Senior Backend Engineer
Los Angeles / $180000 - $220000 annum
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$180000 - $220000
LOCATION
Los Angeles
Permanent
Senior Backend Engineer - Los Angeles (Hybrid) - $175,000 - $215,000
We're building advanced avatar and AI companion technology that powers the next era of interactive digital identity. Our platform enables developers and creators to build game‑ready AI characters, personalized digital assets, and rich real‑time experiences. If you're passionate about high‑performance backend systems, AI‑driven products, and solving complex engineering challenges, this role is for you.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain backend microservices powering mobile and web experiences
- Design and develop large‑scale ML infrastructure and compute‑heavy systems
- Architect and optimize real‑time pipelines for reliability, performance, and scale
- Develop backend applications that integrate ML models and data workflows
- Improve automation, testing, CI/CD, security, and deployment practices
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams on roadmaps and requirements
- Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and team mentorship
What You Bring
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python or Golang
- Experience building or supporting ML systems and high‑compute workloads
- Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems
- Background with AWS or GCP, REST APIs, microservices, NoSQL/SQL databases
- Familiarity with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, caching, event‑driven architecture
- A proactive, collaborative, and creative engineering mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What We Offer
- Competitive equity packages
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO + company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Monthly wellness reimbursement
- Hybrid work structure (LA-based, 4 days onsite)
- Modern, creative office environment
- Strong culture of ownership, growth, and innovation
Our Culture
A fast‑growing, well‑funded startup that values curiosity, creativity, and thoughtful engineering. You'll have the autonomy to shape systems from the ground up, influence technical direction, and work alongside people who love solving big, meaningful problems.
Interested?
If you're excited about building scalable backend systems that power next‑generation AI and digital identity experiences, we'd love to connect.
Apply or message directly to learn more.
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Senior Backend Engineer
Los Angeles
$180000 - $220000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLos Angeles, California
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Senior Backend Engineer – Los Angeles (Hybrid) – $175,000 – $215,000
We’re building advanced avatar and AI companion technology that powers the next era of interactive digital identity. Our platform enables developers and creators to build game‑ready AI characters, personalized digital assets, and rich real‑time experiences. If you’re passionate about high‑performance backend systems, AI‑driven products, and solving complex engineering challenges, this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain backend microservices powering mobile and web experiences
- Design and develop large‑scale ML infrastructure and compute‑heavy systems
- Architect and optimize real‑time pipelines for reliability, performance, and scale
- Develop backend applications that integrate ML models and data workflows
- Improve automation, testing, CI/CD, security, and deployment practices
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams on roadmaps and requirements
- Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, and team mentorship
What You Bring
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python or Golang
- Experience building or supporting ML systems and high‑compute workloads
- Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems
- Background with AWS or GCP, REST APIs, microservices, NoSQL/SQL databases
- Familiarity with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, caching, event‑driven architecture
- A proactive, collaborative, and creative engineering mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What We Offer
- Competitive equity packages
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO + company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Monthly wellness reimbursement
- Hybrid work structure (LA-based, 4 days onsite)
- Modern, creative office environment
- Strong culture of ownership, growth, and innovation
Our Culture
A fast‑growing, well‑funded startup that values curiosity, creativity, and thoughtful engineering. You’ll have the autonomy to shape systems from the ground up, influence technical direction, and work alongside people who love solving big, meaningful problems.
Interested?
If you’re excited about building scalable backend systems that power next‑generation AI and digital identity experiences, we’d love to connect.
Apply or message directly to learn more.
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Principal AI Engineer
Toronto
$180000 - $200000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentToronto, Ontario
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Principal AI Engineer
180,000-200,000 CAD + bonus + RSUs
3 days hybrid – Toronto, Ontario
About the Organization
Join a global company delivering intelligent information and technology solutions to professionals in legal, tax, compliance, and corporate sectors. The team is part of the organization’s innovation hub, focused on applying AI, ML, and data science to create forward-looking tools.
The environment combines the best of both worlds: startup energy with enterprise support. Projects include building agentic systems to automate tax prep and document summarization for legal and financial workflows.
