Senior Staff AI Data Platform Engineer
Ridgeline · Dublin, Ireland
Posted about 3 months ago · $138,500 - $173,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Ridgeline's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 84% of Ridgeline's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Ridgeline
- high 42 stale, 5 reposted of 43 open
- Hiring momentum
- 58 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ridgeline's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Ridgeline.
About this role
The Senior Staff AI Data Platform Engineer at Ridgeline will be responsible for hands-on engineering that directly impacts how the company stores, connects, and activates its data. This role involves designing secure API integrations and Model Context Protocols, contributing to the AI platform, and mentoring peers while shaping the broader data strategy. The engineer will work within a close-knit team, driving projects independently and collaborating across various departments.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ridgeline as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of senior-level engineering experience
- Experience designing and scaling distributed systems
- Hands-on experience building secure API integrations
- Real AI fluency, personally and professionally
- Comfort with modern data platforms beyond standard relational databases
- Familiarity with data lineage, access control, and data quality practices
Nice to have
- Experience and proficient level of understanding using RAG pipelines, LLMs, and vector database implementations in production
- Exposure to model provider gateways or local/open-source model routing
- Personal AI projects
- Experience mentoring or upleveling junior and mid-level engineers
What you get
- Typical starting salary range of $138,500 - $173,000
- Participation in Company Stock Plan
- Unlimited vacation
- Educational and wellness reimbursements
- $0 cost employee insurance plans
- Opportunities for advancement
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in location
- Fast-moving environment may require quick adaptation
- Role involves significant ownership and responsibility
- Expectations for mentoring and setting technical standards may add pressure
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Listed by Ridgeline on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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