Data Engineering Manager

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Fancy helping us shape the future of motor insurance?

Prima could be the place for you. 

Since 2015, we’ve been using our love of data and tech to rethink motor insurance and bring drivers a great experience at a great price. Our story began in Italy, where we’ve quickly become the number one online motor insurance provider. In fact, we’re trusted by over 5 million drivers. And now we’re expanding to help millions more drivers in the UK and Spain.

To help fuel that growth, we need an Engineering Manager to join our Price Engineering.

This team is the beating heart of Prima.

You’ll be joining over +350 engineers across software development, infrastructure, operations and security. Fueled by curiosity, experimentation and collaboration, you’ll help deliver scalable, impactful solutions that shape the future of insurance.

Excited to make an impact? Here are the details

What you’ll do

• Define and drive the technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities for a team of 3 to 6 engineers
• Take ownership of architectural decisions, overseeing implementation while ensuring maintainability, reliability, scalability, and security.
• Support the development team in delivering high-impact initiatives on time.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth, while maintaining an engaging and motivating work environment.
• Have fun.

What we’re looking for

• A strong technical background with 5+ years of hands-on development experience, Python knowledge preferred
• 2+ years in a leadership role, managing engineering teams, overseeing development processes, and driving technical decisions.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and infrastructure, preferably AWS and DataBricks
• Ability to shape and adapt team processes and ways of working to align with the team needs
• Proven ability to mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, fostering critical thinking, and enhancing decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with non-technical stakeholders and external business partners.
• Proven ability to lead initiatives from inception to successful delivery, collecting business requirements and converting them into actionable technical ones.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Domain-Driven Design and event-driven architectures.
• Experience in designing and implementing microservices within large-scale ecosystems.

Why you’ll love it here:

We want to make Prima a happy and empowering place to work. So if you decide to join us, you can expect plenty of perks.

**🤸 Work Your Way:**Enjoy full flexibility – work from home, the office or a mix of both. Plus, work from anywhere for up to 30 days a year.

🏁 Grow with us: We may move fast at Prima, but we move together. Get access to learning resources, mentorship and a growth plan tailored to you.

🌈 Thrive and perform: Your best work begins when you feel your best. Enjoy private healthcare, gym discounts, wellbeing programs and mental health support.

Think you’re a match? Apply now.

At Prima, we celebrate uniqueness. If you don’t meet every requirement but are passionate about this role, we still want to hear from you. Innovation thrives on diverse perspectives.

Prima is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Need accommodations during the process? Email us at [email protected]. Let’s build the future of insurance, together.