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Senior Data Engineer, AI Platform

Zip Co Limited
Location
United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$134,000 - $168,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years of experience designing, building, and operating enterprise-scale data platforms
  • Deep expertise with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar technologies
  • Advanced SQL and Python skills with strong experience in data modeling, ELT/ETL development, dbt, and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow, Dagster, or equivalent
  • Experience building scalable streaming and event-driven architectures using technologies such as Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, Spark, or similar platforms
  • Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns, including dimensional modeling, semantic layers, data governance, metadata management, and platform observability
  • Experience supporting AI and machine learning workloads through AI-ready data models, vector search, metadata enrichment, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and knowledge retrieval systems
Nice to have
  • Experience building enterprise AI platforms, Agentic AI solutions, or LLM-powered applications
  • Experience integrating enterprise LLM platforms such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google Gemini
  • Familiarity with vector databases like pinecone, weaviate etc. and AI search technologies, MLOps/LLMOps, and modern AI infrastructure
  • Experience implementing data governance, metadata, lineage, and data catalog solutions
  • Experience in fintech, payments, procurement, risk, compliance, or enterprise SaaS environments
What the job really is

As a Senior Data Engineer on the Data & AI Platform team at Zip, you will design, build, and scale the data infrastructure that supports analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives. Your role involves developing secure and scalable data platforms for both structured and unstructured data, optimizing data pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data solutions. You will also mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions to shape the future of the data platform.

Benefits
  • Flexible working culture
  • Incentive programs
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Leading family support policies
  • Company-sponsored 401k match
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond cloud platforms and data technologies
  • Remote-first opportunity may not suit those preferring in-office work
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
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