Junior AI Data Engineer

Corticais looking for a Junior AI DataEngineer to join itsgrowingteam!

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The Junior AI Data Engineer is an early-career role focused onlearning the craft of dataengineering while building AI-firsthabits from day one. Working under the guidance of seniorengineers, this role contributes to the data pipelines, models,andreporting thatpower care decisions, financial planning, andoperational efficiency atCortica.

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This role partners with the data science, finance, and clinicaloperations teams on well-scoped tasks, growing towardindependent ownership over time. AI-assisted development ispart of the daily workflow: the Junior AI Data Engineer isexpected to use AI coding tools responsibly, verify their output,and build the judgment that turns AI acceleration into reliable,production-quality work.

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We are a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time.Ultimately, weenvision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. AtCortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission!

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Our culture and values guide how we work and treat one another. Cortica celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment, seeking ideas and opinions from everyone on the team. We safeguard equal rights and respect for all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status or other applicable, legally protected characteristics. All Corticaemployment decisions are made based on an individual’s qualifications and ability to successfully perform the job responsibilities.

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What will you do?

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• Contribute to well-scoped data engineering tasks within largerprojects, following the full engineering lifecycle with guidance.

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• Use AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot)as part of daily development, verifying, correcting, and testing AI-generatedcode before committing it.

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• Follow the team’s context files (CLAUDE.md equivalents) andconventionsso AI-assisted work stays consistent withestablished patterns.

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• Help build andmaintaindata pipelines that ingest from AWS,Azure, Salesforce, MuleSoft, and third-party APIs into the AWSData Lake.

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• Assistin implementing data models using Kimballmethodology,learning dimensional modeling on the job.

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• Develop simple orchestration steps in Python, run basic data-qualitychecks, and help investigate data anomalies.

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• Support Power BI data models and reports and help analyticsteam members with data questions.

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• Assistwith small automation scripts and internal tooling thatconnect data pipelines to end users.

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• Followdata-securityand HIPAA practices in all work anddocument your work clearly so others (and AI agents) can buildon it.

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• Collaborate across IT, finance, clinical operations, and datascience.

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• Travel to localCorticacenters may be required from time to time.

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We’dlove to hear from you if:

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• You hold abachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems,Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalentpractical experience).

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• You have 0—2 years of experience; havebuilt or contributed to at least 1—2end-to-end data pipelines (coursework, internship, bootcamp, orpersonal projects) that ingest, transform, and load data from asource into a destination.

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• You’refamiliarwithusing AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor,GitHub Copilot), orhave astrong eagerness to adopt AI-firstdevelopment workflows.

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• You bring6+ months of hands-on experience or coursework-equivalentPython; able to write scripts that read, clean, and transform data(e.g., using pandas).

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• You havedemonstratedanability to write intermediate SQL — joins acrossmultiple tables, aggregations (GROUP BY), filtering, and basicsubqueries.

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• You’vehad exposure to at least one cloud platform (AWS or Azure); afoundational certification such as AWS Certified CloudPractitioner or Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) is a plus.

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• You’vesuccessfully built at least one dashboard or report in Power BI,Tableau, or a similar tool (academic or personal projects count).

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• You’vedemonstratedanability to document technical work clearly andexplain it to non-technical audiences;you haveexperience collaboratingacross at least 2 teams or functions (e.g., a cross-functional classproject, internship, or club).

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Your Compensation & Benefits

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Cortica cares deeply about the well-being of each member of our team, and we have created a passionate, caring, and growth-minded culture that helps teammates thrive! As a Cortica teammate, we’ll support your well-being through medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching and rapid vesting, paid holidays and wellness days, life insurance, disability insurance options, tuition reimbursements for professional development and continuing education, and referral bonuses. We value you and the experience you bring to your role, and are proud to provide you with a compensation and benefits package designed to enhance all aspects of your life.

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The salary range for this role is between$80,000 - $90,000.

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Fair Chance Ordinance Compliance 

 Cortica is committed to fair hiring practices. Qualified candidates with criminal histories will be considered and are not automatically disqualified from employment, consistent with applicable federal law, the California Fair Chance Act, and local ordinances such as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

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