Hybrid Senior Data, Applied AI Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Data Engineer working at almentor to build AI systems and data pipelines for e-learning platform. Collaborating with product managers and engineers to deliver intelligent learning experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Design, oversee, build and operate data pipelines and applied AI systems that power our education platform across consumer and business customer segments.
  • Build and scale retrieval and search foundations (hybrid search, metadata filtering, vector retrieval) that enable AI experiences.
  • Deliver production LLM capabilities with measurable quality, cost controls, and safety guardrails.
  • Improve system performance, reliability, observability, and maintainability through proactive monitoring and data quality checks.
  • Collaborate closely with stakeholders (product managers, designers, frontend/mobile engineers) to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Contribute to sprint planning, technical documentation, and cross-team initiatives as a senior engineering voice.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or platform engineering, with meaningful production ownership.
  • Strong SQL and data modeling skills; experience designing schemas and data contracts.
  • Experience building and operating pipelines (batch and/or streaming), including backfills and data quality validation.
  • Experience with search/indexing systems and retrieval patterns (e.g., OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, vector DBs, hybrid search).
  • Hands-on experience implementing LLM-powered features (RAG, tool/function calling, prompt/version management) — no deep ML required.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and cloud services (ex. AWS, GCP).
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with a proactive attitude towards owning and improving systems.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • None specified.

Job title

Senior Data, Applied AI Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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