AI Engineer (Data Pipelines & RAG)

Job Description

Experience : 4.00 + years Salary : Confidential (based on experience) Expected Notice Period : 15 Days Shift : (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST) Opportunity Type : Remote Placement Type : Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: Proplens) (*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Proplens) What do you need for this opportunity? Must have skills required: Agent Workflows, and deployment (Azure DevOps, ARM templates), CCPA) and enterprise security patterns, Develop automated testing, Experience with Machine Learning and/or Computer Vision, GitHub Actions, Knowledge of data-governance (GDPR, Maintain reproducible environments with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Prefect/Airflow), Prompt Engineering, Versioning, Alerting, and logging (data quality, Apply access controls and data privacy safeguards (e.g., Embedding, errors), IAM), Implement monitoring, Implement prompt engineering and RAG for varied workflows within the RE/Construction industry vertical, indexing all unstructured & structured data for efficient retrieval by downstream RAG/agent systems, Instrument data pipelines to surface real-time context into LLM prompts, latency, Own chunking strategy, Unity catalog Proplens is Looking for: AI Engineer (Data Pipelines & RAG) We are seeking a versatile Data & AI Engineer with 4-7 years of experience to build, deploy & maintain end-to-end data pipelines for downstream Gen AI applications. You?ll design data models and transformations, build scalable ETL/ELT workflows, while learning fast and working on the AI agent space. Key Responsibilities Data Modeling & Pipeline development Automate data ingestion from diverse sources (Databases, APIs, files, Sharepoint/ document management tools, URLs). Most files are expected to be unstructured documents with different file formats, tables, charts, process flows, schedules, construction layouts/drawings, etc. Own chunking strategy, embedding, indexing all unstructured & structured data for efficient retrieval by downstream RAG/agent systems Build, test, and maintain robust ETL/ELT workflows using Spark (batch & streaming) Define and implement logical/physical data models and schemas. Develop schema mapping and data dictionary artifacts for cross-system consistency Gen AI Integration Instrument data pipelines to surface real-time context into LLM prompts Implement prompt engineering and RAG for varied workflows within the RE/Construction industry vertical Observability & Governance Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging (data quality, latency, errors) Apply access controls and data privacy safeguards (e.g., Unity Catalog, IAM) CI/CD & Automation Develop automated testing, versioning, and deployment (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Prefect/Airflow) Maintain reproducible environments with infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM templates) Required Skills & Experience 5 years in Data Engineering or similar role, with at least 12-24 months of exposure to building pipelines for unstructured data extraction including document processing with OCR, cloud-native solutions and chunking, indexing etc. for downstream consumption by RAG/ Gen AI applications. Proficiency in Python, dlt for ETL/ELT pipeline, duckDB or equivalent tools for analytical in-process analysis, dvc for managing large files efficiently. Solid SQL skills and experience designing and scaling relational databases. Familiarity with non-relational column based databases is preferred. Familiarity with Prefect is preferred or others (e.g. Azure Data Factory) Proficiency with the Azure ecosystem. Should have worked on Azure services in production. Familiarity with RAG indexing, chunking and storage across file types for efficient retrieval. Strong Dev Ops/Git workflows and CI/CD (CircleCI / Azure DevOps) Experience deploying ML artifacts using MLflow, Docker, or Kubernetes is good to have. Bonus skillsets: Experience with Computer vision based extraction or experience in building ML models for production Knowledge of agentic AI system design - memory, tools, context, orchestration Knowledge of data governance, privacy laws (GDPR) and enterprise security patterns We are an early-stage startup, so you are expected to wear many hats, working with things out of your comfort zone, but with real and direct impact in production. If you think you are a good fit for this fast-paced environment, please apply. Why Proplens? Fast-growing, revenue-generating proptech startup Flat, no BS environment, high autonomy for the right talent Steep learning opportunities in real world enterprise production use-cases Remote work with quarterly meet-ups Multi-market, multi-cultural client exposure How to apply for this opportunity? Step 1: Click On Apply! And Register or Login on our portal. Step 2: Complete the Screening Form & Upload updated Resume Step 3: Increase your chances to get shortlisted & meet the client for the Interview! About Uplers: Our goal is to make hiring reliable, simple, and fast. Our role will be to help all our talents find and apply for relevant contractual onsite opportunities and progress in their career. We will support any grievances or challenges you may face during the engagement. (Note: There are many more opportunities apart from this on the portal. Depending on the assessments you clear, you can apply for them as well). So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you!