About the Role
This is a tech-lead position, focusing on model deployment-ideal for someone with a strong foundation in software engineering and a passion for making machine learning work in the real world. You’ll lead projects for a team of AI engineers on experiments, iterate on PoCs, and help define how ML models are deployed, scaled, and maintained in production environments.
What You’ll Bring
- 7+ years of software engineering experience in production environments
- 2+ years of technical leadership experience working with AI / ML systems (Python)
- Experience with ModelOps / MLOps / AIOps workflows
- Background in:
- NLP: Named Entity Recognition / NER, information extraction, and information retrieval
- Numpy, Pandas, and scalable data handling
- Cloud environments (provider-agnostic)
- CI/CD pipelines, GitFlow, and Agile development
- Logging, alerting, testing, and autoscaling systems
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, including experience working with non-technical stakeholders
- Independent problem-solver with a proactive mindset
Preferred Experience
- Technical leadership on AI / ML products
- Experience delivering LLM-based solutions
- Engineering management experience, including mentoring or leading cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with all stages of the AI product lifecycle
- Startup or fast-paced innovation environment experience
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your résumé to Tim Jonas via the Apply link on this page.
KEYWORDS
Machine Learning | GenAI | Gen AI | Generative AI | LLMs | Large Language Models | Artificial Intelligence | MLOps | AIOps | Platform | Infrastructure | Scalability | Production | Machine Learning Operations | AI | Artificial Intelligence | Containerization | PyTorch | Python | Deployment | Deploying | MLFlow | Kubernetes | Kubeflow | ModelOps | NLP | Natural Language Processing | GitFlow | NER | Information Extraction | Information Retrieval
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AI Transformation Lead
London
£800 - £1000
+ Data Science & AI
ContractLondon
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AI Transformation Lead
£800-£1000
London
Outside IR35
This is a standout opportunity to lead a high‑impact AI transformation project within a major organisation undergoing significant change. You will shape how core business functions adopt AI and directly influence the way work gets done across the enterprise.
The Company
They are a well‑established, data‑driven organisation investing heavily in AI and automation. With multiple transformation workstreams already underway, they are now accelerating the adoption of AI across non‑technical teams. They operate in a fast‑paced environment where smart workflow design and impactful delivery are highly valued. This project represents a key part of their long‑term strategy to embed AI into everyday operations.
The Role and Deliverables
* Partner with senior stakeholders to understand current processes and redesign workflows across functions such as Marketing, Legal, Finance, People and Operations.
* Map existing workflows and identify where AI and automation can generate measurable improvements.
* Define target state processes and create longer‑term visions for AI‑enabled ways of working.
* Produce documentation, requirements and supporting artefacts for automation opportunities.
* Prioritise opportunities across a suite of AI tools and shape a 12 to 18 month productivity roadmap.
* Lead the discovery phase in the first 90 days to establish scope, opportunities and the art of the possible.
Your Skills and Experience
* Strong experience in programme leadership or transformation delivery in complex environments.
* Proven capability in process engineering, workflow redesign or operating model change.
* Ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous or cross‑functional programmes.
* Confident working with senior stakeholders and communicating complex ideas simply.
* Technical literacy to understand how AI can be applied to improve operational workflows.
* A structured, methodical and delivery‑focused approach to problem solving.
How to Apply
If this AI transformation project sounds like a strong match, please submit your application.
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Analytics Manager (Contract)
London
£600 - £600
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
ContractLondon
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Analytics Manager (Contract)
London – based
6 months contract
Up to £650/day inside IR35
This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast paced cross functional squad where your work will directly influence growth across key UK markets. You will play a central role in driving operational efficiency, improving reporting quality, and enabling senior leaders to focus on wider strategic initiatives.
The Company
They are a well-established digital business with a strong footprint in the UK and a data driven culture. Their teams operate collaboratively across analytics, marketing, product and operations to deliver high impact customer and commercial outcomes. They value innovation, clear insight and scalable ways of working that support rapid experimentation and continual improvement.
The Role and Deliverables
- Lead the execution of weekly promotional and customer growth campaigns across selected UK cities.
- Coordinate deliverables across a team of analysts, ensuring deadlines and SLAs are consistently met.
