Senior AI Data Engineer

Encora; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Coforge is seeking a Senior AI Data Engineer to evolve the entity management platform, enhance NER pipelines, and extend graph-based knowledge structures. This remote role supports teams across the Americas and beyond.

Candidates should have 7+ years in data-intensive software, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, graph databases like Neo4j, NLP/NER, and proficiency in Python or Java. Remote work with international teams is offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience in data-intensive platforms.
• Experience with search platforms such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, information retrieval, and entity resolution.
• Knowledge of graph databases and knowledge graphs, such as Neo4j and Cypher.
• Applied NLP and NER experience, including LLM-based extraction and open-source models such as Gemma, Llama, GLiNER, or spaCy.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Datadog.
• Experience with data ingestion and synchronization from multiple source systems.
• Strong systems thinking, architecture, and data modeling skills, with experience modeling complex business domains.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, and agentic workflows.
• Ability to critically evaluate, validate, and correct AI-generated outputs using sound engineering judgment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of permission-aware data access and security filtering.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, or another language.

Responsibilities

• Evolve the core platform for entity management and governance, including entity types, attributes, cross-references (XREFs), and relationships.
• Build and improve Named Entity Recognition (NER) pipelines for text and files by combining LLM-based models, gazetteers, pattern matching, and blacklists.
• Extend NER capabilities to new content types, including live-stream content.
• Improve search and entity discovery through entity resolution, personalized search, filtering, and relationship navigation.
• Design and query graph-based relationship models to support traversal, visualization, and connected business context.
• Implement entity-level security and access controls across data retrieval and exploration.
• Onboard new data sources and support integrations with consuming applications.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and AI workflows, critically validating AI-generated code and designs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business domains to shape and prioritize the platform roadmap.
• Support team onboarding and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Data Engineering

Elasticsearch

OpenSearch

Knowledge Graphs

Neo4j

NLP

NER

LLMs

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

AI-Assisted Development

Python

Java

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

ChatGPT

Agentic workflows

Job description

Job Title: Senior AI Data Engineer

Key Skills: Data Engineering, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Knowledge Graphs, Neo4j, NLP, NER, LLMs, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, AI-Assisted Development

Experience: 7+ years

Location: Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia

Work Mode: Remote

At Coforge, we are hiring Senior AI Data Engineer (#006fu00000eClH3AAK-2) with the following skill set.

Key Responsibilities

• Evolve and enhance the core platform for entity management and governance, including entity types, attributes, cross-references (XREFs), and relationships.
• Build and improve Named Entity Recognition (NER) pipelines for text and files by combining LLM-based models, gazetteers, pattern matching, and blacklists.
• Extend NER capabilities to new content types, including live-stream content.
• Improve search and entity discovery through entity resolution, personalized search, filtering, and relationship navigation.
• Design and query graph-based relationship models to support traversal, visualization, and connected business context.
• Implement entity-level security and access controls across data retrieval and exploration.
• Onboard new data sources and support integrations with consuming applications.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and AI workflows, critically validating AI-generated code and designs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business domains to shape and prioritize the platform roadmap.
• Support team onboarding and knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including building or managing data-intensive platforms in production.
• Experience with search platforms such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, information retrieval, and entity resolution.
• Knowledge of graph databases and knowledge graphs, such as Neo4j and Cypher.
• Applied NLP and NER experience, including LLM-based extraction and open-source models such as Gemma, Llama, GLiNER, or spaCy.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Datadog.
• Experience with data ingestion and synchronization from multiple source systems.
• Strong systems thinking, architecture, and data modeling skills, with experience modeling complex business domains.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, and agentic workflows.
• Ability to critically evaluate, validate, and correct AI-generated outputs using sound engineering judgment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of permission-aware data access and security filtering.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, or another language.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Oil & Gas or other asset-heavy industries.

Posted On: 06-11-2026

Coforge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.