Senior Data Engineer, AI Platform

About this role

<ul> <li>Shape the data platform powering analytics, machine learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI for millions of customers and internal teams.</li> <li>Build scalable, cloud-native data infrastructure across batch, streaming, structured, and unstructured workloads using modern engineering best practices.</li> <li>Partner with Data Science, Machine Learning, Product, and Engineering leaders to deliver AI-ready data products that accelerate innovation across the business.</li> <li>Influence the future of Zip's Data &amp; AI Platform by driving architecture, mentoring engineers, and establishing the foundations for enterprise-scale AI.</li> <li>Remote-first opportunity for US-based employees with the option to work in-person out of our Manhattan office.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About us</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are Zip, a global Buy Now, Pay Later company providing fair and seamless solutions that simplify how millions of people pay. Our journey began in Australia, and we’ve grown significantly since coming to America.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We exist to create a world where people can live fearlessly today, knowing they’re in control of tomorrow. Focused on product innovation that puts people at the center, we put the financial well-being of our customers and merchant partners at the heart of everything that we do.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We’re proud to be a values-led business. They guide us in everything we do - how we work together and create game-changing experiences for our customers and fellow Zipsters.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Zip is building the next generation of AI-powered experiences for customers, employees, and partners. As a Senior Data Engineer on the Data &amp; AI Platform team, you will design, build, and scale the data foundation that powers analytics, machine learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI across the organization.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will develop secure, scalable, and reliable data platforms that support structured and unstructured data processing, real-time and batch workloads, AI-ready data products, and intelligent retrieval capabilities. Working closely with Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Software Engineers, Product teams, and business stakeholders, you will help create a modern data ecosystem that accelerates innovation while maintaining the highest standards of quality, governance, and operational excellence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is a high-impact role with the opportunity to shape the future of Zip’s AI and data platform strategy.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What You'll Do</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Design, build, and scale Zip’s enterprise Data &amp; AI Platform supporting analytics, machine learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develop scalable data pipelines and architectures for structured, unstructured, batch, and real-time data workloads.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Build AI-ready data products, semantic models, and retrieval capabilities that enable intelligent agents and AI-powered applications.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Design and optimize vector search, hybrid search, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities to improve AI effectiveness and user experiences.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Implement streaming and event-driven solutions that support near real-time business insights, operational intelligence, fraud detection, and risk monitoring.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Establish engineering best practices for data modeling, testing, observability, governance, security, and platform reliability.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Drive self-service and automation capabilities that improve developer productivity and accelerate time-to-insight.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver trusted, high-quality data solutions that support critical business and AI initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mentor engineers, influence architecture decisions, and help define the future direction of Zip’s data platform.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What You'll Bring</strong></span