Senior AI Engineer

Solid product experience and an educational background from Tier‑1 universities are preferred.

As a Senior AI Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and delivering highly scalable, next generation AI products within our AI stack. You will work in a technically rich environment with talented peers, contributing to product planning, design, and execution while influencing the evolution of Teradata’s AI capabilities. 

In this role, you will: 

• Design, develop, and maintain high quality systems, services, and applications with an emphasis on scalability, reliability, and performance. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineers and product partners to shape design and consistently deliver end to end features. 
• Build and integrate robust RESTful APIs, ensuring security, data consistency, and maintainability. 
• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases to implement efficient data models and service access patterns. 
• Apply and experiment with AI/ML technologies, including agentic AI and large language models (LLMs). 
• Use AI powered engineering tools to improve development quality, speed, and productivity. 
• Mentor engineers, supporting them in technical planning, implementation, and best practices. 
• Identify and resolve system performance bottlenecks, optimizing code, design, and infrastructure. 
• Write unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews to uphold engineering excellence. 
• Investigate production issues, ensuring timely and effective solutions. 
• Stay current with emerging trends in engineering, AI/ML, and cloud-native technologies. 

Who You’ll Work With 

You will be part of a high-performing engineering team building core components of Teradata’s AI platform. You will collaborate closely with other engineers, AI/ML specialists, product managers, cloud architects, and partner teams across the company. The role offers opportunities to contribute directly to Teradata’s AI product roadmap and technological direction. 

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate 

(Nonnegotiable qualifications) 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a recognized institution. 
• 5+ years of experience in backend services, distributed systems, or data platform development. 
• Strong proficiency in Java, Go, or Python for service development. 
• Good understanding of design principles, distributed system patterns, and service framework. 
• Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs. 
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modelling. 
• Strong debugging, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills. 
• Experience with modern containerization and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes. 
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms. 
• Experience with AI productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot). 
• Ability to work independently, drive workstreams, and deliver high quality outcomes. 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. 

What You’ll Bring 

(Preferred qualifications) 

• Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka. 
• Experience experimenting with or implementing AI/ML technologies, Agentic AI, or LLMs. 
• A track record of influencing design decisions and driving engineering best practices. 
• The ability to mentor engineers and guide them through design, planning, and execution. 
• A proactive mindset and comfort working in fast paced, dynamic environments. 
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for building impactful AI-driven products. 

Skills

Java, Go Programming (Golang), Python, RESTful APIs, SQL, NOSQL Databases, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Windows Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)