Senior Backend Data Engineer

Shape AI-ready data foundations and backend services for DNV’s Digital & Transformation work in Toronto, with a hybrid schedule. Use data modeling, SQL, and Python.

This Senior Software Developer role supports scalable platform capabilities through data services, APIs, backend systems, and governed data assets. You will structure, validate, store, retrieve, and prepare data for AI-enabled workflows, analytics, search, and customer-facing applications. Collaboration spans AI Engineering, Product, Application Engineering, and Security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and govern data for AI-enabled workflows
• Develop metadata enrichment and retrieval optimization approaches
• Maintain secure, traceable AI-ready data assets
• Partner on document processing and evaluation activities
• Implement APIs, reference data, and reusable services

Requirements:

• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Practical backend platform and data services experience
• Experience with Python, SQL, and data modeling
• Experience developing APIs and cloud-based solutions
• Ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines

Apply backend engineering, data services, Python, SQL, and API expertise to AI-ready foundations supporting DNV platforms.