Data Engineer

NYU Langone; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 39,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone in Fort Smith, AR is hiring a junior Data Engineer who treats NLP documentation as a draft to improve. The role rewards Azure ML and NLP mastery with a competitive salary and real ownership of what you ship.

You will identify bottlenecks, refactor legacy Data Wrangling modules, and carry Azure ML platform work for AR expansion. You’ll translate Python on-call noise into meaningful alerts and help trace technology metrics end-to-end.

Qualifications

• 1+ year in Data Eng / MLOps roles.
• Experience with Python and data tooling.
• Familiarity with NLP workflows and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Refactor legacy Data Wrangling modules to leave them cleaner than you found them.
• Carry the Azure ML platform work that supports AR expansion.
• Turn Python on-call noise into meaningful alerts.
• Trace a technology number back through Prompt Engineering services until it adds up.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools.

Skills

MLOps

NLP mastery

Analytical thinking

Python proficiency

Continuous learning

Tools

Azure ML

Job description

This junior Data Engineer opening is for someone who treats Natural Language Processing documentation as a first draft they intend to improve. This position rewards Azure ML and Natural Language Processing mastery with $39,000 - $63,000, team collaboration, and ownership of what you ship.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Reach into legacy Data Wrangling modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Carry the Azure ML platform work that makes NYU Langone's next AR expansion boring
• Turn NYU Langone's Python on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something
• Trace a technology number back through Prompt Engineering services until it finally adds up
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools

What You'll Bring

• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Fort Smith, AR deadlines bring
• Working knowledge of Resilience alongside transferable Continuous Learning chops
• A solid foundation in MLOps, refined over 1+ years
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself

Founded in Fort Smith, AR during a downturn, NYU Langone grew bias-to-action and lean while flashier technology rivals burned out. Our team in AR keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

Combine $39,000 - $63,000 with growth, generous benefits, and a mentor, and you have the reason people stay at NYU Langone for years.

Recruiting for this freelance position is happening in real time, not on a backlog.