AI Engineer

CloudFirst Corp; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness perks

Databricks training

Flexible hours

Job summary

CloudFirst Corp seeks an AI Engineer in Hartford, CT to design, own, and optimize data pipelines using Kafka and Databricks. You will document decisions, trace data through Databricks, and ensure data integrity across RAG stores while shipping incremental platform improvements.

You will thrive with precise problem solving, owning projects, and collaborating with a Hartford-based client-focused team that values tangible ownership and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed data systems and streaming pipelines.
• Ability to document architecture, decisions and APIs.
• Familiarity with memory profiling and performance tuning in data apps.

Responsibilities

• Document decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org.
• Diagnose and decode undocumented R service implementations.
• Trace data lineage through Databricks to validate calculations.
• Profile R memory use and diagnose leaks in Hartford nodes.
• Translate vague tickets into crisp Kafka acceptance criteria.
• Own data integrity across RAG stores for accurate Hartford metrics.
• Deliver incremental platform improvements on a regular cadence.
• Lead postmortems to prevent Hartford outages from recurring.

Skills

Kafka design

R memory profiling

Databricks

Data integrity

Tools

Databricks

Job description

CloudFirst Corp pays $85,000 - $117,000 for an AI Engineer in Hartford, CT who can hold a Kafka design in their head and still see the gaps. Rare is the mid-level opening that pairs $85,000 - $117,000 with the freedom to shape technology work the way this Hartford one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Decode the undocumented R service nobody at CloudFirst Corp remembers writing
• Trace a technology number back through Databricks services until it finally adds up
• Profile R memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Hartford nodes
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Kafka acceptance criteria
• Own data integrity across CloudFirst Corp's RAG stores so Hartford numbers never lie
• Ship incremental improvements to CloudFirst Corp's Hartford platform on a regular cadence
• Drive the RAG incident postmortem that stops the Hartford outage from recurring

What You'll Bring

• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Demonstrated calm when a Hartford, CT client changes scope mid-stream

CloudFirst Corp is the client-focused CT company that built its name on technology work nobody else wanted to do properly. We give people real $85,000 - $117,000 stakes in the outcome so ownership stops being a buzzword.

Money matters, so we lead with $85,000 - $117,000; then come the wellness perks, the Databricks training, and hours you actually control.

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