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Spring Venture Group is a leading digital direct-to-consumer sales and marketing company with product offerings focused on the senior market. We specialize in distributing Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, and related products via our family of brands and dedicated team of licensed insurance agents. Powered by our unique technologies that combine sophisticated marketing, comparison shopping, sales execution, and customer engagement - we help thousands of seniors across the country navigate the complex world of Medicare every day.

This person has the opportunity to work primarily remote in the Kansas City or surrounding areas.  We are open to candidates in the Midwest willing to work Central TZ hours.  We are unable to sponsor for this role, this includes international students.

The Senior Data Engineer role at Spring Venture Group is an opportunity to work at the intersection of data pipelines, data modeling, analytics, AI/ML enablement, and modern cloud-native platforms, with Snowflake as your foundation.

We are looking for someone who is excited to move away from building every pipeline from scratch and toward designing data products and AI-powered applications. As automation and platform capabilities advance, you will evolve from a traditional builder into a strategic architect of data-driven solutions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Modern Data Platform & AI Enablement

• Build advanced data pipelines utilizing the Medallion Architecture to create high-quality data sources in Snowflake.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to reduce manual pipeline work and explore emerging Snowflake capabilities like Cortex to support AI/ML-enabled workflows.
• Build Data Applications that contribute to interactive experiences, including Streamlit-based apps, transforming Snowflake from a warehouse into a full-service data platform.
• Create robust data pipelines using AWS technologies to serve specific business needs.

Data Modeling & Business Impact

• Design and evolve analytical data models that support BI, advanced analytics, and AI workloads.
• Partner directly with Analytics and Data Science teams to translate complex business questions into well-structured, modular data assets.
• Write complex Python/SQL, scripts, and stored procedures to ensure 99.95% uptime and optimize query performance for downstream consumption.

Leadership & Engineering Excellence

• Serve as a primary advisor to the Data Management team to identify opportunities for technical improvements and automation.
• Act as a leader for junior and mid-level engineers, providing direction on programming best practices, query optimization, and business tact.
• Architect replacements for legacy systems with a focus on data governance and maintainable documentation, including flowcharts and clear code comments.
• Support after hours and weekend releases from our internal Software Development teams.
• Actively participate in code review and weekly technicals with another more senior engineer or manager.
• Assist departments with time-critical SQL execution and debug database performance problems.

ROLE COMPETENCIES

The competencies for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Emotional Intelligence
• Drive for Results
• Continuous Improvement
• Communication
• Strategic Thinking
• Teamwork and Collaboration

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The requirements to fulfill this position are as follows:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 4-5 years of practical production work in Data Engineering.
• Expertise of the Python programming language.
• Expertise of Snowflake
• Expertise of SQL, databases, & query optimization.
• Must have experience in a large cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Advanced at reading code independently and understanding its intent.
• Advanced at writing readable, modifiable code that solves business problems.
• Ability to construct reliable and robust data pipelines to support both scheduled and event based workflows.
• Working directly with stakeholders to create solutions.
• Mentoring junior and mid-level engineers on best practices in programming, query optimization, and business tact.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience building or supporting Streamlit applications or similar data-driven apps.
• Familiarity with Snowflake Openflow for data ingestion and orchestration.
• Exposure to Snowflake Cortex or AI/ML-enabled analytics workflows.
• Background in analytics engineering (dbt-style modeling, semantic layers, metrics design).

• Competitive compensation Medical, Dental and Vision benefits after a short waiting period
• 401k matching program
• Generous paid time off program with an additional company break during the holidays
• Annual Volunteer Time Off (VTO) and a donation matching program
• Life Insurance Employee Assistance Program (health & well-being on and off the job) Rewards and Recognition
• Maternity and Parental Leave Training program and ongoing support throughout your entire Spring Venture Group career
• Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture
• Optional enrollment options include HSA/FSA, AD&D, Spousal/Dependent life insurance,  Short Term/Long Term Disability, Travel Assist, and Legal plans

Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Spring Venture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer