Join to apply for the Tech Lead, Data (Remote First) role at Zensurance Continue with Google Continue with Google Join to apply for the Tech Lead, Data (Remote First) role at Zensurance Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses. As a leading InsurTech, we make getting the right coverage simple, rapid, and accessible through a digital-first experience. Our platform combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored insurance solutions that help businesses thrive.

Deloitte’s Technology Rapid 50 (2023, 2024) Deloitte’s Technology Quick 500 (2024) At Zensurance, we value ownership, collaboration, and innovation. If you're looking to build something meaningful in a fast-growing, customer-focused company, we’d love to hear from you! We are looking for a Tech Lead, Data to join our Data Team!

This is a mid-level Subject-Matter-Expert position that leverages a significant technical background to guide the Data Team’s technical strategy in accordance with the department’s culture of iterative, autonomous development and deployment. With a keen focus on security and scalability concerns, you will work closely with our Product Managers, Data Team Lead, and Staff Developers to design and implement the systems and processes that enable Zensurance to effectively harness our data in growing the business. As an individual contributor and a subject-matter-expert, you will coach and mentor peers or professional-level developers, and assist the Engineering Leadership Team with employee training and development to continuously enhance the team's technical capabilities and delivery excellence.

This is a remote-first role within the GTA. Collaborate with project stakeholders and the Data team to design, build and implement scalable, user-friendly data products using Snowflake, dbt, and Looker Lead the Data team in planning for and accommodating large migrations in upstream sources systems Oversee the planning and deployment of advanced data products (machine learning models, LLM powered applications) Provide a technical perspective on organizational objectives within the team’s scope of activities. Analyze requirements, identify areas of concern,



and provide recommendations based on extensive technical background Use quality metrics to identify gaps in testing strategy.

Work with teams to recommend solutions that are in accordance with accepted testing frameworks Define and prioritize areas of technical debt and bugs, take into consideration outcomes of the incident management process, and address them with the team Coach and mentor the Data team, work to expand their technical knowledge and skills Write unit tests as well as higher-level tests to ensure application quality and stability Consistently produce production-ready code that is easily testable, easily understandable, and accounts for edge cases and errors, using comments and other documentation strategies where appropriate Follow Agile practices, suggest improvements, and participate in team events Develop a strong understanding of the company’s goals and initiatives, help the engineering team deliver on those goals/initiatives Ensure technical standards like accessibility, performance, security, maintainability, functional correctness, operability and observability are observed in the modules developed and maintained by the team Document decisions, research and guides to foster and build a culture of continuous learning and continuous improvement University degree or college diploma in a recognized technical, vocational or academic program (preferably in Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent work experience ~7+ years building and supporting user facing data applications ~5+ building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL systems with Python ~5+ years data modelling with SQL. ~3+ years developing and deploying machine learning models ~2+ Years of experience coaching and mentoring data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists ~ Experience implementing secure data practices to adhere to compliance standards ~ Extensive experience with the Scrum framework and Agile methodologies ~ About our Engineering Team:



Our fully remote engineering team fosters a learning culture that encourages professional development. Approachable, a supportive leadership team with extensive technical experience and ability Training and professional development budgets Learning events and book clubs that help the team develop their skills and create a safe, supportive environment Twice-annual hackathons that provide opportunities to explore interests and practice new technical skills As we scale our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects using a modern tech stack and cutting-edge systems, including microservices and micro-frontends, with industry-leading tools such as NodeJS, React, TypeScript, Kafka, and more. That’s why we offer a flexible, people-first work environment designed to support your well-being, growth, and success.

Remote-first setup for added flexibility Home office allowance to create a comfortable workspace Top-tier tech: "Office in a box" with all necessary tech equipment Half days before public holidays: Enjoy half days before long weekends ️ Flexible health and dental plans for families, including mental health support Health & personal spending accounts to invest in wellness your way Parental leave top-up, because family comes first Education assistance reimbursement for courses, conferences, books, and memberships Virtual & in-person team-building events to strengthen our culture We’re building something special. Business is hard work, but insurance doesn’t have to be! We empower business owners with simple, tech-driven insurance solutions through our online platform.

Diversity & Inclusion: Zensurance celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you need support, let us know, we’re here to help. We review every application with care to find the best fit for our team.

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📌 Tech Lead, Data (Remote First) (Toronto)
🏢 Zensurance
📍 Toronto