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Posted on 2026/06/19

Data Engineer- AI

System Soft Technologies

Seattle, WA, United States

Contractor

Job Summary

We are seeking a senior Data Engineer to design and build enterprise-scale data platforms that enable AI/ML and agentic systems.

This role focuses on engineering AI-ready data foundations—ensuring data is high-quality, governed, and optimized for advanced analytics and autonomous AI agents.

Sr. Data Engineer - AI-ready-Enterprise-Scale Data Platforms

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable, cloud-native data platforms supporting AI/ML and agent-based applications

• Design pipelines to deliver AI-ready data (curated, labeled, contextualized, and feature-rich datasets)

• Develop robust data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers (batch + real-time)

• Enable semantic data models, knowledge graphs, and vector databases to power AI agents and LLMs

• Implement data quality, lineage, and governance frameworks to ensure trust and compliance

• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to support feature engineering, model training, and inference pipelines

• Optimize data architectures for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency

• Mentor teams and establish best practices for AI-driven data engineering

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering and platform architecture

• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern data ecosystems

• Familiarity with AI/ML data pipelines, feature stores, and model lifecycle support

• Experience with LLM data pipelines

• Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, and security frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building data platforms for AI agents / agentic workflows

• Knowledge of RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architectures and semantic search

• Exposure to data mesh / domain-oriented data architectures

• Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation programs

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