Data Solutions Engineer

About Abaka AI 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. Our offerings include a diverse catalog of off-the-shelf datasets (image, video, multimodal, reasoning, 3D, and beyond) 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. About the Role As a Data Solutions Engineer at Abaka AI, you will help bridge technical execution and customer needs across AI data projects. This role sits at the intersection of solutioning, operations, and technical problem solving, supporting frontier AI companies building next-generation multimodal systems. You will work closely with clients, Project Managers, Operations, Research, and leadership teams to design scalable data workflows, scope technical requirements, and support successful project execution. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, communicating across technical and non-technical stakeholders, and building operational systems in fast-moving startup environments. This is a highly cross-functional role with exposure to AI infrastructure, multimodal datasets, data operations, and customer-facing solution engineering. Responsibilities Partner with clients and internal stakeholders to understand project requirements and define scalable data workflows Translate customer needs into operational plans, technical specifications, and execution strategies Support AI data projects across image, video, audio, text, reasoning, and multimodal domains Troubleshoot dataset quality issues and identify workflow im