Data Engineer

linklogistics; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Link Logistics Real Estate is hiring a hybrid ML/Backend Engineer to own the intelligence layer of Link's Analytics Engine. You will design data pipelines, build knowledge graphs, and create backend services that surface insights to investment teams in real time.

You will work with investment analysts and asset managers, combining ML and graph-based reasoning with LLM-native workflows, while ensuring data provenance and low-latency APIs for trusted analysis.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in ML engineering or backend engineering
• Experience shipping LLM-powered apps in production (RAG, eval frameworks)
• Strong Python skills and API/backend ownership
• Experience with knowledge graphs or graph databases (Neo4j or similar)
• Proficiency building data pipelines at scale (Spark/Databricks)
• Deep concern for data provenance and trust in analyst outputs

Responsibilities

• Knowledge Graph & Retrieval: design graph-based structures and retrieval pipelines for grounding LLMS
• LLM Workflow Automation: develop rule-based and agentic LLM workflows, prompts, eval
• Data Pipelines: build ETL/ELT workflows for large-scale datasets with owners and SLAs
• Data Trust & Provenance: implement lineage tracking and confidence scoring for derived outputs
• Backend API Layer: build and maintain APIs/services with low latency and clean contracts
• Collaboration: work with investment/asset teams to translate analytical needs

Skills

ML engineering

Backend engineering

Python

Knowledge graphs

Data pipelines

Data provenance

LLM workflows

Tools

Neo4j

Spark

Databricks

Job description

Link Logistics Real Estate ("Link") is a leading operator of warehouses and business parks, specializing in last-mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology, and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans half a billion square feet. We leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers' businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders. We put our people, customers, and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo.

We're hiring a hybrid ML/Backend Engineer to own the intelligence layer of Link's Analytics Engine. This is the connective tissue role: you'll design the pipelines that bring disparate real estate data to life, build the knowledge graphs and retrieval systems that make that data queryable by LLMs, and architect the backend services that surface insights to investment teams in real time. You won't be handed a spec. You'll talk to investment analysts and asset managers, identify where analytical leverage is lost today, and build systems that close that gap - often combining classical ML, graph-based reasoning, and LLM-native workflows in the same solution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Knowledge Graph & Retrieval - Design graph-based data structures encoding relationships across markets, assets, tenants, and transactions. Build retrieval pipelines (RAG, hybrid search, structured queries) that give LLMs accurate, contextually rich grounding.
• LLM Workflow Automation - Develop rule-based and agentic LLM workflows that automate investment analytical tasks. Own prompt engineering, eval frameworks, and production reliability.
• Data Pipelines - Build ETL/ELT workflows that ingest, normalize, and enrich large-scale internal and third-party datasets (property records, leasing data, macro signals, alt data). Every dataset should have a clear owner, update cadence, and quality SLA.
• Data Trust & Provenance - Build systems that make data trustworthy by design: lineage tracking from source to insight, confidence scoring on derived outputs, and clear attribution so analysts always know where a number came from and how fresh it is. Treat a bad comp or stale signal as a production incident.
• Backend API Layer - Develop and maintain APIs and services that expose ML outputs and structured data to front-end applications. Prioritize low-latency, reliability, and clean contracts with the application team.
• Collaboration - Work directly with investment and asset management teams to understand analytical needs and iterate quickly. Treat analyst trust as a first-class product requirement.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years in ML engineering, backend engineering, or a role spanning both
• Hands-on experience shipping LLM-powered applications in production - RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, eval frameworks
• Strong Python skills; comfortable owning backend services and APIs end-to-end
• Experience with knowledge graphs or graph databases (Neo4j or similar)
• Proficiency building data pipelines at scale (Spark, Databricks, or equivalent)
• Deep sensitivity to data provenance - a track record of building systems that create analyst trust, not just claim it

$140,000 - $155,000 represents the presently anticipated base compensation pay range for this position at Link. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

BENEFITS

• health insurance coverage
• retirement savings plan
• paid holidays
• paid time off

The direct compensation and benefits described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.

EEO STATEMENT

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email