Senior Data / AI engineer

About DataMax

At DataMax, we accelerate our client's journey to become truly data-driven organizations. We create reliable, extensible, and scalable end-to-end Data and AI solutions. We strive for technical excellence, passion for what we do, and focus on the success of our clients.

About the Role

In our Data / AI Engineering team, you will be working closely with our best-in-class engineers, experienced in building ultra-modern products.

You will be working with Cloud technologies, like AWS, Azure, and GCP, latest technology trends in Data and Machine Learning, e.g. Python, LLMs, Vertex AI, Data Lake(house), Vector DBs, dbt, Kubernetes, and many more.

Are you looking for something different? 📌

Are you looking for something challenging? 👨💻

Are you thinking of moving into Data engineering and AI engineering? 🏎

You are at the right place! 🎯

Tasks

• Design and develop solutions for data-intensive and AI applications, including LLM-based and agentic systems.

• Build and optimize EL(T) pipelines that feed analytical, machine learning, and generative AI workflows.

• Work on data extraction, transformation, integration, and storage.

• Productionize AI models and agents with MLOps practices: CI/CD, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Use your software engineering expertise to deliver clean, extensible, and scalable solutions.

• Mentor the team to develop professionally.

• Work in cross-functional teams with our clients and stakeholders to design and implement state-of-the-art solutions.

• Share ideas and discuss approaches in an environment where your opinion has a direct impact.

• Work independently, using your conceptual and creative skills.

Requirements

Must have:

• 3+ years of experience working professionally with Python or other programming languages, and SQL.

• 3+ years of experience in Data Engineering, AI Engineering, or similar positions.

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Experience with data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift.

• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Understanding of distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience building with LLMs (APIs, prompting, RAG).

• Motivated and fast learner.

• Development experience with Agile methodologies.

• Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent English communication skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with stream processing (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink).

• Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow, Prefect, or Dagster.

• Experience with AI agent frameworks and tooling (e.g., MCP, LangChain, PydanticAI, Langfuse).

• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or CDK).

• Knowledge of open table formats such as Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake.

• Related certifications (e.g., AWS).

Benefits

• Work with world-class engineers.

• MacBook Pro working devices.

• Focus on your professional growth.

• Welcoming and open company culture.

• Paid training and bonuses for every achieved certification.

• Stimulating environment to learn and experiment with the newest technologies.

• Flexible working hours combined with a hybrid work structure. Find the balance that works best for you.

• Be part of our international, experienced, and highly motivated team.

• Entrepreneurial responsibilities and upward career growth.

• Engaging, open office located in central Tirana.

• Joint weekly team lunch organized by us.

• Team events and expanding perks.