• Data Engineer

    Robert Half Technology (Washington, DC)


    Description

    We are looking for a skilled Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain middleware applications that drive business functionality and enhance user experiences. This long-term contract position requires expertise in creating scalable, high-performing solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and operational readiness. Join our team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to contribute to impactful projects and deliver innovative software solutions.

    Job Description

    We are seeking a talented Data Engineer to join a cutting-edge team supporting machine learning (ML) research efforts. This role focuses on building and optimizing data pipelines and infrastructure to enable more efficient ML model development and deployment. As a key collaborator with ML and NLP teams, you’ll work on infrastructure solutions for faster model building, optimization, and production deployment. If you're a hands-on engineer with strong cloud infrastructure experience, particularly with AWS, and a passion for enabling ML research, we want to hear from you!

    Key Responsibilities

    + Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ML infrastructure to support AI/ML research teams.

    + Collaborate with ML and NLP scientists to address content retrieval needs and build search-related solutions.

    + Create scalable solutions using technologies like Python, Airflow, Databricks, Kubernetes, and AWS.

    + Optimize Databricks notebooks using PySpark, structure ML pipelines, and assist with model production workflows.

    + Develop and deploy REST APIs for model serving and infrastructure communication.

    + Maintain and support Kubernetes clusters for model deployment in production environments.

    + Focus on content retrieval and database query solutions, contributing backend querying expertise (Java, Kotlin, Go).

     

    Schedule: 4 days onsite 1 day remote

    Requirements

    Key Technologies

     

    + Required:

    + Python (Microservices and Data Pipelines).

    + Kubernetes (Container orchestration and deployment).

    + Airflow (Designing and maintaining data pipelines).

    + AWS (Cloud infrastructure expertise).

    + Preferred (Not Required):

    + Databricks (Workbooks and ML pipeline development).

    + PySpark (Notebook optimization).

    + Pytorch (For process improvement/distillation).

    + Content Retrieval/Database Querying (Java, Kotlin, Go).

     

    What We’re Looking For

     

    + Strong background in AWS infrastructure with the ability to hit the ground running.

    + Skills in Kubernetes, especially for deploying models in containerized environments.

    + Proficiency in Airflow for robust and scalable data pipeline development.

    + Demonstrated expertise in Python, especially for microservices and pipelines.

    + Ability to collaborate with ML teams without direct modeling responsibilities (this is ML-adjacent, focused on infrastructure).

    + Nice to Have: Experience with content retrieval, backend querying, and ML pipelines.

     

    Disqualifiers

     

    + Candidates heavily focused on machine learning modeling roles (this position is centered on infrastructure).

     

    Why Join Us?

     

    + Work closely with top-tier AI/ML research teams on cutting-edge initiatives.

    + Develop tools and infrastructure that drive innovation in AI and NLP.

    + Competitive compensation with benefits (health, vision, dental).

     

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