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Data Platform Engineer at webAI in Austin, TX
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Job Description
About Us:
webAI is pioneering the future of artificial intelligence by establishing the first distributed AI infrastructure dedicated to personalized AI. We recognize the evolving demands of a data-driven society for scalability and flexibility, and we firmly believe that the future of AI lies in distributed processing at the edge, bringing computation closer to the source of data generation. Our mission is to build a future where a company's valuable data and intellectual property remain entirely private, enabling the deployment of large-scale AI models directly on standard consumer hardware without compromising the information embedded within those models. We are developing an end-to-end platform that is secure, scalable, and fully under the control of our users, empowering enterprises with AI that understands their unique business. We are a team driven by truth, ownership, tenacity, and humility, and we seek individuals who resonate with these core values and are passionate about shaping the next generation of AI.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Data Platform Engineer to design and build the connective tissue between real-world data systems and our AI platform. You will create scalable, reusable data connectors and transformation layers that make heterogeneous data sources usable for downstream inference. This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, data infrastructure and applied AI. This role will act in terms of platform primitives, not pipelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and build robust connectors across SQL / NoSQL databases, APIs (REST / GraphQL), SaaS platforms (e.g., CRM, storage systems)
Interpret and model heterogeneous source schemas
Transform raw source data into formats optimized for AI inference
Work closely with ML, applied AI and forward deployed teams to define feature expectations
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to design and ship hosted data pipelines
Optimize for latency, consistency, and edge constraints
Design resilient ingestion patterns for unreliable or rate-limited systems
Build logging, monitoring and debuggability into all integrations
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Proven experience building connectors against enterprise systems (SQL/NoSQL databases, Salesforce, S3, REST/GraphQL APIs)
Systems instinct to architect a platform primitive, not a one-off integration
Familiarity with inference pipelines or ML-adjacent data preparation preferred
Comfortable working in a startup environment with ambiguity and evolving requirements
Benefits:
Competitive salary
Equity options
401k match
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package.
$200/mos Health and Wellness Stipend
Continuing Education support
Free parking, for in-office employees
Flexible time off
Parental, Bereavement Leave
Supplemental Life Insurance
webAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline. In addition, it is the policy of webAI to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works.