Senior Data & AI Engineer x2

Santa Monica, CA, 90401

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Type: Direct Placement

Reference ID: 32767825

Date Posted: 07/30/2026



Apply now: Senior Data & AI Engineer, location is 100% onsite in Santa Monica, CA. The start date is ASAP for this permanent position.

Job Title: Senior Data & AI Engineer
Location-Type: 100% onsite, five days per week in Santa Monica, CA
Start Date Is: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Compensation Range: $200,000–$225,000 base salary plus discretionary bonus
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Description:
Join a high-impact, greenfield AI initiative where you will shape how accounting, legal, and compliance teams use data and automation. The client is seeking a Senior Data & AI Engineer to build practical, production-ready solutions using Databricks, Python, cloud infrastructure, and modern AI tools—while working directly with business leaders to turn complex workflows into measurable results.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Meet with accounting, legal, and compliance teams to understand manual workflows.
  • Build data pipelines and workflow automations in Databricks.
  • Develop AI tools, RAG solutions, and agentic workflows.
  • Own projects from discovery through deployment and adoption.
  • Improve data quality, monitoring, and documentation.
  • Explain technical solutions clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements:

  • 10 years of data engineering, machine learning, software engineering, or applied AI experience.
  • Strong data engineering background with production pipeline experience.
  • Strong Python skills.
  • Hands-on Databricks, Snowflake or comparable experience.
  • Cloud experience in Azure, AWS, or GCP; Azure preferred.
  • Production experience with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, AI agents.
  • Experience owning projects independently from start to finish.
  • Direct experience working with internal business teams.
  • Recent experience supporting accounting, finance, legal, or compliance stakeholders.
  • Ability to identify the simplest practical solution to a business problem.
  • Strong communication, adaptability, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Experience with Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar AI coding tools.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark, or Unity Catalog experience.
  • Experience with Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar AI coding tools.
  • Knowledge of journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, K-1s, or fund accounting.
  • Private equity, asset management, or financial-services experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field; master's degree preferred.

 

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