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# Senior Data Architect at SwingDev—a hippo company

- **Company:** SwingDev—a hippo company
- **Location:** IN, Poland
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-01-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/swingdev/a2548593-0887-457f-864b-2d35b8748ebd

## Job description

SwingDev—a hippo company is the Polish branch of a fast-growing InsurTech product company – Hippo Insurance. We’re here to make home insurance smarter and more proactive, using tech to bring fresh solutions. We also create digital products that support our customers, always focusing on what really makes an impact.

Putting a lot of effort into hiring top-tier devs, designers, PMs, and QAs, is a proof that we care a lot about tech experience, the attitude, human approach, and what we could call „culture fit”.

“SwingDev is all about people” - yes, it may sound a bit cliche. But whether we're writing code or just hanging out, we know that people are at the heart of everything we do. We like to have a good time and keep things light, even when we're tackling big projects. We could brag about what’s making us special, but we’ve boiled it down to two key ingredients: mature, companionable people who, rather than compete, prefer to inspire and have each other’s backs; a culture of trust, empathy, and positivity that keeps us together, lets us interact as teammates and friends, and truly enjoy the ride.

About the role: We are building a modern, AI-ready data ecosystem from the ground up with no legacy constraints. As our first Senior Data Architect in the central data function, you will shape the foundational architecture and best practices that will support core insurance operations (agency, homeowners policy systems, fronting carrier ecosystem), enterprise analytics, data products, machine learning platforms, agentic systems, and conversational BI. This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership role. You will prototype solutions, make pragmatic architectural decisions quickly, and guide a team of senior engineers who will challenge your thinking. Expect real ownership and direct influence on platform direction.

What will you do?

- Shape high-level data architecture and platform strategy for analytics, ML, and agentic systems.
- Design and prototype scalable lakehouse environments with medallion architecture in real cloud and cluster setups.
- Establish practical governance, observability, and cataloging with a data mesh approach.
- Prototype complex solutions and drive technical decisions.

We might be a match if you…

- 8+ years hands-on experience building large-scale data platforms.
- Deep expertise with BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, and Fivetran or similar tech stack - don't worry/hesitate if you are expert in Dagster, SqlMesh or Snowflake
- Ability to prototype fast in cloud environments and defend architectural choices with senior engineers.
- Have a strong ownership mindset.
- Have a great command of English and Polish (both written & spoken).
- Are flexible around the afternoons – we prioritize everyone’s personal time and work-life fit, but since we work in PL-US teams, occasional evening meetings may be necessary to ensure smooth communication across time zones.
- (Nice to have) Bring experience from organizations with mature architecture teams or from insurance/regulated industries.
- (Nice to have) Have background with ML or agentic/AI platforms.

This role offers genuine greenfield impact: building a serious platform for data mesh, machine learning, and advanced AI use cases (including agentic systems and conversational BI). If you get excited about pragmatic, high-quality data foundations that power real business outcomes – and you don’t mind the possible evening syncs – let's talk :)

Recruitment process:

- Send us your CV – it's the best way for us to get to know you.
- Meet [Ola](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ola-kowalska/), one of our Recruiters
- Join the technical conversation with our Senior Data Engineers
- Interview with key stakeholders this role will work closely with
- Meet on the final stage with [Marcin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinmincer/) and [Alicja](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicja-wilemajtys-186b43a7/).
- and... welcome aboard! 👋

What benefits are waiting for you?

Salary 36 000 – 40 000 PLN + VAT on B2B

Basics 📝 Form of contract of your choosing 🌎 Remote work & flexible working hours 🏖️ Non-service days

Health & Safety 💊 Private medical care with dentists & orthodontists package for you and your family ❤️ Group life insurance 🧘 Psychotherapists support — free online sessions with psychologists and psychotherapists. 🤸 Home physiotherapy 🏅 Multisport card & meditation apps reimbursed 50%

Working conditions & Development 💻 Gear with Apple Logo and a nice Dell monitor 🌱 50% reimbursement for courses, conferences, books & certificates 🇺🇸 Free access to private language lessons 🐕 6 Personal Development & 4 Voluntary Non-service days

Extras you may like 🎫 Cafeteria platform – extra “stówka”every month to spend on whatever you want to 🧒 Nanny services for parents 📦 Concierge services – a personal assistant to help you to deal with your everyday matters 🎮 Chill room with table football & PlayStation 5 🍦 Free snacks, and ice cream in the office (every day, all year round!) 🍱 Free Friday Lunch in the office 🎉 Team building events – we party together several times a year during the annual Offsite & Christmas Parties, beer after work, or our #WinterEscapeMonth workation in Cyprus

## About SwingDev—a hippo company

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: SwingDev is a team of top-tier engineers, designers, and business leaders that modernizes the home insurance industry as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hippo Insurance.
- **Entity Type**: Private (wholly owned subsidiary of Hippo Insurance, NYSE: HIPO)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States (with a major office in Warsaw, Poland)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Tomek Kopczuk (CTO Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting, with a focus on insurtech (home insurance)
- **Target customers**: B2B – internal teams at Hippo Insurance and external partners (insurance carriers, agents)
- **Mission or purpose**: Modernize the home insurance industry through a technology-first approach, from IoT monitoring devices to industry-leading software.

## Products & Services
- **Internal Software & Platform**: SaaS and custom software for home insurance underwriting, claims, and customer engagement.
- **IoT Monitoring Devices**: Hardware and software integration for smart home sensors to prevent damage and reduce claims.
- **Engineering Consulting**: Custom development and digital transformation services for Hippo Insurance and its partners.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available for SwingDev alone; Hippo Insurance has a market cap of ~$X (check recent filings). Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Not publicly available (part of Hippo Insurance financials). Total Funding – Not applicable (subsidiary).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Hippo Insurance (parent company); partners include various insurance carriers and technology vendors.
- **Growth Signals**: 100% remote workforce across Poland and South Africa; 6 active job postings as of early 2026; high employee rating (4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor-like platform); alumni go to Amazon, PwC, Nordea, etc.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Culture of Trust and Transparency**: Open feedback culture, bi-annual career and salary reviews, and team pulse checks.
- **Remote-First Model**: Fully remote operation with a strong emphasis on autonomy and accountability.
- **Part of a Public Insurtech**: Access to resources, stability, and stock shares (RSUs) of Hippo Insurance while maintaining a startup vibe.

## Strategic Focus
- **Modernizing Home Insurance**: Continue building innovative software and IoT solutions to make home insurance more proactive and customer-friendly.
- **Talent Growth**: Hiring across engineering, design, and people functions to scale the team in Poland and South Africa.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Startup vibe" with a focus on trust, open feedback, and genuine connections. Team building events, themed costume parties, and workations in Cyprus.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: 100% remote work with flexible hours; office available in Warsaw center.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Stock shares (RSUs), fully paid sick leave, private medical & dental care for family, group life insurance, reimbursement for courses/conferences, free language courses, psychotherapist support, nanny services, Multisport card, free snacks, and team events.
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on practical skills, live coding in interviews, and a supportive environment for career growth.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/swingdev)
2. [SwingDev Careers Page](https://www.swing.dev/careers)
3. [SwingDev Open Positions (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/swingdev)
4. [SwingDev Culture Page](https://www.swing.dev/culture)
5. [SwingDev Homepage](https://swing.dev)

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