Architect Data Engineer - AI Platforms

Architect Data Engineer - AI Platforms

Location: US East/Canada (Remote) Location type: Full time Role: Architect Data Engineer Experience Level: 10+ yrs

Role Overview: Lead the architectural vision for a next-generation data layer designed specifically for Agentic AI. You will define high-performance schemas, orchestrate complex hybrid-database environments (Snowflake/Kinetica/NoSQL), and serve as the primary technical liaison for our customers. This is a high-visibility role blending deep technical governance with strategic relationship development.

Key Responsibilities

• System Architecture: Design the end-to-end blueprint for a modern data layer that seamlessly integrates structured, unstructured, and relational (Graph) data for AI agents.
• Schema & Ontology Design: Define multi-tenant schemas and Knowledge Graph ontologies that allow LLM agents to perform complex reasoning and cross-domain data retrieval.
• Database Administration & Governance: Oversee the health, security, and performance optimization of our data clusters (Snowflake/Kinetica), ensuring 99.9% availability for mission-critical AI workflows.
• Strategic Client Fronting: Act as the "Face of Engineering" for the customer. Lead discovery workshops, manage technical expectations, and align the architectural roadmap with their business objectives.
• Performance Engineering: Define performance and observability standards to ensure low-latency, accurate, reliable data retrieval for real-time agentic AI workloads.

Basic Qualifications:

• System Architecture: Design the end-to-end blueprint for a modern data layer that seamlessly integrates structured, unstructured, and relational (Graph) data for AI agents.
• Schema & Ontology Design: Define multi-tenant schemas and Knowledge Graph ontologies that allow LLM agents to perform complex reasoning and cross-domain data retrieval.
• Database Administration & Governance: Oversee the health, security, and performance optimization of our data clusters (Snowflake/Kinetica), ensuring 99.9% availability for mission-critical AI workflows.
• Strategic Client Fronting: Act as the "Face of Engineering" for the customer. Lead discovery workshops, manage technical expectations, and align the architectural roadmap with their business objectives.
• Performance Engineering: Establish benchmarks for data latency and retrieval accuracy, ensuring the data layer can keep pace with the real-time demands of agentic execution.
• The Hybrid Stack: Proven expertise in architecting for Snowflake (Data Cloud) and Kinetica (Real-time/Vector/OLAP).
• Knowledge Graph Mastery: Ability to design Property Graphs or RDF schemas that map enterprise entities into a machine-readable "World Model."
• Advanced ETL/ELT Strategy: Deep knowledge of data orchestration patterns (Change Data Capture, Streaming, and Batch) to ensure data freshness.
• Database Internals: Strong DBA skills—partitioning strategies, indexing, vacuuming, and resource scaling in cloud-native environments.

Good to Have (The “Agentic” Edge):

• Semantic Layer Design: Experience with tools like Cube or dbt Semantic Layer to provide a consistent "Language" for AI agents to query.
• Security & Privacy: Knowledge of RBAC and Row-Level Security (RLS) within an AI context—ensuring agents only "see" what they are authorized to access.
• Tooling for Agents: Experience designing API-first data layers that agents can use as "Tools" (e.g., function calling).

What’s in it for YOU at Quantiphi:

• Make an impact at one of the world’s fastest-growing AI-first digital engineering companies.
• Upskill and discover your potential as you solve complex challenges in cutting-edge areas of technology alongside passionate, talented colleagues.
• Work where innovation happens - work with disruptive innovators in a research-focused organization with 60+ patents filed across various disciplines.
• Stay ahead of the curve—immerse yourself in breakthrough AI, ML, data, and cloud technologies and gain exposure working with Fortune 500 companies.
• If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

About Quantiphi:

• Quantiphi is an award-winning Applied AI and Big Data software and services company, driven by a deep desire to solve transformational problems at the heart of businesses. Our signature approach combines groundbreaking machine-learning research with disciplined cloud and data-engineering practices to create breakthrough impact at unprecedented speed. Quantiphi has seen 2.5x growth YoY since its inception in 2013, we don’t just innovate - we lead. Headquartered in Boston, with 4,000+ professionals across the globe. Quantiphi leverages Applied AI technologies across multiple industry Verticals (Telco, BFSI, HCLS etc.) and is an established Elite/Premier Partner of NVIDIA, Google Cloud, AWS, Snowflake, and others. We’ve been recognized with Google Cloud Partner of the Year, AWS AI/ML awards, NVIDIA Partner of the Year titles, Snowflake Partner of the Year awards, and top analyst recognitions from Gartner, ISG, and Everest Group. We offer first-in-class industry solutions across Healthcare, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, and more, powered by cutting-edge Generative AI and Agentic AI accelerators. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for the third year in a row. Be part of a trailblazing team shaping the future of AI, ML, and cloud innovation.

• If you like wild growth and shaping the future of AI, explore our current openings and apply to roles that suit you.