Principal Data & AI Platform Engineer

Our client, a leading organization in the technology and data analytics sector, is seeking a Application Programmer III to join their team. As a Application Programmer III, you will be part of the Data Engineering and AI Support team supporting innovative data-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent collaboration skills, and a proactive mindset, which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Application Programmer III

Location: Charlotte, NC

Pay Range:

What's the Job?

• Lead the engineering design and implementation of enterprise-scale data, analytics, and AI platforms, including reusable technology enablers that improve development efficiency and enable advanced, AI-driven customer insights.
• Design and deliver end-to-end solutions-from architecture through implementation and production support-supporting analytics, machine learning pipelines, and agentic workflows based on initiative scale and complexity.
• Apply deep expertise in big data and real-time processing technologies, including Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Spark Streaming, and NoSQL data stores such as Redis, to support analytics, AI inference, and event-driven decisioning.
• Engineer data pipelines and feature stores that reliably power machine learning models, real-time scoring, and autonomous agent execution across batch and streaming environments.
• Define and implement data and AI engineering best practices, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and performant across large and diverse data sets.

What's Needed?

• Proven experience delivering complex, enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms, with demonstrated business impact.
• Strong hands-on expertise with distributed data processing and streaming architectures (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Spark Streaming).
• Experience supporting machine learning and AI workloads, such as feature engineering, model input pipelines, real-time inference, or AI-driven decision systems.
• Familiarity with agentic or autonomous processing patterns (e.g., event-driven workflows, rules-plus-AI decisioning, or multi-step orchestration) is highly desirable.
• Experience with NoSQL and low-latency data stores (e.g., Redis) supporting real-time analytics, AI inference, and operational intelligence use cases.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and analytics platforms that impact business outcomes.
• Collaborate with diverse, talented teams across multiple locations.
• Engage in innovative projects that push the boundaries of data science and engineering.
• Grow your skills in modern data technologies and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Be part of a forward-thinking organization committed to diversity and inclusion.

Upon completion of waiting period, consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells - creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.