Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amtrak is a leading transportation company that connects businesses and communities across the United States. They are seeking a Data & AI Engineer Specialist to design, build, and maintain data and AI systems that enable data-driven decisions and innovation within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, AI frameworks and integration workflows supporting analytics and AI applications
- Implement data transformation, validation, and quality controls to ensure reliability and compliance with standards
- Collaborate with architects, analysts, and data scientists to operationalize data models and business logic
- Participate in agile planning, sprint delivery, and retrospectives to continuously improve team performance
- Document technical specifications, lineage, and best practices for data assets and workflows
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
- 2–4 years of hands-on experience in data engineering, integration, or software development
- Proficiency in Python and SQL with strong foundations in data and AI architecture, including feature pipelines, model serving, and inference patterns
- Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts, APIs, and data pipeline orchestration
- Strong experience building federated data and feature models; performance tuning for analytics and AI workloads; designing reusable views and features; implementing caching, row-level security, and data contracts
- Experience working within cloud or hybrid data environments
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and deliver high-quality results within an agile framework
- Effective collaboration and communication skills across technical and business stakeholders
- Experience with data lakehouse or cloud data platforms
- Familiarity with metadata management, lineage, and observability practices
- Exposure to AI/ML pipeline development, automation frameworks, or MLOps concepts
Benefits
- Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employees base salary.
- Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Health savings accounts
- Wellness programs
- Flexible spending accounts
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Life insurance
- Short and long term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Back-up care
- Adoption assistance
- Surrogacy assistance
- Reimbursement of education expenses
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
- Rail pass privileges
Company Overview
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.amtrak.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Amtrak has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 12 in 2026, 57 in 2025, 40 in 2024, 50 in 2023, 52 in 2022, 42 in 2021, 34 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.