<div data-page-id="Uor6diXfIo1p9NxsKBKlPmc4gVb" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-WYRhde6aWormExxsE12lnElRgQg"><strong>About Abaka AI</strong></div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-UM4ud6tJKo3Jetxz9VvluSdKgyb">Abaka AI is built on one mission: to be the world’s most trusted data partner for AI companies. More than 1,000 industry leaders across Generative AI, Embodied AI, and Automotive AI rely on us to power their data pipelines. With our headquarters in Silicon Valley and teams in Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo, we support global partners with fast, reliable, and scalable data solutions.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-XiwVdF0JiogU8Hx14HtlnKgdgjc">Our offerings include a diverse catalog of off-the-shelf datasets spanning image, video, multimodal, reasoning, 3D, and more, as well as comprehensive data collection and annotation services. Whether teams need raw data, curated datasets, or full-cycle data engineering, Abaka AI provides the foundation for building high-performance AI systems.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-AgoqdrOcVovDxKxjXG7lS3Q3g6d"> </div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-EQhldDeKUoVqb0xWwcll9pZdgFg"><strong>About the Role</strong></div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Riiod0vHsoq9oOxZDXSlPctUgHf">We’re hiring a Multimodal Data Engineer in the United States to build the systems and workflows that turn complex data requirements into high-quality datasets for some of the world’s most advanced AI teams.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Xf0Jd5HiyokT3fxf25dlEvLkgER">You’ll own projects from initial requirements through final delivery: assessing feasibility, defining quality standards, building scalable pipelines, coordinating technical work, and ensuring datasets meet agreed specifications. The work spans multiple modalities and every stage of the data lifecycle, including sourcing, processing, annotation, quality control, storage, and delivery.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CJSOdk8uOoqV5fxgoKwlvRucgUb">You’ll join our existing data engineering team and help strengthen its infrastructure, tooling, and operating standards as Abaka AI scales. This role is a strong fit for an engineer who enjoys hands-on systems work, takes ownership of delivery, and can turn ambiguous client needs into clear technical plans.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Bof1dnbguo8U2Jx6qQTlWjLxgRg"> </div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-D54xd71EZoybm7xjjmYlQFaPgBb"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></div> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-SAHOdVvadoQ28RxyDJclHM06g4K" data-list="bullet"> <div>Assess incoming data requirements for feasibility, technical challenges, risks, cost, and delivery timeline. Define execution plans, resource needs, quality specifications, and written acceptance criteria before work begins.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ApBEdkZmKoeV90xf8jYlYDIyg3e" data-list="bullet"> <div>Own technical delivery for assigned projects, from scoping through final handoff. Break requirements into tasks with clear owners, priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, and coordinate work across engineers, annotation teams, and external vendors.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-VoV6dzOe8oVy0Yx14K8lC8A9gkh" data-list="bullet"> <div>Build and improve scalable pipelines for multimodal data sourcing, processing, cleaning, annotation, quality assurance, storage, and delivery.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-MfYvdyr31oD2Hvxdm3ylqzzOgCh" data-list="bullet"> <div>Establish quality gates at ingestion and before delivery. Define measurable checks, identify checks that could not be performed, and prevent data that fails agreed specifications from being delivered.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-JuC6dwZOMob98TxLbkel4z0EgOc" data-list="bullet"> <div>Improve visibility into project and dataset status through tools such as requirement-to-delivery trackers and dataset indexes covering progress, ownership, yield, inventory, quality, cost, sample links, and delivery history.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-CmQddmlNooOjQSx0kbWlvGmpgje" data-list="bullet"> <div>Help operate the infrastructure behind our data workflows, including object storage, batch processing, compute and GPU resources, orchestration environments, annotation platforms, and internal data services.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-JN75dJuTnoxSlixwFstlhfbCgpU" data-list="bullet"> <div>Track infrastructure usage and project costs, and identify ways to improve quality, throughput, and efficiency without compromising delivery commitments.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-QtaPdHvAso5ylexBsLklMJUIgYd" data-list="bullet"> <div>Standardize recurring workflows, automate manual steps, build internal tooling, and document reusable practices based on project retrospectives.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ToT2dw8GaoAqH4xK01olSEZ9gpg" data-list="bullet"> <div>Partner with client-facing teams and foundation model teams to clarify data needs, communicate technical tradeoffs, and raise feasibility or quality risks early.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-D20idtimCoGgzkxvTqKlShvogxd"> </div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-NlMQd37mmopgcwxLX61lf0JCgQ5"><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></div>