- Produce standardised operational reporting and dashboards that track customer behaviour and campaign impact.
- Review analytical outputs to ensure accuracy, quality and clear insight.
- Present findings to senior stakeholders and improve organisational understanding of campaign performance.
- Drive process improvements, helping to standardise, automate and scale reporting and analytics delivery.
Your Skills and Experience
- Strong project and delivery management capabilities.
- Experience with operational analytics and campaign measurement.
- Ability to guide analysts, spot errors and ensure high quality reporting.
- Proficiency in SQL, Excel and Tableau.
- Confident stakeholder management across multiple teams.
- Strong attention to detail, problem solving ability and comfort working at pace.
- Experience with promotional campaigns or customer analytics is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Register your interest by sending your CV to Ananya Gupta via the Apply Link on this page.
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Senior Analyst (Contract)
London
£500 - £500
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
ContractLondon
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Senior Analyst (Contract)
London – based
6 months contract
Up to £570/day inside IR35
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high‑performing growth squad where your analysis will directly shape promotional strategy and customer engagement for a major digital brand. You will play a key role in delivering fast, accurate insights that support weekly campaign activity.
The Company
They are a well‑established consumer-facing digital business operating at scale. Known for constant innovation and a data-driven culture, they rely on advanced analytics to optimise customer journeys and commercial performance. You will join a collaborative, cross-functional environment that values clear insight and rapid delivery.
The Role and Deliverables:
- Deliver daily and weekly analytical outputs that support ongoing promotional and growth campaigns.
- Take ownership of a dedicated focus area, for example a specific campaign or city‑level performance view.
- Analyse customer behaviour, campaign outcomes and commercial performance to guide decision making.
- Build clear data stories that simplify complex findings for stakeholders.
- Create dashboards and reports using SQL, Excel and Tableau.
- Recommend improvements to campaign execution and operational processes.
Your Skills and Experience
- Strong capability in SQL, Excel and Tableau.
- Experience working with customer analytics, commercial analytics or promotional campaign analysis.
- Ability to simplify complex data and communicate insights effectively.
- Comfortable working in fast paced, iterative environments.
- High attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate analysis at speed.
- Advantageous experience working on promotional or incentive-based campaigns.
How to Apply
Register your interest by sending your CV to Ananya Gupta via the Apply Link on this page.
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Platform Administrator
London
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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PLATFORM ADMINISTRATOR
LONDON/HYBRID
UP TO £60,000
This is an opportunity to step into a central role within a growing technology function, joining a business investing heavily in its platform, tooling and internal systems. You will play a key part in scaling their operational capabilities, acting as the technical bridge between junior support and senior engineering, and shaping how their core platforms evolve.
ROLES AND RESPNSIBILITIES:
The Platform Administrator will:
* Act as the technical escalation point for 2nd and 3rd line issues across identity, access, devices and core SaaS platforms
* Support user lifecycle management, permissions and administration across Entra ID, Google Workspace and internal systems
* Manage and maintain office and platform infrastructure including virtual machines, networks, hypervisors and monitoring
* Contribute to automation and internal tooling development using scripting or workflow tools
* Assist with infrastructure and platform projects, including visualising office infrastructure and improving performance monitoring
* Mentor junior team members and improve team processes, documentation and standards
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
* Strong capability across 1st and 2nd line support in a business environment
* Hands‑on experience managing IT equipment, users and access management
* Practical exposure to infrastructure, networking, firewalls or switches
* Experience supporting macOS and Windows devices, ideally via Intune or similar MDM
* Comfortable acting as a technical escalation point and solving complex issues
* Familiarity with virtualisation, Linux/Windows VMs, cloud or SaaS environments is beneficial
* Any experience with automation, scripting or containerisation is a plus
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Platform Administrator
London
£55000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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Platform Administrator
London – 2 days in the office
Up to £60,000plus benefits
This is a great opportunity to join a fast‑growing technology‑led organisation where you will play a key role in shaping and maturing their core platforms. You will work across identity, MDM, infrastructure, and SaaS administration, making this a strong next step for someone who enjoys both deep technical ownership and hands‑on problem solving.
