Sr. Python Data Engineer

Build and deliver production data and AI capabilities for enterprise clients in a senior role based in Georgia.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship production-grade data and AI systems for enterprise clients
• Lead technical workstreams end to end
• Mentor junior engineers
• Own end-to-end delivery of data and AI features

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in a data engineering role, including leading technical workstreams, mentoring junior engineers, and driving adoption of software engineering best practices
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL
• Ability to work in polyglot environments (Scala, Java) when required by client enterprise systems
• Strong experience building Agentic AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Business Intelligence systems, including:
  • Prompt design
  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
  • Embeddings
  • Vector databases
  • Context construction
  • Output handling in production workflows
• Hands-on experience with modern frameworks and platforms including Spark, LangChain, Databricks, Dask, Airflow, Dagster, and Kedro
• Ability to lead AI feature implementation end to end, with judgment on model behavior, evaluation, reliability, guardrails, and trade-offs between quality, latency, and cost
• Deep knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps, including CI/CD for data workflows and automated agent evaluation tools:
  • LangSmith
  • Opik
  • Langfuse
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform across cloud providers: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience implementing robust data security and governance controls, including managing PII/PHI, authentication, and RBAC (role-based access control)
• Exceptional time management and ability to own technical workstreams independently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and the local office language
• Willingness to travel as required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, etc.

Technologies

• Python, SQL, Scala, Java
• Spark, LangChain, Databricks, Dask
• Airflow, Dagster, Kedro
• Agentic AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence
• Prompt design, Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases
• CI/CD, LangSmith, Opik, Langfuse
• Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP
• PII/PHI, RBAC

Location: Georgia (onsite)

Experience: 5+ years