Senior AI-Driven Data Engineer (Remote)

ClassLink; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Parental Leave

401(k) match

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Volunteer Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Annual company retreats

Job summary

ClassLink is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and evolution of scalable data platforms, cloud-native services, and AI-enabled data capabilities that support ClassLink’s products and analytics. You will design enterprise data architectures, establish engineering best practices, and mentor other engineers while partnering across Product, Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure.

This role is remote with quarterly in-person strategy meetings and requires strong Python, AWS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, IT, or related field; equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, backend software engineering, or cloud-native platform development.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and modern software engineering practices.
• Expert experience with SQLAlchemy, Alembic, PostgreSQL, relational design, and query optimization.
• Experience designing scalable REST APIs, distributed systems, and data pipelines.
• Experience with AWS, IaC (Terraform), CI/CD, observability, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complex data platforms, cloud-native data services, and scalable data pipelines across products.
• Establish engineering best practices for AI-assisted development, data quality, observability, security, and reliability.
• Evaluate emerging data technologies and guide adoption across teams.
• Champion AI-assisted tooling and modern data engineering practices to improve productivity and data quality.
• Design scalable data architectures balancing maintainability, security, and performance.
• Mentor Data Engineers through reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architectures

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

REST APIs

CI/CD

Job description

ClassLink is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and evolution of scalable data platforms, cloud-native services, and AI-enabled data capabilities that support ClassLink’s products and analytics. You will design enterprise data architectures, establish engineering best practices, and mentor other engineers while partnering across Product, Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure.

This role is remote with quarterly in-person strategy meetings and requires strong Python, AWS,