Data & ai Engineer H​/F

Position:

Data & AI Engineer

Reports To:

Product Manager/Engineering Lead Location

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Remote (AZ, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, ME, NY, NJ, SC, TX, VA)

Employment Type:

Full-Time W2

Ready to build greenfield Lakehouse solutions at the bleeding edge of AI and big data? Rev Star is an innovation shop and official Databricks Partner launching a dedicated, cloud-agnostic Data, ML, and AI practice. Tired of spending months in endless corporate approval loops only to build AI concepts that never reach production? We turn modern Lakehouse architectures and production AI into live, scalable enterprise solutions in fast-paced execution cycles.

We build fast, cut bureaucratic red tape, and ship production-ready solutions for client founders and tech leaders who value real engineering impact. In this role, you will work directly with data architects, scientists, and client leaders to turn complex data into scalable, production-ready AI models. Databricks Lakehouse & Pipeline Engineering:

Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Apache Spark and Delta Lake across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). Implement robust Lakehouse architectures that seamlessly process both structured and unstructured data at enterprise scale. Automate data ingestion, storage, and feature engineering workflows to support downstream analytics and real-time AI workloads.# P

erformance Tuning & MLOps Integration:

Fine-tune Spark jobs for low latency, high throughput, and maximum cloud cost-efficiency across client environments. Partner with ML engineers and data scientists to operationalize AI models inside Databricks using MLflow for tracking, versioning, and deployment. Implement robust CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Databricks CLI) to establish automated, production-grade deployments.# Data Governance & Client Leadership:

Enforce enterprise data security, access controls, and compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC
2) within Unity Catalog and cloud ecosystems. Collaborate directly with client tech leaders, product managers, and engineering teams to translate complex AI data requirements into clear business outcomes. Author clean technical documentation and lead seamless solution handoffs to client engineering teams upon project completion.

Core

Experience:

3+ years in cloud-native data engineering with 2+ years of dedicated, hands-on Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow experience.

High proficiency in Python, SQL, Spark frameworks, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Databricks CLI).Strong Differentiator:

Active Databricks Certified Data Engineer (Associate or Professional) or Databricks ML Professional certification is strongly preferred and will set your application apart.

Proven track record operating in fast-paced Agile/Dev Ops consulting environments, delivering cloud-agnostic architectures with exceptional client communication.

Remote-First Working Environment

• Collaborate from anywhere while staying connected with our global team

• Medical, Dental, Vision~401(k) Retirement Plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Learn from experienced engineers, product managers, and architects to accelerate your growth

• Exposure to cutting-edge AWS GenAI, data, and cloud technologies across diverse industries

• Build relationships and give back to the community

At Rev Star, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. Rev Star is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. this process applies strictly to direct W-2 hires and is not applicable to independent contractor roles.