Lead AI/ML Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Ops

BlackLine Systems, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackLine Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize data pipelines powering AI-driven accounting agents. Lead scalable data infra and collaborate across teams to advance ML/AI deployments.

You will guide PySpark ETL, API integrations with FiveTran and Plaid, and establish robust data governance while driving performance at scale in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/ML or related field.
• Strong programming in Python/Scala.
• Experience deploying ML/LLM pipelines in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead PySpark ETL development with high data quality.
• Manage integrations to client data sources via APIs and connectors.
• Ensure pipeline reliability, testing, and data accuracy.
• Optimize for scale with CDC and indexing strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align data requirements.

Skills

PySpark ETL

API integrations

Leadership

ML/AI systems

Observability

Cloud & CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science / ML / Data Science

Tools

FiveTran

Plaid

Internal connectors

Job description

BlackLine Systems, Inc. is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize data pipelines powering AI-driven accounting agents. Lead scalable data infra and collaborate across teams to advance ML/AI deployments.

You will guide PySpark ETL, API integrations with FiveTran and Plaid, and establish robust data governance while driving performance at scale in a production environment.