Good things are happening at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies. We provide Property & Casualty insurance products and services through a nationwide network of independent agents and brokers. Our companies are all rated A+ “Superior” by AM Best (the leading independent insurance rating organization) and ultimately owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group – one of the financially strongest organizations in the world! Headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA, we employ over 1,000 individuals (and growing) and have offices across the country. Our vision is to be a leading small business insurance provider nationwide.
Founded upon an exceptional culture and led by a collaborative and inclusive management team, our company’s success is grounded in our core values: accountability, service, integrity, empowerment, and diversity. We are always in search of talented individuals to join our team and embark on an exciting career path!
Responsibilities:
- Assist Senior Data Engineers in building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines, analytics solutions, and AI-enabled features.
- Support data preparation, validation, and documentation efforts across data engineering, analytics, and AI initiatives.
- Contribute to the development and experimentation of AI Agents and foundational LLM-driven workflows (where approved and appropriate).
- Work with structured and semi-structured data using Python and SQL to support analytics and AI use cases.
- Participate in cloud-based data and AI platforms, gaining hands-on exposure to modern data engineering and AI engineering practices.
- Collaborate with Engineers and Analysts to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Learn through shadowing, code reviews, and pair-programming, while progressively taking ownership of well-defined tasks.
- Document work clearly to support knowledge sharing, reproducibility, and team standards.
- Apply a data-driven and AI-first mindset to problem solving, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, AI/ML, or a related technical program.
- Strong foundational skills in:
- Python
- SQL
- Data Engineering concepts
- Data Analytics
- AI Engineering fundamentals, including exposure to AI Agents or LLM-based systems
- Familiarity with cloud-based data or AI platforms.
- Demonstrated interest in applying AI-first thinking to real-world data and business problems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a willingness to learn and experiment.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Curiosity, initiative, and a desire to learn from experienced engineers.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to or hands-on experience with:
- Anthropic Claude
- Microsoft Fabric
- Power BI
- Academic or personal project experience involving data pipelines, analytics dashboards, or AI-driven solutions.
- Familiarity with basic software engineering best practices (version control, documentation, testing).