Senior AI Engineer: Developer Productivity Platform

Teradata; Dover (DE); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradata Corporation is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead internal AI initiatives, designing scalable agent-based AI solutions and contributing to developer productivity across teams. You will collaborate with platform, product, and engineering groups to shape Teradata’s AI capabilities and roadmap.

The role emphasizes building scalable systems, APIs, and data models using Java/Go/Python, with experience in Kubernetes and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• 5+ years of experience in backend services, distributed systems, or data platform development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Go, or Python for service development.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modelling.
• Strong debugging, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with modern containerization and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms.
• Experience with AI productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot).
• Ability to work independently, drive workstreams, and deliver high quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high quality systems, services, and applications with an emphasis on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineers and product partners to shape design and consistently deliver end to end features.
• Build and integrate robust RESTful APIs, ensuring security, data consistency, and maintainability.
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases to implement efficient data models and service access patterns.
• Apply and experiment with AI/ML technologies, including agentic AI and large language models (LLMs).
• Use AI powered engineering tools to improve development quality, speed, and productivity.
• Mentor engineers, supporting them in technical planning, implementation, and best practices.
• Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks, optimizing code, design, and infrastructure.
• Write unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews to uphold engineering excellence.
• Investigate production issues, ensuring timely and effective solutions.
• Stay current with emerging trends in engineering, AI/ML, and cloud-native technologies.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

RESTful APIs

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

AI/ML

Kafka

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Teradata Corporation is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead internal AI initiatives, designing scalable agent-based AI solutions and contributing to developer productivity across teams. You will collaborate with platform, product, and engineering groups to shape Teradata’s AI capabilities and roadmap.

The role emphasizes building scalable systems, APIs, and data models using Java/Go/Python, with experience in Kubernetes and cloud environments.