# Senior AI Data Engineer Remote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)Salary, yearly, USD 155,000 - 185,000Department [Data Science & Analytics](https://jobicy.com/categories/data-science.md) Employment type Full Time, Job posted3 Jul 2026Apply before3 Aug 2026Experience level Senior Views / Applies 550 / 46 [About company](https://jobicy.com/company/scorpion.md) * Share About [Scorpion](https://jobicy.com/company/scorpion.md) Scorpion is the leading provider of technology and services helping local businesses thrive. [Marketing & Advertising](https://jobicy.com/company-category/marketing-advertising.md) * 2001 Actively Hiring Verified job posting This job post has been [manually reviewed](https://jobicy.com/tools/help-center/employee/how-does-jobicy-verify-the-legitimacy-of-remote-job-listings.md) for authenticity and compliance. ### AI Summary Scorpion seeks a Senior AI Data Engineer to build and evolve the data foundation powering their AI products. The role involves designing a unified analytical data layer, building production-grade pipelines, and ensuring secure, performant data access. You'll partner with engineering, data science, and AI leaders to shape long-term data platform strategy. Success includes improving data quality, establishing SLAs, and enabling AI agents with trusted data. Requires 7+ years of data engineering experience with modern cloud environments. ### Role DNA Job Complexity Easy Hard Pace & Pressure Relaxed Fast-paced Autonomy Level Guided Full Ownership Communication Load Independent Highly Collaborative AI Insight The role requires 7+ years of experience, designing analytical platforms, and integrating multiple data sources, indicating significant technical complexity. However, it's not entry-level, so difficulty is high but not the maximum. ### Salary Analysis Median Highly Competitive USD170,000US Market USD130k – 200k 0 USD220k AI Insight The offered salary range of $155,000-$185,000 is competitive for a senior data engineering role, slightly above the US market median. It reflects the seniority and AI focus of the position. ### Core Skills Required [Data Engineering](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data+Engineering.md) [AI](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=AI.md) [Data Pipelines](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data+Pipelines.md) [Cloud Computing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Cloud+Computing.md) [Data Quality](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data+Quality.md) [Scalability](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Scalability.md) [Analytical Platforms](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Analytical+Platforms.md) [Data Governance](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data+Governance.md) [Machine Learning](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Machine+Learning.md) [SQL](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=SQL.md) ### Cover Letter Sample I am excited to apply for the Senior AI Data Engineer position at Scorpion. With over 7 years of experience in data engineering and a strong background in building analytical data platforms, I am confident in my ability to contribute to your AI team. My expertise includes designing scalable data pipelines, integrating multiple data sources, and enabling AI-powered solutions. I have a proven track record of improving data quality and establishing SLAs for data reliability. I am particularly drawn to Scorpion's mission of helping local businesses thrive through technology and AI. I look forward to the opportunity to shape your data platform strategy and enable trusted data access for AI agents. Thank you for considering my application. I am eager to discuss how my skills align with Scorpion's goals. Copy ### Sample Interview Questions Can you describe your experience building analytical data platforms from scratch?In my previous role, I designed and built an analytical data platform using AWS services like S3, Redshift, and Glue. I created a unified data layer that integrated data from over 20 sources, establishing a single source of truth for business intelligence and machine learning models.How do you ensure data quality and consistency across multiple data sources?I implement data quality checks at each stage of the pipeline, using tools like Great Expectations and dbt. I also establish data contracts with source systems and monitor SLAs for freshness and accuracy. Regular data audits and automated validation help maintain consistency.Describe a time you designed data access patterns for AI applications.I designed a feature store for a recommendation system, providing low-latency access to precomputed features via an API. I used caching and data partitioning to ensure quick retrieval, and implemented access controls to secure sensitive data.How do you approach integrating data from operational systems into an analytical platform?I use a combination of batch and streaming pipelines, depending on latency requirements. For example, I used Kafka for real-time ingestion and Airflow for batch processing. I focus on schema evolution and data transformation to ensure compatibility.What experience do you have with data governance and establishing data standards?I have implemented data cataloging with Apache Atlas, defined naming conventions, and set up data lineage tracking. I also worked with stakeholders to define data ownership and access policies, ensuring compliance and security. ## About Us Scorpion is the leading provider of technology and services helping local businesses thrive. We do this by helping customers understand local market dynamics, make the most of their marketing, and deliver experiences their customers will love. We offer tools to know what’s going on with marketing, competitors, and customers. We offer a unique blend of AI support and teams of real human people with local expertise committed to customer success. At Scorpion, we are ready to do whatever it takes to help our clients reach their goals. Our technology and personalized tools bring everything together to help local businesses easily understand their unique business, market, and customer needs. We put SEO, Reviews, Advertising, Email Marketing, Chat and Messaging, Social Media, Website, Lead Management, Appointment Scheduling, and more to work for local businesses. We’re a technology-led service with a human touch. ## About the Role The Senior Data Engineer sits on Scorpion’s AI team and plays a critical role in building and evolving the trusted data foundation that powers our AI products, tools, and decision-making. In this role, you’ll build Scorpion’s unified analytical