Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amtrak is a leading transportation company that connects businesses and communities across the United States. They are seeking a Data & AI Lead Engineer to design and implement enterprise data and AI solutions that support their digital transformation and ensure scalable, reliable, and secure data systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale data and AI solutions from concept through production
- Provide hands-on technical guidance in coding, pipeline development, model deployment, and integration patterns
- Plan and coordinate engineering deliverables, ensuring adherence to technical standards, governance, and security policies
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering skill development, collaboration, and engineering excellence
- Partner with architects, product owners, and governance leads to align solutions with Amtrak’s enterprise data strategy and roadmap
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be accepted
- 6–8 years of experience in data engineering, AI systems development, or related technical roles with increasing leadership responsibility
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, programming languages (e.g., Python, Scala, or Java), and Databricks
- Proven experience leading the delivery of complex data pipelines, integrations, or AI solutions
- Strong understanding of data quality, observability, and performance optimization
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams through technical challenges while remaining hands-on in design and coding
- Experience working within agile product teams, coordinating across multiple stakeholders
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities
- Experience in a leadership capacity within a scaled agile environment or data platform modernization initiative
- Familiarity with enterprise data governance, metadata management, and security standards
- Exposure to MLOps, cloud data platforms, and automation tools that accelerate delivery
- Prior mentorship or technical leadership of multi-functional project teams
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Health savings accounts
- Wellness programs
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Life insurance
- Short and long term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Back-up care
- Adoption assistance
- Surrogacy assistance
- Reimbursement of education expenses
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
- Rail pass privileges
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