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Data Engineer with AI
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This role is for a Data Engineer with AI in Austin, TX (5x/week onsite) on a contract basis. Key skills include SQL, ETL, Python, Snowflake optimization, and AI integration. Experience with Gen AI and LLM frameworks is beneficial.
๐ - Country
United States
๐ฑ - Currency
$ USD
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๐ฐ - Day rate
Unknown
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๐๏ธ - Date
February 25, 2026
๐ - Duration
Unknown
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๐๏ธ - Location
On-site
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๐ - Contract
Unknown
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๐ - Security
Unknown
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๐ - Location detailed
Austin, TX
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๐ง - Skills detailed
#Complex Queries #Clustering #Programming #Tableau #Slowly Changing Dimensions #SnowPipe #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Apache Airflow #Scripting #Snowflake #Data Pipeline #Pandas #SnowSQL #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Automation #NumPy #Langchain #Data Management #Airflow #Data Engineering #Python #Tableau Server #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Databases
Role description
Data Engineer
Austin, TX (5x/ week onsite)
Contract
MUST HAVE:
โข Hands-on experience with writing Complex queries using โ Joins, Self Joins, Views, Materialized Views, Cursor also Recursive, use of GROUP BY, PARTITION BY functions / SQL Performance tuning
โข Hands-on experience with ETL and Dimensional Data Modelling โ Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD โ Type 1, 2, 3)
o Good understanding of concepts like schema types, table types - fact-dimension etc. like how to design a dimension vs fact, design considerations factored etc.
โข Proficiency in Python scripting/programming โ using Pandas, PyParsing, Airflow.
o Pandas, Tableau server modules, Numpy, Datetime, Apache Airflow related modules, APIs
o Setting up Python scripts on DataLab, scheduling processes, connecting with DataLake (S3 etc )
o Data Pipeline automation
โข Good understanding on Snowflake Architecture - experience with designing and building solutions.
o Architecture, design aspects, performance tuning, time travel, warehouse concepts - scaling, clustering, micro-partitioning
o Experience with SnowSQL, Snowpipe
โข Must Have - Experience with Snowflake performance optimization techniques
โข Own project delivery collaborating with Offshore.
โข Actively participating in discussions with business to understand requirements and provide suitable solutions.
โข Experience with AI (very beneficial) and advanced AI integration โ
o Good experience with Gen AI and LLM Integration which includes:
ยง Having good understanding of RAG
ยง Prompt and Context Engineering โ structure, query and manage data context fed to LLMs
ยง Vector Data Management โ handling and storing data (also unstructured) in vector databases, indices for semantic search and RAG
ยง Experience with LLM Orchestration frameworks โ LangChain, LlamaIndex
Data Engineer
Austin, TX (5x/ week onsite)
Contract
MUST HAVE:
โข Hands-on experience with writing Complex queries using โ Joins, Self Joins, Views, Materialized Views, Cursor also Recursive, use of GROUP BY, PARTITION BY functions / SQL Performance tuning
โข Hands-on experience with ETL and Dimensional Data Modelling โ Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD โ Type 1, 2, 3)
o Good understanding of concepts like schema types, table types - fact-dimension etc. like how to design a dimension vs fact, design considerations factored etc.
โข Proficiency in Python scripting/programming โ using Pandas, PyParsing, Airflow.
o Pandas, Tableau server modules, Numpy, Datetime, Apache Airflow related modules, APIs
o Setting up Python scripts on DataLab, scheduling processes, connecting with DataLake (S3 etc )
o Data Pipeline automation
โข Good understanding on Snowflake Architecture - experience with designing and building solutions.
o Architecture, design aspects, performance tuning, time travel, warehouse concepts - scaling, clustering, micro-partitioning
o Experience with SnowSQL, Snowpipe
โข Must Have - Experience with Snowflake performance optimization techniques
โข Own project delivery collaborating with Offshore.
โข Actively participating in discussions with business to understand requirements and provide suitable solutions.
โข Experience with AI (very beneficial) and advanced AI integration โ
o Good experience with Gen AI and LLM Integration which includes:
ยง Having good understanding of RAG
ยง Prompt and Context Engineering โ structure, query and manage data context fed to LLMs
ยง Vector Data Management โ handling and storing data (also unstructured) in vector databases, indices for semantic search and RAG
ยง Experience with LLM Orchestration frameworks โ LangChain, LlamaIndex





