Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Engineering & GenAI

DCM Infotech Limited

$120K — $160K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in data or software engineering, especially with large-scale financial data.
  • Strong SQL and hands-on experience with BigQuery or a similar data warehouse.
  • Proficient in Python and/or Java for developing data pipelines.
  • Familiarity with GCP tools including BigQuery, Cloud Composer/Airflow, and Dataflow.
  • Experience in building machine learning models with LLMs, including prompt engineering and function/tool calling.
  • Solid understanding of ETL/ELT architecture, data modeling, and performance tuning in large environments.
  • Excellent communication skills for translating business needs into technical specifications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines to manage large transactional datasets.
  • Implement and optimize ETL/ELT processes for efficient data flow.
  • Work directly with stakeholders from various departments to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
  • Build machine learning applications using LLMs within the data infrastructure.
  • Conduct performance tuning to optimize data processing and querying.
  • Adapt to quickly changing priorities and troubleshoot production issues as they arise.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and tools in the data engineering space.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams including non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mentorship and professional development opportunities in a rapidly evolving field.
Full Job Description
Job Description:
  • 8+ years of data engineering or software engineering experience, ideally with large-scale financial or transactional data
  • Strong SQL skills, with hands-on BigQuery (or equivalent modern data warehouse) experience
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Java for pipeline development and automation
  • Experience with GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Composer/Airflow, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, or equivalents)
  • Hands-on experience building with LLMs - prompt engineering, function/tool calling, or RAG pipelines
  • Understanding of ETL/ELT design, data modeling, and performance tuning at scale
  • Excellent communication skills - able to translate ambiguous business asks into concrete technical specs (data or AI-based)
  • Comfort working directly with non-technical stakeholders (ops, compliance, finance) and adapting quickly to their domain
  • High tolerance for ambiguity, shifting priorities, and production firefighting

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience building with Claude, OpenAI, or similar LLM APIs in production or internal-tool contexts
  • Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) - building or configuring MCP servers/skills that connect LLMs to internal tools
  • Experience with vector databases and embedding-based search for RAG applications
  • Experience with financial reconciliation logic (PDA/CASH/VDA/SDA-type matching, or equivalent)
  • Prior exposure to AI adoption/usage analytics, cost monitoring, or slot/performance optimization at scale

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