Senior Data Engineer - Customer Data Platform

** The role requires candidates to be onsite 5 days a week. No sponsorship is currently provided**

You ll be joining a multidisciplinary team of scientists, researchers and engineers who research and innovate on latest technology to create awesome data and AI products that millions of people will experience every day.

You will be responsible for building and deploying AI/ML solutions that improve customer experience, enable innovative user experiences, and increase store revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research, prototype, and develop AI/ML solutions to build personalized systems.
• Build, deploy and analyze AI/ML solutions and perform statistical experiments when deploying new AI products.
• Analyze and segment customer data and clearly visualize customer behavior to make product decisions.
• Stay up to date with emerging technology and learn new technologies/libraries/frameworks
• Learn and partner with peers across multiple disciplines, such as data, product, and systems design
• Deliver on time with a high bar on quality of research, innovation and engineering

Basic Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience with statistical data science techniques, feature engineering, customer segmentation etc.
• 6+ years of experience with SQL, PySpark and Python.
• 6+ years of experience training, evaluating and deploying Machine Learning models.
• 6+ years of experience with productionizing and deploying ML workloads in AWS/Azure.
• Familiarity with containerized application tooling and deployments (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Experience with Databricks platform.
• Experience building ML models with large amounts of structured and unstructured data.
  
  Rate: $60- $80/hr (depends on experience level). This is contract position where candidates are expected to work 40 hours a week.

About Us

Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience.

For more than 27 years, PTP has operated as a premier Information Technology (IT) staffing, consulting, and recruiting firm built on trust, long-term partnerships, and technical excellence.

Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to helping every client make the best hiring decisions possible.

As part of that commitment, we believe in providing clear information about how our hiring technologies work and how your data is used. The following section outlines our AI-assisted interview process and your rights as a candidate.

AI-Assisted Interview Experience (Pete & Gabi Rebecca):

To provide a consistent, fair, and flexible experience for all candidates, we use AI-assisted tools including our proprietary platform Pete & Gabi Rebecca to support parts of the interview process. These tools help us:

• transcribe interviews,
• summarize candidate responses,
• generate job-related insights
• streamline communication and scheduling.

Please note that

• AI does NOT make hiring decisions.
• All decisions are made by our human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners.
• The AI does not evaluate facial expressions, emotions, or physical traits.
• It is used only to support fairness, consistency, and efficiency.

If you prefer a non-AI interview format, we will gladly provide an alternative.

Technical or Case Interviews (Role-Dependent):

For certain positions, you may participate in:

• a technical interview
• a coding challenge
• a case study
• a client-specific assessment.

We will always explain what to expect in advance so you can prepare with confidence.

Human Review & Selection:

Every candidate s profile including interviews, conversations, and assessments is reviewed by experienced recruiters and hiring leaders.

AI insights may assist with organization and evaluation, but final decisions are always human-driven.

Your Rights as a Candidate

At PTP, every candidate has the right to:

• Request a non-AI interview path
• Ask how your data is being used
• Request access to transcripts or interview recordings
• Request deletion of your AI-recorded interview
• Receive clear, timely communication

Our goal is to ensure you feel respected, informed, and supported throughout your experience

Our Commitment:

For more than 27 years, PTP has focused on putting people first candidates, consultants, employees, and clients.

We re committed to a hiring process that is:

• transparent
• compliant
• equitable
• powered by innovative technology that enhances not replaces human judgment.

Welcome to the future of hiring at Peterson Technology Partners.

We re excited to learn more about you

Equal Employment Opportunity

Peterson Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.