Principal Data Engineer — GenAI & Forward-Deployed AI

Aivantai Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Aivantai Inc. in the Washington, DC metro area is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Engineering & GenAI at principal level.

You will own client-facing delivery, architect data pipelines, deploy GenAI solutions, and collaborate with enterprise and federal teams on hybrid schedules, onsite 2–3 days per week, across DC metro facilities. The role emphasizes hands-on AI, cloud platforms, and modern data stacks, with opportunities for high-visibility impact, professional growth, and a

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, data science, software engineering, or related field.
• 8–14 years of principal-level software/data engineering or tech consulting.
• Hands-on expertise in data engineering, distributed systems, and modern software.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
• Experience working with customer-facing stakeholders at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy data pipelines, warehousing, and ETL for client environments.
• Operationalize Generative AI models and RAG architectures at scale.
• Lead client deployments and communicate with executive stakeholders.
• Develop deployments with CI/CD and maintain technical docs.

Skills

Generative AI

Large Language Models (LLMs)

Data engineering

Distributed systems

Prompt engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Customer-facing

Communication skills

Hybrid work readiness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/DS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LangChain

LlamaIndex

PyTorch

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Aivantai Inc. in the Washington, DC metro area is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Engineering & GenAI at principal level.

You will own client-facing delivery, architect data pipelines, deploy GenAI solutions, and collaborate with enterprise and federal teams on hybrid schedules, onsite 2–3 days per week, across DC metro facilities. The role emphasizes hands-on AI, cloud platforms, and modern data stacks, with opportunities for high-visibility impact, professional growth, and a