Data Engineer IV (AI)

Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops cloud-based, AI-powered dental practice management, imaging, and revenue cycle automation software for dental organizations.

What you will do

• Architect and build AI-ready data pipelines and automated ELT workflows for real-time analytics, machine learning model serving, and generative AI applications.
• Lead the design of a modern data platform with vector stores, feature stores, LLM integrations, and AI-powered analytics infrastructure.
• Define data models and reliable data delivery in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Data Science.
• Establish engineering standards for version control, data quality, documentation, testing, and intelligent pipeline observability.
• Lead cross-functional data initiatives, shape the long-term data strategy, and mentor junior and mid-level data engineers.
• Optimize platform performance, cost, reliability, security, governance, and compliance, including HIPAA requirements.

Requirements

• 8–11+ years of data engineering experience with progression to senior or staff-level responsibilities.
• Expert SQL skills and proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java.
• Experience with data pipelines and ELT using Apache Spark, Airflow, dbt, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience designing cloud data platforms on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including data lakes, warehouses, and AI/ML platforms.
• Knowledge of data modeling, large-scale database optimization, real-time streaming architectures, and technologies such as Kafka or Kinesis.
• Hands-on experience with feature stores, vector databases, RAG or embedding pipelines, data governance, quality frameworks, and compliance requirements.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with HIPAA and other applicable regulations.
• Experience using AI development tools for engineering, code review, documentation, data modeling, and quality monitoring.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, empathetic, accountable, trustworthy, and ambitious working principles.
• Medical and dental insurance, life assurance, and income protection.
• 23 days of annual leave, 8 public holidays, company-paid sick time, and volunteer time off.
• Employee well-being program, technology stipend, referral program, and additional voluntary benefits.