The future of data lies in decentralization, and the concept of a data mesh is the proven approach for implementing this at Enterprise scale. We’re here to make it a reality. Nextdata OS is a data-mesh-native platform built to meet the challenge of decentralizing data at scale. We are inventing a new way for developers to work with data and share it responsibly via data product containers.

Our vision is to build a world where AI/ML and analytics are powered by decentralized, responsible, and equitable data ownership, across boundaries of organizations, technology, and most importantly boundaries of trust.

Our purpose is to change the experience of creating, sharing, discovering, and using data forever, to be connected, fast, and fair based on data mesh principles.

Our technology is designed to empower data developers, users and owners with a delightful experience where data products are a first-class primitive, with trust built-in.

We are here to accept the reality that the world of data is complex and messy; data models are out-of-date the moment they are created; data is owned across trust boundaries; data is stored on different platforms; data is used in many different modes and most importantly data can't protect itself. We recognize that past approaches to tackle these complexities with centralized data collection, modeling and governance are ineffective at best and pathologically unfair at worst. Our mission is to reimagine the world of data with you.

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Nextdata is looking for an experienced AI Platform Engineer for an initial three-month project focused on building and validating an AI-enabled data platform capability.

This is a hands-on implementation role. You will quickly ramp up on an existing project and build backend services, agent tools, APIs, and data integrations. The role has no customer-facing responsibilities and less emphasis on architecture than a principal-level position.

If successful, the project may continue and develop into a broader Nextdata product.

What You’ll Do

• Quickly understand the existing codebase, requirements, and technical direction.
• Build backend services, AI agents, tools, and APIs for governed data access.
• Implement MCP-compatible endpoints or similar agent interfaces.
• Integrate SQL, documents, APIs, metadata, semantic models, and vector search.
• Build retrieval, tool selection, context construction, and grounded response flows.
• Add access controls, policy enforcement, audit logging, tests, and observability.
• Deliver a reliable, documented system within the three-month project scope.

Contract Scope

• Initial term: three to four months.
• Focus: hands-on implementation and delivery.
• No customer-facing responsibilities.
• Potential extension if the project is successful.

• Strong experience with backend systems, data platforms, or distributed systems.
• Practical experience building agentic AI applications using LangChain, LangGraph, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with RAG, retrieval, semantic search, tool calling, and multi-step agent workflows.
• Strong Python and API development skills.
• Experience with SQL, documents, metadata systems, and vector search.
• Familiarity with MCP or similar agent interfaces.
• Understanding of access control, policies, lineage, data quality, PII protection, and auditability.
• Ability to become productive quickly in an unfamiliar codebase.
• Good judgment on scope, trade-offs, and production readiness.

Nice to Have

• Experience with data products, data mesh, semantic models, catalogs, or governance platforms.
• Experience with MCP servers, tool registries, or multi-step agents.
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Spark, DuckDB, Postgres, graph databases, or vector databases.
• Familiarity with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SSO, RBAC, ABAC, SCIM, or policy engines.
• Experience evaluating retrieval quality, tool accuracy, groundedness, and failure modes.

We are an early-stage company, but we operate like a mature team. Many of us have families, and we value stability.

We offer:

• $2,000 home office setup budget
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity