Lead Data Engineer (AI Platform)

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New York / $190000 - $250000 annum

INFO

Salary
SALARY:

$190000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Title: Lead Data Engineer (AI Platform)

Location: NYC (Hybrid)

Pay: $190k - $250k base + bonus

About the Role

A rapidly scaling global investment organization is building a next‑generation data and AI backbone to support research, portfolio intelligence, reporting, and secure AI‑driven workflows. This is a foundational engineering role where you will architect and implement the firm's core data and AI platform within a small, high‑impact team.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain a modern lakehouse architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
  • Build scalable data ingestion and transformation pipelines.
  • Develop structured and unstructured data systems optimized for AI retrieval and indexing.
  • Implement secure access controls, governance models, and full data lineage.
  • Partner directly with technical leadership and business stakeholders to translate workflows into production systems.
  • Support AI‑enabled systems including retrieval‑based and LLM‑integrated applications.
  • Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and adherence to regulatory best practices.
  • Contribute to architectural strategy while remaining hands‑on with implementation.

Must‑Have Qualifications

  • 7-10+ years of experience in data engineering or platform engineering.
  • Proven experience building data platforms from the ground up.
  • Strong cloud experience (Azure preferred and Microsoft Foundry).
  • Deep understanding of distributed data processing frameworks.
  • Strong Python proficiency.
  • Experience with production‑grade access control and governance systems.

CONTACT

Bekim Doçaj

Principal Recruitment Consultant

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