Sr. Data Engineer - Data Modeling & Governance
Core
Architect and govern enterprise-scale data models and schemas to power real-time AI/ML features, generative AI agents, and personalized consumer experiences for hundreds of millions of Yahoo Mail users.
Role type
Senior IC Data Engineer (Data Modeling & Governance)
Builds
Production data models, feature stores, data lineage frameworks, and AI-ready data layers for Yahoo Mail.
Domain
Consumer Internet / AI & Machine Learning / Distributed Data Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise data modeling & schema design, Agentic data governance & privacy by design, AI-ready feature store design, Distributed cloud architecture optimization, AI-assisted engineering workflows, Cross-functional technical leadership, Technical stewardship & mentorship
Preferred skills
GCP/AWS enterprise data services, BigQuery/Lakebase/Snowflake, Streaming technologies (Pub/Sub/Dataflow/Kafka/Flink), Graph database structures, Real-time verification frameworks, Prompt engineering for technical documentation
Technologies
GCP, BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Kafka, Apache Flink, Terraform, GitHub Copilot, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic Claude
Responsibilities
Architect and optimize foundational data models and schemas for multi-tenant consumers; Establish formal ontologies, naming conventions, and automated quality validation engines for data governance; Design vector-ready feature stores for real-time AI/ML and GAI workflows; Refine distributed data systems to minimize compute costs and maximize query performance; Champion AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate pipeline scripting and schema documentation; Exercise architectural judgment to prevent hallucinations and schema drift in AI-generated code; Collaborate with Data Science, Product, and Marketing leads to align schemas with business goals; Chair data design reviews and mentor senior data engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
