Senior Data Engineer - Data And AI

First Tech Federal Credit Union; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid Time Off with sick time and days

Paid federal holidays

Employee pricing on lending products

Job summary

First Tech Federal Credit Union is seeking a Sr Data Engineer - Data and AI to build cloud-native, reusable data products and AI-ready data capabilities for analytics, data science, and AI-enabled solutions. You will design AI-native infrastructure for real-time processing, semantic layers, and governance, deploying IaC with CDK/Terraform while collaborating with data analysts and AI agents.

Location: Hybrid (San Jose, CA and other listed sites); Target compensation $116,500–$140,000 plus annual

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering with cloud-native architectures.
• 4+ years of SQL experience.
• Experience with data modeling, warehousing and ETL pipelines.
• Strong AWS/Databricks/Snowflake expertise.
• Proven experience with real-time streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, Spark).
• Hands-on AI/ML infrastructure experience (SageMaker, Bedrock).
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and infrastructure-as-code.

Responsibilities

• AI-Native Infrastructure & Real-Time Processing
• Engineer AI-native infrastructure supporting real-time data processing
• Build semantic layers and knowledge graphs enabling intelligent query routing and context‑aware data access
• Develop infrastructure for agentic AI systems with multi-agent orchestration
• Data-as-a-Product Delivery
• Own end-to-end accountability for data products from ingestion to consumption
• Deliver data products with clear SLAs, quality metrics, and customer satisfaction measures
• Build self-service platforms with embedded governance, lineage, and discovery
• Establish data contracts and APIs for reliable, versioned data consumption.
• Build high-quality pipelines supporting analysts, data scientists, and AI agents
• Implement CDC and event-driven architectures for real-time data availability
• Deploy infrastructure-as-code using CDK/Terraform

Skills

Cloud-native data engineering

SQL

Data modeling

ETL pipelines

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Kinesis

Flink

Spark

SageMaker

Bedrock

Python

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Description

Position Summary:

The Sr Data Engineer -Data and AI extends the core data engineering responsibilities by building cloud-native, reusable data products and AI-ready data capabilities. The role applies modern engineering practices for real-time processing, automation, observability, metadata, and governed data consumption to support analytics, data science, and AI-enabled solutions.

Role Specific Essential Functions:

AI-Native Infrastructure & Real-Time Processing

• - Engineer AI-native infrastructure supporting real-time data processing
• - Build semantic layers and knowledge graphs enabling intelligent query routing and context‑aware data access
• - Develop infrastructure for agentic AI systems with multi-agent orchestration
• - Implement GenAI-powered data quality, entity resolution, and metadata management Data-as-a-Product Delivery
• - Own end-to-end accountability for data products from ingestion to consumption
• - Deliver data products with clear SLAs, quality metrics, and customer satisfaction measures
• - Build self-service platforms with embedded governance, lineage, and discovery
• - Establish data contracts and APIs for reliable, versioned data consumption.
• - Build high-quality pipelines supporting analysts, data scientists, and AI agents
• - Implement CDC and event-driven architectures for real-time data availability
• - Deploy infrastructure-as-code using CDK/Terraform

Role Specific Expectations and Required Qualifications:

• - 5+ years in data engineering with cloud-native architectures
• - 4+ years of SQL experience
• - Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines
• - Strong AWS/Databricks/Snowflake expertise
• - Proven experience with real-time streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, Flink, Spark)
• - Hands‑on AI/ML infrastructure experience (SageMaker, Bedrock)
• - Proficiency in Python , SQL, and infrastructure-as-code

Preferred Qualifications

• - Knowledge graphs (Neptune, Neo4j) and semantic layers
• - GenAI applications and LLM integration patterns
• - Vector databases and feature stores
• - Data mesh and domain-oriented architecture

Location: Hillsboro, OR | Marlborough or Chelmsford, MA | San Jose, CA

Target Compensation: $116,500 - $140,000 + Annual Bonus

Schedule: Mon- Friday: 8am -5 pm (Hybrid)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Who We Are:

Every great journey begins with a bold idea-and ours is no different. First Tech and DCU were founded on the belief that financial solutions should put people first. That belief has fueled decades of innovation and service, rooted in the tech sector and expanding to support members from all walks of life.

Employees are eligible for:

• * Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage
• * Generous 401(k) match
• * Paid Time Off: You'll accrue up to 15 days in your first year. In addition, you'll receive 40 hours of sick time and 3 personal days, which refresh annually
• * Paid federal holidays
• * Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria)

Employment Statements:

First Tech is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity, inclusion, and equity at our company. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

If you're applying for a job and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

First Tech is not currently offering Visa transfer/sponsorship for this position.