Remote Senior Data Platform Engineer for AI/ML

TruLegal (formerly TRU Staffing); United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A senior data engineer role at a leading global law firm is seeking a hands-on expert to design, build, and operate enterprise data platforms supporting reporting, analytics, and AI/ML initiatives. The position emphasizes data lakes, warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, SQL optimization, and preparing high-quality model-ready datasets.

The role is primarily remote with a requirement to reside within commuting distance of a U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience building and supporting enterprise data platforms, pipelines, and databases.
• Strong SQL proficiency and scripting (Python) skills.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data lake/warehouse architectures.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and metadata practices.
• Familiarity with ML data workflows and feature stores.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse environments.
• Develop and orchestrate ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest and transform data.
• Collaborate with data scientists to prepare model-ready datasets.
• Optimize query performance and data models for analytics and BI.
• Maintain data quality, lineage, and governance across platforms.
• Mentor and guide junior data engineers.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

ETL/ELT design

Cloud data platforms

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Airflow

Spark

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

A senior data engineer role at a leading global law firm is seeking a hands-on expert to design, build, and operate enterprise data platforms supporting reporting, analytics, and AI/ML initiatives. The position emphasizes data lakes, warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, SQL optimization, and preparing high-quality model-ready datasets.

The role is primarily remote with a requirement to reside within commuting distance of a U.S.