AI Data Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Naperville (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an AI Data Engineer to build and operate large-scale data systems supporting AI training and evaluation pipelines. The role combines data engineering with AI workloads, focusing on ingestion, transformation, quality assurance, lineage, and high-throughput delivery across modalities.

The ideal candidate will have experience with petabyte-scale data environments, strong software engineering, and a deep understanding of how infrastructure choices impact model

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 6+ years of data engineering experience, with significant work supporting ML or AI workloads.
• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one JVM or systems language.
• Deep experience with modern data processing frameworks such as Spark, Ray, or Beam.
• Hands-on experience operating petabyte-scale storage and pipeline systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, and storage formats.
• Experience with dataset versioning, lineage, and reproducibility for ML workflows.
• Familiarity with high-throughput data loading for accelerator-based training.
• Strong software engineering practices including testing, CI/CD, and code review.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate large-scale data systems powering AI training and evaluation pipelines.
• Manage ingestion, transformation, quality assurance, and data lineage for ML workflows.
• Ensure high-throughput data delivery to training jobs across modalities.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to optimize data infrastructure and model quality.

Skills

Python

Java

Spark

Ray

Beam

Petabyte storage

Distributed systems

Data modeling

Data formats

Dataset versioning

Data lineage

Reproducibility

CI/CD

Testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Job description

AI Data Engineer – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title

AI Data Engineer

Location

100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type

Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range

$80,000–$100,000 Annually

Experience Required

6+ years

Sponsorship

U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking an AI Data Engineer to build and operate the large-scale data systems that power modern AI training and evaluation pipelines. The role combines deep data engineering expertise with a strong understanding of AI workloads, focusing on ingestion, transformation, quality assurance, lineage, and high-throughput delivery of data to training jobs across diverse modalities. The ideal candidate has experience operating petabyte-scale data systems, strong software engineering fundamentals, and clear understanding of how data infrastructure choices propagate into model quality and training efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Six or more years of data engineering experience, with significant work supporting ML or AI workloads
• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one JVM or systems language
• Deep experience with modern data processing frameworks such as Spark, Ray, or Beam
• Hands-on experience operating petabyte-scale storage and pipeline systems
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, and storage formats
• Experience with dataset versioning, lineage, and reproducibility for ML workflows
• Familiarity with high-throughput data loading for accelerator-based training
• Strong software engineering practices including testing, CI/CD, and code review
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multimodal datasets at large scale
• Familiarity with data quality tooling and dataset evaluation methodology
• Exposure to privacy-preserving data systems and regulated data handling
• Open-source contributions to data infrastructure projects
• Experience supporting frontier model training pipelines

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.