The Company
They are a rapidly scaling technology business using data, behavioural insight, and modern engineering to transform how users engage with their digital ecosystem. Their platform is central to their product offering, and they continue to invest heavily in security, automation, and infrastructure maturity. You will join a collaborative team operating at the heart of their technical operations, supporting their growth while driving improvements across their environment.
The Role
* Administer identity platforms including Entra ID and Google Workspace, owning user lifecycle, SSO integrations, and access governance.
* Configure and optimise Microsoft Intune for macOS and Windows devices, ensuring effective MDM policies.
* Support and maintain key SaaS and infrastructure tools such as AWS, Atlassian, Slack, and core internal systems.
* Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical issues, working closely with the Service Desk and engineering teams.
* Contribute to major projects including an MDM migration, assisting with testing, rollout, and user support.
* Manage on‑premise environments including hypervisors, virtual machines, and network devices.
* Automate manual workflows using scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
* Maintain high‑quality documentation and support a culture of operational excellence.
Your Skills and Experience
* Strong capability in administering Entra ID, Google Workspace, or similar identity platforms.
* Hands‑on experience managing device fleets through Intune or another enterprise‑grade MDM.
* Knowledge of networking fundamentals including firewalls and switches.
* Familiarity with hypervisors and managing Linux or Windows virtual machines.
* Experience supporting SaaS platforms such as Slack, Jira, or Zoom.
* Ability to diagnose complex issues across operating system, network, and application layers.
* Confident scripting skills to automate workflows and integrate with APIs.
* Strong communication skills with a user‑focused mindset.
What They Offer
* Salary up to £60,000 plus benefits.
* Private healthcare once eligible, with wellbeing and lifestyle perks.
* 25 days annual leave and a supportive approach to work‑life balance.
* A collaborative, inclusive culture with regular team activities.
* Pension contributions and additional employee‑focused benefits.
* Clear development pathways and opportunities to broaden your technical expertise.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this Platform Administrator position, please apply with your CV.
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Head of Data Science
Leicester
£11000 - £130000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Head of Data Science
A leading ecommerce organisation is seeking an exceptional Head of Data Science to define and deliver the data vision across a fast‑growing digital environment. This is a high‑impact leadership role focused on converting rich datasets into commercial advantage and world‑class customer experiences.
About the role:
You will lead the development of data architecture, models, analytics and reporting that underpin key digital products and customer journeys. Your work will accelerate performance across areas such as:
- Digital advertising platforms
- Product search and recommendation engines
- Personalisation across web, email, and marketing
- Data‑driven commercial optimisation
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership; owning and driving the data science roadmap
- Lead the design and architecture of agentic models
- Influence decision making across the business
- Partner with senior leaders to set long-term strategy
- Lead & Develop a high-performing data science team
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Data Architect
London
£600 - £630
+ Data Engineering
ContractLondon
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Job Title: Data Architect (Contract)
Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days per week)
Rate: £630 per day (Inside IR35)
We are supporting a leading aviation business undergoing a major data platform transformation and are looking for an experienced Data Architect to play a key role in delivering this programme.
Role Overview
This is a hands-on Data Architect role focused on leading the migration of a legacy Oracle estate into AWS and Snowflake. You will be responsible for overseeing a team of engineers while driving the design and implementation of a scalable, modern cloud data platform.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the end-to-end architecture and delivery of an Oracle to AWS/Snowflake migration
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Oversee and guide a team of data engineers, ensuring best practices and high-quality delivery
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Design scalable, secure, and high-performing data models and pipelines
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Re-engineer legacy Oracle data structures into modern cloud-native architectures
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Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and align technical solutions to business needs
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Ensure strong data governance, quality, and performance across the platform
Key Requirements
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Proven experience as a Data Architect on large-scale cloud migration programmes
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Strong experience migrating Oracle systems to AWS and Snowflake
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Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
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Strong background in data modelling, architecture design, and cloud data platforms
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Experience working with HR data (key requirement)
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
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Data Architect – HR Integration
London
£600 - £630
+ Data Engineering
ContractLondon
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Data Architect – HR Integration
£600-£630 per day
London
This is an opportunity to join a major HR data transformation programme, playing a pivotal role in shaping new data models and driving the migration from legacy Oracle systems to a modern AWS and Snowflake environment. You will be joining a high-impact team delivering new HR data products that sit at the heart of a large-scale agile transformation.
