Senior AI Data Engineer

Encora; Colombia; Remote; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cforge is hiring a Senior AI Data Engineer for a remote role focused on building scalable data platforms. The candidate will develop and optimize NER pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, and ensure secure, governed access to entity information.

The role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with data-intensive platforms, proficiency in Python/Java, and hands-on work with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Neo4j, and Kubernetes. Remote collaboration with global teams is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience on data-intensive platforms.
• Experience with search platforms (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch) and information retrieval.
• Knowledge of graph databases and knowledge graphs (Neo4j, Cypher).
• Applied NLP/NER with LLM-based extraction and open-source models.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and Datadog.
• Hands-on data ingestion and synchronization from multiple source systems.
• Ability to evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs with engineering judgment.
• Proficiency in Python or Java.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and enhance the core platform for entity management and governance.
• Build NER pipelines using LLMs, gazetteers, and pattern matching.
• Extend NER to live-stream content.
• Improve search and entity discovery via entity resolution and filtering.
• Design graph-based relationship models for traversal and visualization.
• Implement entity-level security across data access.
• Onboard new data sources and support integrations.
• Translate business requirements into technical AI workflows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape the platform roadmap.
• Support team onboarding and knowledge sharing.

Tools

Neo4j

Cypher

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

ChatGPT

Job description

Experience: 7+ years

Work Mode: Remote

At Coforge, we are hiring Senior AI Data Engineer (#006fu00000eClH3AAK-2) with the following skill set.

Key Responsibilities

• Evolve and enhance the core platform for entity management and governance, including entity types, attributes, cross-references (XREFs), and relationships.
• Build and improve Named Entity Recognition (NER) pipelines for text and files by combining LLM-based models, gazetteers, pattern matching, and blacklists.
• Extend NER capabilities to new content types, including live-stream content.
• Improve search and entity discovery through entity resolution, personalized search, filtering, and relationship navigation.
• Design and query graph-based relationship models to support traversal, visualization, and connected business context.
• Implement entity-level security and access controls across data retrieval and exploration.
• Onboard new data sources and support integrations with consuming applications.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and AI workflows, critically validating AI-generated code and designs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business domains to shape and prioritize the platform roadmap.
• Support team onboarding and knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including building or managing data-intensive platforms in production.
• Experience with search platforms such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, information retrieval, and entity resolution.
• Knowledge of graph databases and knowledge graphs, such as Neo4j and Cypher.
• Applied NLP and NER experience, including LLM-based extraction and open-source models such as Gemma, Llama, GLiNER, or spaCy.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Datadog.
• Experience with data ingestion and synchronization from multiple source systems.
• Strong systems thinking, architecture, and data modeling skills, with experience modeling complex business domains.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, and agentic workflows.
• Ability to critically evaluate, validate, and correct AI‑generated outputs using sound engineering judgment.
• Knowledge of permission‑aware data access and security filtering.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, or another language.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Oil & Gas or other asset‑heavy industries.

Posted On: 06-11-2026

Coforge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.