AI Platform Engineer

See What We’re All About

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, we like to do things a little differently. First, you need to understand and demonstrate our Core Values with safety being your first priority. That’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list!

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of original equipment manufacturer parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list 15 years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus
• Hybrid work schedule
• Team member appreciation events and recognition program
• Volunteer opportunities
• Casual dress code
• On-demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered

The Job at a Glance

We’re looking for an AI Platform Engineer to help bridge our data platform and emerging AI ecosystems. This role sits at the intersection of our GCP-based data warehouse and semantic layer and a growing set of AI-driven applications and workflows. You’ll focus on making systems work together, enabling data to flow cleanly into AI use cases, and helping evolve our platform to support more intelligent, automated workflows.

A Typical Day

• Build and refine integrations between our GCP data warehouse, semantic layer, and downstream systems.
• Develop or modify APIs to make data and services more accessible to AI-driven applications.
• Create connectors and lightweight services that enable systems to interact programmatically.
• Work with data models and datasets to ensure they’re usable for both analytics and AI use cases.
• Troubleshoot how data and services move across systems and improve reliability and performance.
• Partner with data, platform, and application teams to understand requirements and unblock use cases.
• Contribute to pragmatic design decisions that improve interoperability without over-engineering.

To Land This Opportunity

• You code with confidence—Python is your go-to, and you’re fluent (or at least conversational) in other languages too.
• SQL is second nature to you, and you’re comfortable getting your hands dirty directly in a data warehouse environment.
• You know how to design, build, and scale APIs (REST, gRPC, or similar) that play nicely with the rest of the ecosystem.
• You’ve choreographed workflows using orchestration tools like Airflow and know how to keep things running smoothly.
• You’ve built and maintained production-grade data pipelines that people actually rely on.
• You’ve worked with cloud data platforms—bonus points if GCP is your home turf.
• You’ve supported systems powered by ML or AI, and you understand what it takes to keep them healthy in production.
• You’re comfortable with data warehouses, data modeling fundamentals, and designing data that makes sense at scale.
• You think in systems—balancing governance, abstraction, and clean architecture without overengineering.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, translating complex technical ideas for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• You’ve worked with enterprise data platforms and understand the realities of operating at scale.
• You’re familiar with infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps practices, and you value automation over manual fixes.
• You’ve worked with semantic or metrics layers, helping teams trust—and actually use—the data.

About Your Future Team

The AI team is a hands-on, high-impact group dedicated to building AI solutions that get used. We partner closely with teams across the business, data, and engineering to turn real-world problems into smart, practical systems. It’s a fast-moving environment where you’ll have real ownership, work alongside curious and collaborative teammates, and be encouraged to try new ideas and iterate quickly. In this role, you’ll help shape how AI comes to life across the organization and be part of defining where this capability goes next.

At Parts Town, we value transparency and are committed to ensuring our team members feel appreciated and supported. We prioritize our positive workplace culture where collaboration, growth, and work-life balance are celebrated. The salary range for this role is $121,315.97-$163,720.39 annually, which is based on including but not limited to qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Parts Town is a pay-for-performance company. In addition to base pay, some roles offer a profit-sharing program and an annual bonus depending on the role. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, employee assistance programs, paid time off, paid sick time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Parts Town welcomes diversity and as an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.