Data Engineer

Data is at the core of UnderwriteMe’s business, powering customer‑facing SaaS insight capabilities, internal decision‑making, and strengthening our parent company PL Re’s relationship with customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop and support key data pipelines, products and services that power analytics, AI, and customer‑facing features.
• Work with key business domains to understand their requirements; extracting and modelling data to match these requirements.
• Draw upon broader industry techniques to data management and implement them proactively.
• Design, implement and optimise large‑scale data management solutions, balancing cost and efficiency.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance or data quality issues; ensuring well‑modelled data that consistently achieves data quality benchmarks.
• Communicate technical concepts and designs to non‑technical stakeholders.

What Type Of Person Fits The Role

• You’ll be highly self‑motivated, able to absorb new ideas or concepts quickly, and apply these to the betterment of the team – seeking opportunities for the team, rather than waiting to be asked.
• You’ll have a passion for the data and AI industry as a whole – keen to apply tools or techniques you’ve come across into workable solutions.
• You’ll be a skilled problem‑solver and troubleshooter, capable of diagnosing complex data issues quickly and effectively.
• You take ownership of your work end‑to‑end and care deeply about data quality, reliability, and the impact of what you build.
• You seek out feedback from your team, peers, and stakeholders, and act on it thoughtfully.
• You show humility, admit when you’re wrong, learn from mistakes, and create an environment where others feel safe to do the same.

Technical Requirements

• Experience with DataOps methods and data quality improvement techniques.
• Experience with agile methodologies and continuous delivery.
• Experience with continuous integration pipelines and technologies.
• Experience with DevOps concepts and tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes etc.).
• Proficiency with cloud services (ideally AWS).
• Proficiency with data modelling tools and techniques (dbt).
• Experience or proven interest with large‑scale data processing (Spark, Hadoop, Pig etc.).
• Proficiency with structured or custom ETL/ELT management (Airflow, Dagster, etc.).
• Experience or proven interest in AI/MLOps technologies.
• Proficiency with SQL databases (Relational, Snowflake, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills.

About UnderwriteMe

UnderwriteMe is an Insurtech software business and subsidiary of Pacific Life Re (PL Re), a global life and pensions reinsurance firm. We have a vision to help everyone purchase protection insurance by using data and disruptive technology to transform our partners and markets in order to make their underwriting processes as quick and efficient as possible.

Our Core Products Are

• Decision Platform – a B2B enterprise platform that provides a best‑in‑market Underwriting Rules Engine used by over 30 insurers to power their underwriting decisions.
• Protection Platform – a B2B2C marketplace used by over 15,000 advisors to power quoting and purchase of protection products in the UK.

Working for UnderwriteMe

Joining UnderwriteMe means being part of a technology company that is committed to bringing a fresh and dynamic approach to insurance. You’d be working with a team of highly technical experts made up of people with backgrounds in software, fintech, and insurance. Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We host regular team‑building days to strengthen our team’s connection with each other and reflect on their successes. Providing employees with a healthy work‑life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and wellbeing initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee’s involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events, and overseeing volunteering opportunities.

Benefits (Only for Permanent and Fixed‑Term Employees)

• 25 days of annual leave with option to buy/sell more days.
• Adoption and fertility leave.
• Generous enhanced parental leave.
• Comprehensive private insurance coverage for employee and dependents.
• Group Life Insurance coverage of 9× basic annual salary and Group Income Protection up to 75% of basic annual salary.
• Optical benefits.
• 15% combined employee/employer contributions.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Time off for volunteering.
• Charitable matching of employee donations.

As part of our commitment to accessibility for all, UnderwriteMe will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs, and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.