[Remote] AI Data Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ranger Technical Resources is a growing SaaS organization in the legal and professional services industry, and they are seeking a Senior AI Data Engineer to help architect and scale their first centralized AI-ready data platform. This highly hands-on role involves building scalable lakehouse infrastructure, developing data models, creating ingestion pipelines, and designing AI workflows to enhance product experiences.ResponsibilitiesArchitect and expand a centralized AWS lakehouse platformDevelop scalable Bronze, Silver, and Gold data models using dbtBuild ingestion and CDC pipelines across SQL Server and SaaS platformsDesign and maintain orchestration workflows using Airflow/MWAASupport Redshift, Athena, Glue, S3, and Iceberg-based analytics infrastructureBuild embedding, retrieval, and vector search pipelines for structured and unstructured dataDesign RAG workflows that support AI-powered product experiencesImplement governance, IAM, encryption, and tenant isolation best practicesImprove observability, reliability, and scalability across data systemsPartner with engineering and product leadership on AI platform strategy and architectureHelp establish engineering standards and best practices within a growing AI ecosystemContribute to future AI agents and MCP-style integrationsSkillsBS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience/fieldHands-on experience building AWS-based data platforms in production environmentsProven experience with dbt, SQL, and Python in modern lakehouse or analytics ecosystemsExperience designing scalable data ingestion and CDC pipelinesExposure to production GenAI or RAG implementationsBackground working within SaaS, legal tech, fintech, or regulated environments is highly preferredAWSDbtSQLPythonAirflowMWAARedshiftAthenaGlueS3CDCIcebergRAGLangChainOpenSearchEmbeddingsVector DatabasesData ModelingMulti-tenant SaaSLakehouse ArchitectureBackground working within SaaS, legal tech, fintech, or regulated environments is highly preferredCompany OverviewRanger Technical Resources is information technology consulting firm. It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://rangertech.com/.