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Data Engineer

1 hour, 19 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Data Engineer
Software Development
AWS CI/CD Kafka Machine Learning Python Scala SQL
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Robots & Pencils

Robots & Pencils

Robots & Pencils is a digital innovation firm that assists organizations in leveraging mobile, web, and AI technologies to modernize their operations and create efficient, user-centered solutions that enhance productivity and decision-making.

IT Services
51-250
Founded 2009
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Description

  • Define data architecture and platform strategy across pipelines, warehouses, and data lakes.
  • Build and optimize scalable batch and real-time data pipelines.
  • Define and enforce data governance, quality standards, and compliance frameworks.
  • Build monitoring, logging, alerting, CI/CD workflows, and automation for data platforms.
  • Drive data platform modernization with a focus on performance, cost, and scalability.
  • Design and implement data contracts and event flows with backend, platform, and engineering teams.
  • Lead the design and implementation of data pipelines for production AI/ML systems, including embeddings, vector stores, RAG preparation, feature stores, and training/inference flows.
  • Integrate data services with APIs, middleware, and third-party systems.
  • Partner with leadership on data strategy and translate technical decisions into actionable direction.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and establish engineering standards across the team.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional data engineering experience, including leading complex data platform initiatives.
  • Strong system architecture background with expertise in distributed data systems.
  • Expert proficiency in Python, Scala, and SQL.
  • Deep expertise with cloud-native data platforms and enterprise data warehousing.
  • Strong expertise in data pipeline orchestration and processing.
  • Strong experience with streaming platforms and real-time data processing such as Kafka, Kinesis, or Pub/Sub.
  • Strong data modeling expertise and experience with data transformation.
  • Strong experience with data quality, governance, and compliance frameworks.
  • Strong experience with container orchestration and CI/CD for data systems.
  • Strong experience building data pipelines for production AI/ML systems, including embeddings, vector stores, RAG data preparation, feature stores, and training/inference data flows.
  • Demonstrated leadership and technical mentoring experience across a team or organization.
  • Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to translate technical depth across audiences.
  • Demonstrable day-to-day usage and expert knowledge of AI-forward coding tools such as Claude and Cursor.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguous technical and business challenges with sound judgment.
  • Experience with data mesh or data fabric concepts, lakehouse architectures, or governance framework implementation is a plus.
  • Experience with handling and modeling data in the healthcare industry is a plus.
  • AWS certifications, such as Certified Data Engineer – Associate, are strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • The role is based at Robots & Pencils, an applied AI engineering firm working across enterprise clients and industries.
  • The company is all in on AWS and focused on getting AI into production quickly.
  • Teams average 15+ years of experience, offering a highly senior working environment.
  • Delivery centers span Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
  • The role supports meaningful, real-world enterprise work with measurable client impact.
  • Employment may be contingent on successful completion of a background check, in accordance with local legislation.

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