Robots and Pencils

AI Engineering

StaffDataEngineer

$150000–220000k ~AI est. Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Data Engineer at Robots and Pencils. Skills: Data architecture, Data platforms, AI/ML data pipelines. Define data architecture. Define platform strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver measurable results; Ship AI into production; Ship production-ready AI; Create measurable impact

Industry & Context.

AI Engineering
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving; Navigate ambiguity

Eligibility Requirements

Applications outside Colombia/Brazil not considered

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years data engineering experience, System architecture background, Expert proficiency in Python, Expert proficiency in Scala, Expert proficiency in SQL, Deep expertise cloud-native data platforms, Enterprise data warehousing expertise, Data pipeline orchestration experience, Data processing experience, Streaming platforms experience, Real-time data processing experience, Data modeling expertise, Data transformation experience, Data quality frameworks experience, Data governance frameworks experience, Compliance frameworks experience, Container orchestration experience, CI/CD for data systems experience, Data pipelines for AI/ML systems experience, Embeddings experience, Vector stores experience, RAG data preparation experience, Feature stores experience, Training data flows experience, Inference data flows experience, Demonstrated leadership experience, Technical mentoring experience, Stakeholder communication skills, Expert knowledge AI-forward coding tools, Excellent problem-solving skills, Ability to navigate ambiguity

Nice to Have

Experience with data mesh concepts, Experience with data fabric concepts, Lakehouse architectures experience, Governance framework implementation experience

What You'll Do.

Define data architecture

Define platform strategy

Lead design across pipelines

Lead design across warehouses

Lead design across data lakes

Build scalable data pipelines

Optimize scalable data pipelines

Support batch processing

Support real-time processing

Define data governance standards

Enforce data governance standards

Define data quality standards

Enforce data quality standards

Define compliance frameworks

Enforce compliance frameworks

Build monitoring for data pipelines

Build logging for data pipelines

Build alerting for data pipelines

Contribute to CI/CD workflows

Drive data platform modernization

Optimize for performance

Optimize for scalability

Design data contracts

Implement data contracts

Implement event flows

Design data pipelines for AI/ML

Implement data pipelines for AI/ML

Integrate data services with APIs

Integrate data services with middleware

Integrate data services with third-party systems

Partner with leadership on data strategy

Translate technical depth into decisions

Align data platforms with goals

Advocate for data quality

Advocate for data governance

Advocate for platform best practices

Establish data engineering standards

Mentor junior engineers

Mentor mid-level engineers

Make architectural decisions

Consider long-term tradeoffs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering teams; Analytics teams; AI teams; Product teams; Backend teams; Platform teams

Communication Scope

Stakeholder communication

Full Job Description

APPLICATIONS FROM OUTSIDE COLOMBIA AND BRAZIL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building the next frontier of business architecture. We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there. We’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and earned a reputation as the nimble alternative to traditional global systems integrators. Founded in 2009, with delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, we are smaller, faster, and more senior by design. Our teams average 15+ years of experience. We move fast, sweat the details, and build things that actually ship. Position Overview We’re looking for a Staff Data Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary engineering team building modern, enterprise-grade data platforms. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who can define data strategy, own platform decisions end-to-end, and contribute to technical leadership across the team. In this role, you will design scalable data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines, define governance and quality standards, and drive data platform modernization across real, in-flight work where performance, reliability, and security are critical. You’ll mentor more junior engineers, partner with leadership on data strategy, and bring an AI-forward mindset. Why This Role Matters At Robots & Pencils, we design AI systems for a human world. Our name says it all. Robots and pencils means engineering paired with creativity, because every agent we ship has to work for real people in real workflows. That balance is baked into how we operate. Every role here contributes directly to that mission. Here, you shape how AI systems i

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