Role : AI Data Engineer Location :NJ Only Duration : Full time (Perm)
Role Overview
The AI Data Engineer will specialize in building and optimizing machine learning data pipelines, focusing on AI model tracking, lifecycle management, and integration with AI governance systems. This role combines data engineering expertise with AI/ML knowledge to support the organization's broader data and AI infrastructure initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement specialized data pipelines for AI model metadata, training data lineage, and model performance metrics tracking.
Build data infrastructure on Databricks leveraging Spark for large-scale distributed dataset processing.
Develop MCP servers and enable AI data distribution via MCP.
Develop feature engineering pipelines and data preprocessing workflows for AI model training and inference.
Implement model versioning, experiment tracking, and model registry integration using MLflow or similar tools.
Create automated workflows for AI agent discovery, classification, and inventory management across the enterprise.
Design and maintain knowledge graph structures for representing AI model relationships, dependencies, and data lineage.
Build real-time data pipelines for AI model monitoring, drift detection, and performance tracking.
Develop data quality frameworks specific to AI training datasets and validation data.
Collaborate with data scientists to optimize data access patterns and feature store implementations.
Implement security and compliance controls for sensitive AI training data and model artifacts.
Create comprehensive documentation for AI data architectures, schemas, and integration patterns.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
5-7 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, with at least 2 years focused on AI/ML workloads.
Expert proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
Strong experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, and distributed computing for ML workflows.
Deep understanding of the machine learning lifecycle, including model training, deployment, and monitoring processes.
Experience with feature engineering, data preprocessing techniques, and ML data pipelines.
Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and similarity search for AI applications.
Proficiency in SQL for structured and unstructured data management.
Understanding of data governance, model governance, and AI ethics principles.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to data quality.
Excellent collaboration skills for working with data scientists, ML engineers, and architects.
Preferred/Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with generative AI applications, including RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and fine-tuning.
Knowledge of LangChain, HuggingFace, or other GenAI frameworks.
Familiarity with Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or Google Vertex AI platforms.
Experience with graph databases (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune) for knowledge graph implementation.
Understanding of AI model explainability and interpretability techniques.
Experience with A/B testing frameworks for ML model evaluation.
Certification in Databricks, AWS, Azure, or GCP AI/ML services.
Publications or contributions to open-source ML projects
Numbers & Facts
Location
Jersey city, NJ
Industry
Computer Software
Company Size
20 to 49 employees
Year Founded
2014
Website
http://www.tekfortune.com/
About Company
Tekfortune is a software solutions company providing project development and staff augmentation services to companies in various industries including Healthcare, Banking, Finance, Telecommunication and Aviation.
Tekfortune Inc delivers solutions to a wide variety of organizations of various sizes and industries. Our clients include mid-market to Fortune 1000 companies spanning across industries such as: Insurance, Financial, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail and many others.
In Tekfortune Inc, we are offering selection of services and solutions at very reasonable rates. With years of experience in the placement and recruitment Industry and over time we have acquired the knowledge essential to comprehend the exact need and dependence on customers. Therefore we provide the customers the best and also the brightest candidates for vacancies. Moreover, by understanding the working interest of customers who is able to place them within the companies where they are able to get maximum opportunity for professional growth.
Tekfortune Inc has a strong emphasis on quality. Its goal would be to achieve client satisfaction by looking into making deliveries satisfaction of customer's business needs. Our ability to quickly identify and effectively employ proven fundamental principles, techniques and resources yields highly desirable results for our clients.
We understand that each industry and organization share a level of uniqueness that requires a tailored approach in order to deliver specific solutions. Such factors as client culture, industry regulations, organizational maturity, financial health and many more items may impact our approach to delivering client solutions.
Having served a wide variety of clients has provided Tekfortune the ability to build subject matter expertise across numerous industries. Our industry expertise combined with our specialized knowledge of Business Process Improvement, Requirements Management and Program & Project Management provides a powerful combination and a tremendous value to our clients.
We are run by a group of industry experts who have decades of experience in delivering custom solutions to our clients.
Skills
A/B Testingunmatched
Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Apache Sparkunmatched
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Data Managementunmatched
Data Modelingunmatched
Data Qualityunmatched
Data Scienceunmatched
Data Setsunmatched
Distributed Computingunmatched
Documentationunmatched
GCP (Good Clinical Practices)unmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
MCP - Microsoft Certified Professionalunmatched
Machine Learningunmatched
Metadataunmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Neo4junmatched
Open Sourceunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Performance Modelingunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Publicationsunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
Server Programming/Applicationsunmatched
Structured Dataunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Unstructured Dataunmatched
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