data layer, providing AI agents, machine learning models, and internal teams with a single, reliable, and secure source of client and business data. You’ll partner closely with engineering, data science, product, and AI leaders to design scalable analytical systems, build production-grade data pipelines from operational and third-party sources, and ensure data access is performant, consistent, and aligned with business needs. Your work will directly influence how Scorpion leverages data and AI to deliver value to clients and employees. Beyond day-to-day engineering, you’ll help shape Scorpion’s long-term AI and data platform strategy, determining how data is organized, governed, secured, and leveraged to support future products, insights, and AI-powered experiences. You’ll establish and maintain data quality standards, reliability expectations, and service-level agreements that ensure trusted, queryable data is available across the organization. ## What Your Success Will Look Like * Evaluate and improve data quality, completeness, and consistency across 30+ databases, applications, platforms, and APIs. * Design and build Scorpion’s analytical data platform, creating a trusted source of truth for business and client data. * Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines that efficiently move data from operational systems into the analytical platform. * Help teams transition from querying production databases directly to using trusted analytical data sources. * Design data access patterns that enable AI agents and applications to quickly retrieve relevant client and business information. * Build secure, scalable solutions that deliver client context and business insights to internal applications and AI-powered experiences. * Define, monitor, and improve service level agreements (SLAs) for data freshness, availability, reliability, and performance. * Partner with engineering, product, and data science teams to establish data standards, governance practices, and data contracts. * Continuously improve the scalability, performance, and reliability of Scorpion’s data ecosystem. ## Who You Are And What You Bring * Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * Experience 7+ years of data engineering experience, including designing and operating production-scale analytical data platforms. * Experience building scalable data pipelines, analytical systems, and data platforms in modern cloud environments. * Experience integrating and unifying data from multiple systems into trusted, business-ready analytical platforms. * Experience supporting data access and consumption patterns for applications, analytics, machine learning, or AI-powered solutions. * Experience designing scalable data models that support analytics, reporting, and AI-driven applications. * Experience establishing data governance standards, data contracts, and documentation practices across teams. * Technical Skills Data Processing & Lakehouse Technologies Deep expertise with Databricks, Delta Lake, and Apache Spark for large-scale data processing, streaming ingestion, and data transformation. * Data Warehousing & Analytics Experience working with Snowflake, BigQuery, ClickHouse, Azure Synapse, or similar analytical database technologies. * Programming & Query Languages: Advanced SQL skills, including query optimization, execution planning, and performance tuning. * Strong Python skills for data pipeline development, automation, transformation, and integration with production systems. * Data Pipeline & Orchestration Tools Experience building and managing data pipelines using dbt, Airflow, Prefect, or similar orchestration and transformation tools. * Architecture & Security Strong understanding of lakehouse architecture, data partitioning strategies, metadata management, and data security best practices. * Professional Skills Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, data science, and business teams. * Strong communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on building scalable, maintainable systems. * Ability to balance long-term platform strategy with near-term business priorities. ## Our Scorpion Values * Winning Mindset: When our clients win, we win. * Genuine Care: We only succeed when we are truly invested in our clients and each other. * Unmatched Results: We deliver more than expected–and then some–driving the best results and impacting lives. * Constant Improvement: We believe there is always a better way. We learn we ask “What if?” we build and then do it again. * Unbeatable Teamwork: We come from different backgrounds but have the same vision. We only get there by doing it together, as a team. ## Compensation We acknowledge that states have passed legislation promoting pay transparency. As a national employer, Scorpion has made the decision to post our expected pay rate or pay range (as applicable) in all our job postings, regardless of geographic location. * The base salary range is $155,000 (entry-level) – $185,000 (highly experienced), exclusive of fringe benefits. If you are hired at Scorpion, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. Additionally, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the total salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. * The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary bonuses or commissions. ## Our Benefits We invest in our employees by offering them diverse benefits from best-in-class carriers. These benefits provide enough choice and flexibility to keep our employees and their families healthy and happy—today and tomorrow. * 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance * Flexible paid time off, so you can rest, relax, and recharge away from work * Paid parental leave * Paid cell phone and service * Remote office allowance * Professional development and development courses * Regular manager check-ins to drive performance and career growth through Lattice Work Location & Flexibility Scorpion supports a range of work arrangements, including in-office, hybrid, and remote roles. For positions designated as remote, employees who live within commuting distance of a Scorpion office may be asked to work from the office based on team needs, collaboration opportunities, or business priorities. Specific expectations will be discussed during the interview process. Scorpion is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion. [Reasonable Accommodations](https://www.scorpion.co/careers/accommodations/) Scorpion participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates. For more information on E-Verify, please visit [www.uscis.gov](https://www.uscis.gov). 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