Data and AI Engineer

Verano

Verano is dedicated to leveraging AI to optimize decision-making and drive operational efficiency. The Data and AI Engineer will play a key role in developing automation systems, integrating AI technologies, and ensuring secure deployments on Google Cloud, while collaborating with various cloud services like Azure and AWS. This position is crucial for advancing the company's AI governance and security objectives.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Develop AI-driven automation systems to enhance decision-making and workflow efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards like PCI-DSS and GDPR.
• Create scalable AI models with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and integrate with Azure and AWS.
• Lead MLOps best practices for AI lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with IT, Compliance, and Business teams for AI integration.
• Deploy and refine LLMs for automation and intelligent decision-making.
• Optimize AI pipelines and enhance personalization engines.
• Design AI-driven ETL workflows and implement event-driven architectures.
• Develop backend APIs and microservices using FastAPI, Flask, and Django.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability and security across GCP, Azure, and AWS.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangement allowing flexibility
• Collaborative work environment in Chicago, IL

This role requires you to have:

• 6-8 years of data engineering experience
• Expertise in AI model development with LLMs and NLP
• Strong MLOps background including CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Google Cloud services like Vertex AI
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Knowledge of cloud security frameworks and compliance

You would benefit from having:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant fields
• Experience with AI-powered solutions using Google Cloud
• Understanding of AI ethics and model interpretability
• Experience with real-time inference scaling and hybrid-cloud solutions

Applicants must possess permanent work authorization in the United States, either as a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident.