Job at a Glance
- Title: Senior Data Engineer
- Location: Yardley, PA (100% Remote) Must reside in EST or CST time zone.
- Contract: W2 only, 6 month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with the client.
- Pay: $70 - 80/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match
Overview
CEI is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support an AI initiative in a flexible, advisory-plus-hands-on capacity.
This role focuses on validating data architecture and guiding data-intensive decisions, with the ability to prototype and build production-ready systems as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and validate proposed data architectures and system designs for AI/ML solutions
- Provide guidance on best practices for data-intensive AI systems and production readiness
- Advise on Model Context Protocol (MCP) system design and buildout
- Guide classification system design and associated ML/AI workflows
- Serve as a technical sounding board for engineering decisions and tradeoffs
- Implement solutions as needed, from prototyping through production delivery
- Help de-risk major architectural decisions and reduce downstream rework
Required Skills
- 6+ years of experience building data-intensive systems
- Experience designing data pipelines, storage, and retrieval systems at scale
- Expertise with MCP-based system design and implementation
- Strong background in classification and related ML pipelines/workflows
- Deep familiarity with modern AI/LLM system architecture
- Ability to communicate technical guidance clearly to non-specialist stakeholders
Education
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Preferred Skills
- Hands-on experience building production data systems for AI/ML use cases
- Experience with data modeling and retrieval patterns for AI-enabled applications
- Ability to balance architectural validation with pragmatic implementation support
Why Should I Apply?
This role offers the opportunity to shape critical AI/data architecture decisions while also contributing directly to hands-on delivery in a modern AI initiative.
About CEI:
As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results.
From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers.
Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.