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Senior Data Engineer (AI Systems & Data Platforms)

The Zig
United States
Contract
AI tools:
Azure
Applications go directly to the hiring team

Full Description

Why this role exists 

We build AI systems that drive real business outcomes. This role exists to design and build the data systems that power those outcomes — not dashboards, but operational intelligence and AI. 

What you will own 

* Design and implement scalable data pipelines 

* Write production-grade code for ingestion and transformation 

* Build data models for analytics and AI use cases 

* Work within Microsoft Fabric / Azure ecosystem 

* Ensure data quality, performance, and reliability 

* Prepare data for AI use (RAG, embeddings, semantic layers) 

What you will build (real outcomes) 

* Reliable pipelines powering business workflows 

* Data models enabling AI agents and decision systems 

* Systems that reduce manual effort and improve efficiency 

* AI-ready datasets deployable in weeks 

What we’re looking for 

* Strong coding ability (Python and SQL) 

* Experience building data pipelines end-to-end 

* Deep understanding of data modeling 

* Experience with modern data platforms (Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake) 

* Ability to work with messy enterprise data 

What will make you stand out 

* Experience supporting AI/LLM systems 

* Familiarity with vector databases and embeddings 

* Bias toward shipping quickly and iterating in production

Applications go to the hiring team directly