Remote Data Engineer II — Build Reliable, Scalable Pipelines

Horace Mann - Agent Opportunities; United States; Remote; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Horace Mann is seeking a Data Engineer II for a remote role. You will design, develop, maintain, and improve software applications and business processes, working independently on many tasks while collaborating with engineers, DevOps, and business partners.

You will mentor less experienced engineers, participate in the full software development lifecycle, and help improve application performance and reliability across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 2-4 years in software development, requirements analysis and coding.
• Strong knowledge of Snowflake, DBT, SQL Server, Python, ADO, Power BI, R is preferred.
• Advanced understanding of software development lifecycle and programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Participate in full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Maintain applications through enhancements, patches, and defect resolution.
• Diagnose problems and improve performance, reliability, and quality.
• Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD to support stable releases.
• Clarify requirements with users and develop solutions for improvements.
• Research technologies and contribute to proofs of concept for new initiatives.
• Create and maintain shared enterprise packages (NuGet/npm) as environments evolve.
• Support portfolio planning and help departments improve development capabilities.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and assist managers with training needs.

Skills

2-4 years experience

Problem solving

Communication

Documentation

Independent contributor

Education

College degree in CS or technical field

Tools

Snowflake

DBT

SQL Server

Python

ADO

Power BI

R

Job description

Horace Mann is seeking a Data Engineer II for a remote role. You will design, develop, maintain, and improve software applications and business processes, working independently on many tasks while collaborating with engineers, DevOps, and business partners.

You will mentor less experienced engineers, participate in the full software development lifecycle, and help improve application performance and reliability across the portfolio.