AI Data Engineer

Job Title: AI Data Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration: 12 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $91/hr on C2C

Job Type: C2C/1099 Contract

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD

Job Descriptions:

Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Python / AI Data Engineer with strong expertise in advanced Python development, OpenAI integrations, and cloud-native data engineering on AWS. The ideal candidate will have deep experience building scalable data pipelines, AI-driven solutions, and production-grade ETL systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize advanced Python applications for data and AI use cases.
• Build and integrate OpenAI-based solutions (LLMs, prompt engineering, APIs, embeddings).
• Develop and maintain ETL/data pipelines for large-scale data processing.
• Implement workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow.
• Work with AWS services, including Helix (internal platforms if applicable), data services, and cloud infrastructure.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines using Harness.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business teams to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Ensure best practices for performance, security, scalability, and reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong and advanced Python development experience.
• Hands-on experience with OpenAI / Generative AI APIs.
• Solid experience with AWS cloud services.
• Proven expertise in Airflow for orchestration.
• Experience with Harness for CI/CD.
• Strong ETL and data engineering skills (data modeling, transformations, pipelines).
• Strong SQL and data analysis capabilities.
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in financial services or investment management domains.
• Exposure to large-scale, enterprise data platforms.