonstrated ability to partner with stakeholders and customers, foster a safe learning environment for engineers, and proactively identify opportunities while driving team accountability.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 4 additional years of data engineering experience.