Sr. Data Engineer - AI
Dairy Farmers of America Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Dairy Product Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate enterprise data for AI/ML model training and inference. Additionally, provide front-end development support for AI-enabled applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, and Quasar.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires an undergraduate degree in a relevant field and 8+ years of experience in data engineering or software development. Proficiency in Python, SQL, cloud data ecosystems, and modern single-page application frameworks is essential.
Full description
Serve in a senior-level technical role designing, building, and supporting secure, scalable data pipelines that connect enterprise data sources to AI/ML models. Ensure data is accurate, current, compliant, and aligned with enterprise AI governance standards while independently solving complex integration challenges and advancing data engineering best practices. Provide practical front-end development support using TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, and Quasar to help deliver intuitive AI-enabled applications.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that ingest, transform, and integrate structured and unstructured enterprise data for AI/ML model training and inference
- Ensure data is accurate, current, reliable, and secure through cleansing, normalization, validation, automation, continuous updates, monitoring, and error handling
- Troubleshoot complex integration and performance issues, remove bottlenecks, and apply appropriate techniques such as caching, distributed processing, and specialized ETL patterns
- Own key AI data infrastructure components and ensure they are scalable, maintainable, and supported by effective monitoring, logging, documentation, data lineage, and quality metrics
- Apply enterprise architecture, AI governance, privacy, security, coding, and CI/CD standards to data solutions and communicate risks or limitations to leadership
- Partner with Software engineers, data architects, domain experts, product teams, and platform teams to align data solutions with model requirements, business goals, and enterprise standards
- Develop and support front-end components for AI-enabled applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, and Quasar to deliver intuitive, maintainable user experiences
- Independently deliver assigned work, influence cross-team decisions, promote data engineering best practices, and evaluate technologies that improve AI data delivery
- The requirements herein describe the general nature and level of work performed by the employee but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as needed
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- 8+ years data engineering, software development, or related experience, including work on data pipelines for AI/ML systems
- Proficiency with data engineering languages, platforms, and orchestration tools such as Python, SQL, PySpark, Snowflake, Databricks, and Apache Airflow
- Experience developing or supporting modern single-page applications using TypeScript or JavaScript, preferably with Vue and Quasar, including component-based design and API integration
- Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, data warehouses or data lakes, integration platforms such as Azure Data Factory, and streaming technologies such as Kafka
- Experience with at least one major cloud data ecosystem, preferably Azure, and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment practices
- Proven ability to design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines, manage databases or data lakes, and integrate large-scale data systems
- Certifications in cloud data engineering or in data privacy/security and experience with MLOps or AI/ML lifecycle management preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Must be willing to travel 15-25% (1-2 times per quarter)
- Deep knowledge of data engineering and AI/ML pipeline practices, including the ability to design and optimize scalable, reliable, and efficient data solutions
- Strong understanding of data quality, governance, privacy, security, and regulatory requirements
- Able to independently analyze and troubleshoot complex data and integration issues and apply creative, data-driven solutions when standard approaches are insufficient
- Able to align technical solutions with business priorities, including speed, cost, risk, reliability, and desired outcomes, and exercise sound judgment in situations with limited precedent
- Able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, collaborate across teams, and build stakeholder trust through transparency and reliable delivery
- Able to lead technical initiatives, document approaches clearly, influence peers, and promote adoption of standards and best practices
- Practical ability to develop and support accessible, responsive single-page applications using TypeScript or JavaScript, preferably Vue and Quasar, with reusable components and API integration
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
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