Senior AI/ML Data Engineer
Kforce Inc.
Plano, TX
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field) with 3-5+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 1-3+ years of experience
- Senior-level, hands-on engineering experience (not suitable for early-career candidates)
- Proven experience designing and building real-time or event-driven systems
- Cloud experience with GCP or AWS, including production deployments
- API design and performance optimization
- Traffic management and load balancing
- Real-time data ingestion and processing
- Strong programming skills (Python and SQL preferred)
- Experience working closely with data scientists or data-focused engineering teams
- Ability to clearly communicate architecture decisions and technical concepts to non-engineers
- Demonstrated ownership of technical decisions and system outcomes
- Applicants must be fully authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
- Experience with real-time recommendation systems, forecasting, or customer analytics
- Exposure to machine learning platforms, model deployment, or inference pipelines
- Familiarity with LLMs, embeddings, or retrieval-augmented (RAG) workflows
- Experience applying AI or analytics to geospatial or location-based data
- Public GitHub repositories, open-source contributions, or project portfolios demonstrating initiative beyond day-to-day work
- Leadership potential or experience mentoring other engineers
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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About the Company
Kforce Inc.
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services. Our KNOWLEDGEforce® empowers top companies to achieve their digital transformation goals. We curate teams of technical experts who deliver solutions custom-tailored to each client’s needs. These scalable, flexible outcomes are shaped by deep market knowledge, thought leadership and our multi-industry expertise.
Our integrated approach is rooted in 60 years of proven success deploying highly skilled professionals on a temporary and direct-hire basis. Each year, approximately 18,000 talented experts work with the Fortune 500 and other leading companies. Together, we deliver Great Results Through Strategic Partnership and Knowledge Sharing®.