AI Data Engineer — Snowflake Cortex and LLM Architect

Ethereum Technologies; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethereum Technologies in Chicago seeks a highly technical AI Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered data solutions using Snowflake Cortex AI, CoCO, and CoCO Desktop. You will architect scalable data platforms, implement ELT/ETL pipelines, and deliver production-grade AI applications across Snowflake, Kafka, Spark, and cloud services.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in data engineering, strong SQL/Python skills, and hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, vector search, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Platforms.
• Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, security, governance, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex AI, CoCO, CoCO Desktop, Snowpark, and AI/ML integration patterns.
• Experience building LLM, RAG, vector search, and agentic AI solutions.
• Strong SQL and Python programming skills.
• Experience with Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong customer-facing communication and solution architecture skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI-powered data solutions using Snowflake Cortex AI, CoCO, and CoCO Desktop.
• Develop and deploy RAG applications, agentic workflows, semantic layers, and enterprise AI applications.
• Architect scalable data platforms using Snowflake, Kafka, Spark, Airflow, dbt, and cloud-native services.
• Build robust ELT/ETL pipelines and real-time data integrations.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, PoCs, and production deployments.
• Develop reusable accelerators and establish engineering best practices.

Skills

Snowflake architecture

AI/ML integration

SQL

Python

Airflow

Kafka

Spark

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

LLM/RAG/agentic AI

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Snowflake Cortex AI

CoCO

CoCO Desktop

Snowpark

dbt

Snowpipe

Job description

Ethereum Technologies in Chicago seeks a highly technical AI Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered data solutions using Snowflake Cortex AI, CoCO, and CoCO Desktop. You will architect scalable data platforms, implement ELT/ETL pipelines, and deliver production-grade AI applications across Snowflake, Kafka, Spark, and cloud services.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in data engineering, strong SQL/Python skills, and hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, vector search, and