Senior Data Engineer - AI Pipelines & Frontend

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. is seeking a senior data engineer to design, build, and support secure data pipelines that feed AI/ML models.

You will also provide practical front-end support using TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, and Quasar to deliver intuitive AI-enabled applications. The role requires 8+ years of data engineering experience, strong cloud and orchestration skills, and the ability to lead cross-team initiatives, while upholding governance and security standards.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years data engineering or related experience, including AI/ML pipelines.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, PySpark, Snowflake, Databricks, and Apache Airflow.
• Experience developing SPA using TypeScript/JavaScript with Vue and Quasar.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, data warehouses/lakes, Azure Data Factory, and Kafka.
• Experience with at least one major cloud data ecosystem, preferably Azure, and IaC/automation.
• Certifications in cloud data engineering or data privacy/security and MLOps experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for AI/ML training and inference.
• Ensure data is accurate, current, reliable, and secure via cleansing, validation, and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot integration and performance issues; apply caching and distributed processing.
• Own AI data infrastructure components with monitoring, logging, data lineage, and quality metrics.
• Apply enterprise architecture, AI governance, privacy, security, CI/CD standards and communicate risks.
• Partner with software engineers, data architects, domain experts, product and platform teams.
• Develop and support front-end components using TS/JS, Vue, and Quasar for AI-enabled apps.
• Independently deliver work, influence cross-team decisions, promote data engineering best practices.

Skills

8+ years data engineering

Python

SQL

PySpark

Snowflake

Databricks

Apache Airflow

TypeScript/JavaScript SPA

Vue & Quasar

Azure cloud

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Kafka

Snowflake

Databricks

Apache Airflow

Job description

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. is seeking a senior data engineer to design, build, and support secure data pipelines that feed AI/ML models.

You will also provide practical front-end support using TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, and Quasar to deliver intuitive AI-enabled applications. The role requires 8+ years of data engineering experience, strong cloud and orchestration skills, and the ability to lead cross-team initiatives, while upholding governance and security standards.