Data Engineer | Remote

Role Overview

Hourly remote contract role focused on completing and validating complex data engineering tasks, including evaluating model-generated implementations for data pipelines and infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Complete and evaluate complex data engineering tasks using coding agents
• Review model-generated implementations involving:
  • ETL pipelines
  • Data warehouses
  • Analytics platforms
  • Distributed data systems
• Identify issues such as:
  • bugs and edge cases
  • scalability problems
  • system failure modes
• Compare outputs from multiple models and assess strengths/weaknesses
• Apply engineering judgment to real-world data engineering scenarios

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in data engineering
• Strong experience building ETL pipelines, data warehouses, analytics platforms, or distributed data systems
• Strong experience using coding agents and developer productivity tools
• Ability to evaluate model-generated data infrastructure and pipeline implementations
• Strong experience operating large-scale data platforms

Contract Details

• Hourly contract; remote
• Sprint-based work with 12–24 hour stretches depending on project needs
• Commission: $80/hour (typical tasks: ~$400 for ~2–3 hours after ramp-up)