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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Engineer - **Company:** Strategic Inc - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Law Practice Management Software, Information Engineering, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Ansible, Salesforce.Com, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Cloudformation, Build Management, Codebase, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e745526eaf3aa240 ## About the Role Applications will not be considered without the required legal experience, Palantir Foundry experience, and Salesforce experience. * 5+ years of experience in an analytics-focused role (Analytics Engineer, Data Engineer, or Analyst/Consultant with a strong engineering background) * Required: Prior experience working within a legal environment (e.g., law firm, legal department, or legal technology company) * Required: 2+ years of experience managing a team * Required: Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry - proficiency across pipeline building, ontology/data modeling, and operational deployment * Energized by business impact and a self-starter: you'd rather build an imperfect data model quickly that's widely used than a perfect model that goes unused * Thrive in cross-functional projects involving both complex technical requirements and user-focused workflows * Expert in SQL and comfortable with Python or other programming languages * Familiarity with modern data stack tools: dbt, Looker/Tableau, and other analytics platforms * Required: Experience with Salesforce * Familiarity with relational database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) * Comfortable working with strong, assertive, and sometimes difficult personalities; able to navigate challenging stakeholder relationships with professionalism and composure * Must be AI-forward: extensive hands-on experience using Claude (or comparable AI tools) as a core part of daily workflow, * Demonstrated experience using data engineering practices to support generative AI applications * Experience designing pipelines that feed high-quality, well-structured data into LLM- powered workflows * Strong understanding of how to build and serve data models that power automated, AI- driven solutions across business functions * Familiarity with tools and frameworks used in generative AI pipelines (e.g., vector databases, embedding generation, prompt engineering) * Ability to work cross-functionally to identify high-impact automation opportunities using generative AI ## Description * Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop secure, timely, accurate, trusted, and extensible data models * Seek out opportunities where data can drive impact, and proactively work with teams across the organization to make those solutions a reality * Become a trusted partner to SLP leadership by delivering data solutions that improve operational effectiveness * Design and build scalable, maintainable data pipelines and analytic solutions across various business domains * Support self-service analytics by enabling access to clean, modeled data for analysts and business users * Monitor data quality and availability, implementing processes to ensure reliability of critical datasets * Diagnose and resolve issues in development, staging, and production environments * Provide operational support, including issue investigation, incident response, and remediation * Maintain and extend existing platform management tooling and codebases (e.g., Python, Java, SQL, Ansible, CloudFormation) ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) - [Getting to Know Your Legacy (System) with AI-Driven Software Archeology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1437-getting-to-know-your-legacy-system-with-ai-driven-software-archeology) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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