Senior Backend AI Engineer

Sr. Backend AI Engineer

Location  Cleveland, OH

Role Overview Move beyond traditional ETL. At BrightEdge, we are rebuilding our core data infrastructure into an AI-augmented processing engine. We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to architect "intelligent" systems that don't just move data, but understand it. You will build self-healing pipelines and agentic workflows that allow our platform to autonomously adapt to complex, shifting data landscapes. 

What You’ll Do

Architect Agentic Pipelines  Build Python-based backend systems that utilize LLMs and AI agents to automate the discovery, parsing, and mapping of unstructured data.

Build Self-Healing Infrastructure  Develop autonomous reliability layers that diagnose upstream failures, adapt to API schema changes, and perform real-time data validation without manual intervention.

Optimize High-Velocity Analytics  Design and manage low-latency data flows into ClickHouse and BigQuery, ensuring our AI-driven insights are backed by high-performance OLAP architecture.

Scale Intelligent Connectors  Create robust integrations (APIs, Streaming, S3) that leverage AI to handle diverse, non-standardized data sources at massive scale.

Engineering Leadership  Drive best practices in AI-assisted testing and observability, mentoring the team on the intersection of traditional backend stability and modern AI capabilities. 

What You Bring

5+ years experience with Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Software Engineering

Python & AI Mastery  Deep expertise in production-level Python. You’ve successfully integrated AI models/LLMs into backend services or data workflows.

OLAP Power User  Proven experience with ClickHouse, BigQuery, or Snowflake, specifically in schema optimization and materialized views for large-scale datasets.

Distributed Systems Expertise  Strong background in cloud environments (GCP/AWS) and real-time streaming tools like Kafka, Flink, or Spark.

Adaptive Mindset  You don't just build to a spec; you build systems that anticipate and recover from environment changes autonomously.

Product Ownership A track record of leading high-impact initiatives and a desire to own the "brain" of a global data platform