Senior AI Platform Engineer

Encora Inc.; Lima Metropolitana; Remote; PEN 309,000 - 413,000; Full time

Job summary

Encora Inc. is seeking a Senior AI Platform Engineer / Knowledge Graph Engineer (LATAM, Remote) to evolve an entity management platform, governance, and cross-reference capabilities.

You will design NER pipelines using LLMs and open-source NLP models, extend entity extraction across streaming sources, and improve search with entity resolution. The role requires building graph-based relationship models, implementing security controls, and integrating diverse data sources, while leveraging

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with data-intensive platforms in production.
• Strong expertise with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, information retrieval systems, and entity resolution techniques.
• Hands-on experience with graph databases and knowledge graphs, including Neo4j and Cypher.
• Solid experience in Applied NLP and NER using Gemma, Llama, GLiNER, spaCy, and LLM-based extraction.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and observability tools like Datadog.
• Proven experience ingesting, synchronizing, and managing data from multiple source systems.
• Strong systems-thinking with advanced architecture and data modeling capabilities.
• Ability to model complex business domains and relationships.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and evaluating AI outputs with sound judgment.
• Experience implementing permission-aware data access and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and enhance a core platform focused on entity management and governance.
• Design and improve Named Entity Recognition pipelines using LLMs and NLP models.
• Extend entity extraction to additional content sources, including streaming content.
• Improve search experiences through entity resolution and metadata filtering.
• Design graph-based relationship models supporting traversal and visualization.
• Implement entity-level security across retrieval, search, and exploration workflows.
• Integrate new data sources and connect with downstream applications.
• Translate business requirements into scalable AI-powered workflows.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools while validating generated code and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define priorities and platform evolution.
• Contribute to team onboarding, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Knowledge graphs

Neo4j

Elasticsearch

OpenSearch

NLP & NER

LLMs

Gemma

Llama

GLiNER

spaCy

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Datadog

AI-assisted development

Data modeling

Tools

Cypher

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

ChatGPT

Job description

Key Skills

Knowledge Graphs, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Entity Resolution, NLP, NER, LLMs, Gemma, Llama, GLiNER, spaCy, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Datadog, AI-Assisted Development, Data Modeling

Experience

7+ years of experience

Location

LATAM (Remote)

Mode

Remote

We at Coforge are hiring Senior AI Platform Engineer / Knowledge Graph Engineer (006fu00000eClH3AAK-2) with the following skill set.

Key Responsibilities

• Evolve and enhance a core platform focused on entity management, governance, cross-references (XREFs), relationships, and business context discovery.
• Design, develop, and improve Named Entity Recognition (NER) pipelines using LLMs, open‑source NLP models, gazetteers, pattern matching, and blacklist‑based approaches.
• Extend entity extraction capabilities to additional content sources, including streaming and real‑time content.
• Improve search experiences through entity resolution, personalized search, metadata filtering, and relationship‑driven exploration.
• Design and maintain graph‑based relationship models that support traversal, visualization, and advanced business context mapping.
• Implement entity‑level security and access control mechanisms across retrieval, search, and exploration workflows.
• Integrate new data sources and support connectivity with downstream applications and business platforms.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions and AI‑powered workflows.
• Leverage AI‑assisted development tools while critically validating generated code, architecture decisions, and technical solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business domains to define priorities and shape platform evolution.
• Contribute to team onboarding, technical mentoring, and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including the design and operation of data‑intensive platforms in production environments.
• Strong expertise with Elasticsearch and/or OpenSearch, information retrieval systems, and entity resolution techniques.
• Hands‑on experience with graph databases and knowledge graphs, including Neo4j and Cypher.
• Solid experience in Applied NLP and NER solutions using technologies such as Gemma, Llama, GLiNER, spaCy, and LLM‑based extraction techniques.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Datadog.
• Proven experience ingesting, synchronizing, and managing data from multiple source systems.
• Strong systems‑thinking mindset with advanced architecture and data modeling capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to model complex business domains and relationships.
• Practical experience using AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, and agentic workflows.
• Ability to evaluate, challenge, validate, and improve AI‑generated outputs using sound engineering judgment.
• Experience implementing permission‑aware data access, security controls, and restricted‑data filtering mechanisms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, Mining, or other asset‑intensive industries.
• Exposure to large‑scale enterprise data governance and master data management initiatives.
• Experience building enterprise search, discovery, or knowledge management platforms.
• Familiarity with graph visualization and relationship analytics solutions.
• Experience designing AI‑powered search and retrieval systems.

At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.