Cognizant

Databricks Genie AI Engineer/Semantic Layer Engineer

Cognizant
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1 day ago
Blaine, MN, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$88k - $132k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and curate the Databricks Genie semantic layer, including descriptions, synonyms, trusted assets, sample questions, and metric definitions.
  • Build and maintain Genie Spaces, data room composition, instructions, metric views, and business logic.
  • Develop evaluation frameworks and regression test suites for query accuracy, SQL generation, response correctness, and configuration changes.
  • Analyze ambiguous questions, join errors, and metric interpretation failures, then improve schemas, metadata, prompts, and instructions.
  • Collaborate with data engineers, DevOps and Platform teams, and business stakeholders on data quality, deployment, versioning, monitoring, governance, and AI/BI improvements.

Requirements

  • Experience with Databricks, Databricks SQL, Unity Catalog, Genie, or comparable AI-powered analytics capabilities.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and programming with Python and/or Scala.
  • Experience designing and managing semantic models, metric layers, or business-friendly data abstractions.
  • Knowledge of data warehousing, dimensional modeling, and analytics best practices.
  • Experience developing testing and validation frameworks for analytics, reporting, or AI-driven solutions.
  • Understanding of LLMs, generative AI applications, prompt engineering, RAG, or related AI technologies.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with dbt, LookML, Databricks Metric Views, Power BI, Tableau, or Looker is relevant to the role.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States, subject to business and client requirements.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance and applicable plan terms.

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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