Mutual Opportunities
Quantitative Data Engineer
Springfield, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts
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Overview
A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.
We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.
“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”
Job Description
Quantitative Data Engineer
Quantitative Research & Development Team
Full-Time
Springfield, MA or Boston, MA
The Opportunity
As a Quantitative Data Engineer you will work in a fast paced, innovative, and collaborative environment on exciting technology directives. A Quantitative Data Engineer embodies a unique combination of technical, business and people skills. Both emotional intelligence and the ability to solve complex problems and communicate effectively are key to success. Ideally, you have a strong background in Fixed Income data as well as workflow orchestration and CI/CD pipelines. Additionally, it is preferred that you have robust experience in cloud platforms and system architecture.
The Team
As aQuantitative Data Engineer, you will join the Quantitative Investment Platforms team, part of MassMutual’s Investment Management QRD organization. The Quantitative development team is comprised of highly skilled, financial industry savvy professionals who render collaborative and portfolio risk solutions to our portfolio managers. Team members demonstrate high levels of competence in the areas of resilience, accountability, agility, and are focused on continuous improvement and development. The team culture is collaborative, cross-functional, and fosters high performance results with an emphasis on encouraging a healthy work/life balance.
The Impact:
Our ideal Quantitative Data Engineeris passionate about data and deploying solutions and workflow automations.
You enjoy building data projects from the ground up and are equally comfortable working with business partners to understand requirements as you are developing and delivering robust solutions that meet the highest standards.
Learning new technologies and working in the cloud excite you.
You are team-oriented and a strong communicator.
Design, build and maintain complex ELT jobs that deliver business value
Translate high-level business requirements into technical specs
Ingest data from disparate sources into the various data stores
Cleanse and enrich data and apply adequate data quality controls
Provide insight and direction to guide the future development of MassMutual’s data platform
Develop re-usable tools to help streamline the delivery of new projects
Collaborate closely with other developers and provide mentorship
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, processes and reference architectures
Deploy reusable workflow & orchestration
Work in an Agile development environment, attending daily stand-up meetings and delivering incremental improvements
The Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in Math, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
5+ Years of experience in the IT and/or finance industry
5+ years ofunderstanding of ELT methodologies and tools via Python
5+ years of experience with GIT and code review/deployment & scheduling part of
5+ years of experience in relational databases (SQLServer/PostgreSQL) and NOSQL databases (Mongo)
The Ideal Qualifications
Master’s degree in Math, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
7+ Years of experience in the IT and/or finance industry
Python: Extensive hands on experience developing with Python and advanced data processing using Python libraries & AWS services.
Cloud: Experience working in a cloud environment and basic administration (e.g.AWS)
Extensive experience in modeling and tuning relational databases (SQL Server/PostgreSQL) and NOSQL databases (Mongo)
Troubleshooting: Experience with troubleshooting and root cause analysis to determine and remediate potential issues
Workflow: Good knowledge of orchestration and scheduling tools
Reporting: Experience with data reporting (e.g. Micro strategy, Tableau, Looker) or via python libraries
Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work in a rapid and iterative development environment
Experience delivering mobile apps and app store ecosystems
Extremely organized, detail-oriented individual who is capable of self-managing and multi-tasking in a fast-paced, demanding environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information
A Data-driven mindset and the ability to use quantitative tools and analyze unstructured feedback to inform the development of solutions
The ability to adapt to changing business priorities and a strong work ethic
Curiosity regarding emerging digital and technology trends can translate into excellent customer experiences
Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes
Communication: Excellent communication, problem solving and organizational and analytical skills
Experience in Agile/SCRUM-specifically in Story/Acceptance criteria development
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
Regular meetings with the IM QRD and ETX teams
Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits
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Salary Range: $104,900-$137,700
Hiring Process
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By the numbers*
- 85% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say the work they do at MassMutual is meaningful - 85% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things
*Source: 2025 MassMutual employee engagement survey
Award-Winning Culture
MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.
We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.
At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
How We Work
MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.
Explore some of our offerings below. Benefit details can be found here.
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