Data Engineer – AI, Agents, Context – Senior Associate

Huron

Data Engineer contributing to AI context platform development for healthcare. Collaborating with engineers to implement data processes and improve healthcare outcomes through data-driven innovation.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaPythonScalaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and contribute to the AI context platform
Implement end-to-end pipelines: ingestion → parsing/chunking → enrichment → embeddings → vector indexing → retrieval/serving
Build and maintain patterns for incremental refresh, backfills, re-embeddings, deduplication, and lineage across unstructured sources
Contribute to retrieval quality improvements (query strategies, hybrid search, metadata filtering) in partnership with AI engineers
Deliver semantic and governed data products

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–6 years in data engineering or data platform roles with strong hands-on delivery
Strong SQL and Python (or Scala/Java); solid production engineering habits
Experience designing and operating cloud data pipelines at scale
Experience working with unstructured data processing and search/retrieval concepts
Clear communicator who can work effectively across technical and functional teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision coverage
401(k) plan with a generous employer match
Employee stock purchase plan
Generous Paid Time Off policy
Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Wellness Program with free annual health screenings and coaching

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonScalaJavadata engineeringcloud data pipelinesunstructured data processingsearch conceptsretrieval conceptsproduction engineering

Soft Skills

clear communicatorcollaborationcross-functional teamworkeffective communication