Staff Software Engineer, Data (AI)

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Staff Software Engineer, Data will lead the design and delivery of a next‑generation AI‑enabled data platform for private‑market finance. You will build end‑to‑end pipelines, define architecture, and set technical standards while using LLM‑assisted development as a core workflow.

Role Snapshot

• Staff‑level individual contributor
• AI‑native data platform ownership
• Hands‑on data pipeline engineering
• Production LLM integration
• Mentor and set technical standards

Must-Have Requirements

• 7+ years software engineering
• Staff‑level technical impact
• Data pipeline / data warehouse engineering
• Production experience with LLMs
• AI‑assisted development workflow
• AWS data infrastructure
• software engineering
• data pipeline engineering
• LLM production integration

Nice-to-Have Signals

• RAG pipelines, vector stores, document extraction
• Financial‑services data domain knowledge
• Building data products for external customers
• Technical lead / TLM experience
• RAG pipelines
• financial services data

Work Setup

• Location: Americas (USA or Canada), United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: USA, Canada
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Application Requirements

• Portfolio required

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Travel
• Security clearance

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design and ship data normalization, schema mapping, validation, enrichment, and distribution pipelines
• Own end‑to‑end delivery, from architecture through deployment, ensuring reliability and performance
• Define the AI‑native data‑warehouse architecture for institutional financial clients
• Evaluate and select scalable technologies for the platform
• Build AI evaluation infrastructure (cross‑model comparison, deterministic checks, human‑in‑the‑loop workflows)
• Use agentic coding tools and LLM‑assisted development as the primary workflow
• Establish coding standards, review practices, and architectural documentation
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance as the team grows

Good Fit If You Have

• Enjoys shaping technical standards for a fast‑growing team
• Thrives in a high‑impact, greenfield environment
• Comfortable communicating design decisions to both engineering and product audiences