Principal Data - AI Engineering
Dallas, Texas
Job Description:
About the Company:
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.
About the Team:
The Data Science team at AT&T strives to lead transformation through data-driven decisions that advance the customer experience and businesses around the world. With access to one of the coolest and largest data sets available, we enable the discovery and development of meaningful insights that inspire continuous innovation.
We are seeking an experienced self-driven Data Engineer who is comfortable being part of a small skunk works team responsible for building, designing, and end-to-end ownership of a scalable software product tasked to deliver intelligent data-driven products.
Responsibilities:
Develop high-performance, scalable, distributed computing tasks using Python, PySpark, and other distributed environment technologies.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines for collecting, processing, and storing large datasets.
Deploy and integrate Generative AI models, including Large Language Models (LLMs), into production environments.
Implement effective prompt engineering strategies to enhance model performance and outputs.
Utilize FastAPI for creating robust APIs and write efficient Python code to support data processing, model deployment, and AI-driven solutions.
Use big data programming languages and technology to write code, complete programming and documentation, and perform testing and debugging of applications.
Analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in distributed, large-scale analytics and visualization solutions.
Interact with data scientists and industry experts to understand how data needs to be converted, loaded, and presented.
Work in a highly agile environment.
Manage day-to-day work and deliverables
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Scientific Computing preferred.
Requires 5+ years years of relevant experience.
Proficiency in Python, Scala, and SQL.
Expertise / Experience in UI / Frontend using React.JS
Hands-on experience with popular front end and back-end frameworks.
Expertise in backend API development or Integration using FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
Experience with React JS and other front-end frameworks and data processing and analysis libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and PySpark.
Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
Job Contribution:
Expert level technical professional. Advisor on technical knowledge and ATT technologies.
Education:
Preferred Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Math or Scientific Computing preferred.
Experience:
8-10 years experience in a technology role
5+ years of experience in Python and backend frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Django
3+ years of experience with JS frameworks like React or Angular
3+ years of experience in cloud native development environments
3+ years of experience with devops pipelines like GitHub Actions, ADO Pipelines, or Jenkins
Supervisory:
No.
#LI-Onsite – Full-time office role-
Our Principal Big Data Software Engineering, earns between $158,200.00-$237,400.00 USD Annual, Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
· Medical/Dental/Vision coverage.
· 401(k) plan
· Tuition reimbursement program.
· Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
· Paid Parental Leave.
· Paid Caregiver Leave.
· Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected.
· Adoption Reimbursement.
· Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
· Life and Accidental Death Insurance.
· Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal.
· Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
· Extensive employee wellness programs.
· Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.
AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and grow. Team up with industry innovators every time you walk into work, creating the world you always imagined. Ready to #transformdigital with us?
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Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
USA:TX:Dallas / One AT&T Plaza (208 S Akard - Whitacre Tower) - Adm:208 S Akard StSalary Range:
$141,300.00 - $237,400.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Job ID R-46623 Date posted 02/10/2025
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