The Company
They are undergoing a strategic rebuild of their HR data ecosystem as part of a wider digital transformation. Operating in a complex, fast‑paced environment, they are modernising their core HR systems and embedding cloud-first data practices. You will join a collaborative, delivery-focused team that is building out new data foundations and establishing best practice across architecture and engineering.
The Role and Deliverables
* Lead data architecture work across HR datasets, ensuring models are well designed and aligned with business needs.
* Work closely with Oracle SMEs to understand the current-state data structures and translate them into target-state cloud models.
* Collaborate with data engineers to ensure engineering outputs align with the architectural blueprint.
* Support migration work into AWS and Snowflake as part of a new HR solution implementation.
* Provide architectural guidance and technical oversight within a cross-functional delivery team.
* Deliver six defined HR data products over the initial contract period.
Your Skills and Experience
* Strong capability working with HR data, particularly across complex enterprise environments.
* Deep experience in AWS and Snowflake, especially in contexts involving migration from legacy systems.
* Strong understanding of Oracle data models and how to interpret and translate them into cloud architectures.
* Ability to work closely with engineering teams to validate modelling decisions and ensure build quality.
* Clear communicator comfortable influencing stakeholders across architecture, engineering, and product.
How to Apply
If you have the technical depth and architectural mindset to drive an HR data transformation, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to learn more.
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco
$180000 - $225000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentSan Francisco, California
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Senior Backend Engineer
Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid) | $180,000 – $225,000
⚙️ AI * Distributed Systems * High-Compute Pipelines
I’m partnering with a fast-growing AI technology company that’s building large-scale backend systems powering intelligent, interactive digital experiences. They are preparing for major product launches and significant user growth, and are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their core engineering team.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and scale APIs, microservices, and core backend systems
- Work across TypeScript, Go, and/or Python in production environments
- Contribute to multi-stage compute pipelines involving GPU workloads
- Drive improvements in performance, throughput, and system reliability
- Partner closely with ML, infrastructure, and product teams
What the Client Is Looking For
- 3+ years of backend engineering experience (mid-senior)
- Strong experience in TypeScript, Go, or Python
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and concurrency
- Experience building production APIs and service architectures
- Bonus: exposure to GPU compute, ML inference, or high-scale environments
Why This Role Stands Out
- High ownership within a lean, senior engineering team
- Work at the cutting edge of AI, 3D tech, and large-scale distributed compute
- Opportunity to shape core architecture during a major scale-up phase
- Strong funding and ambitious long-term roadmap
If this sounds interesting, drop me a message. Even if you’re just exploring or curious about what’s next, I’d love to share more – this is genuinely one of the most exciting backend roles in the AI space right now.
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Senior Data Engineer – Geospatial Focus
New York
$65 - $80
+ Data Engineering
ContractNew York
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Senior Data Engineer – Geospatial Focus
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer (Contract) to help build and scale the ingestion, transformation, and orchestration layers for a new data product entering beta launch across multiple U.S. states. This role is ideal for an engineer with strong Python foundations, deep experience working with geospatial data, and a passion for building reliable, production‑ready data systems.
You’ll work closely with a highly collaborative, research‑driven engineering team to design data models, develop pipelines, troubleshoot complex geospatial challenges, and ensure the platform is ready for its next phase of growth.
What You’ll Do
- Develop, own, and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines in a type‑safe Python environment
- Design and optimize data models, with an emphasis on geospatial datasets and real‑estate-oriented data problems
- Build and manage orchestration workflows (e.g., Prefect) to support scalable, reliable production systems
- Work within a sprint-based process, delivering high‑quality, well‑tested code
- Collaborate closely with a thoughtful, academically minded engineering team to solve complex data challenges
- Contribute to documentation, code reviews, and continuous improvement of engineering standards
Required Skills & Experience
Core Technical Background
- Strong Data Engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with:
- Python (custom/bespoke codebases, not just notebooks or light scripting)
- Snowflake
- AWS (data‑oriented cloud services)
- Workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Prefect, Dagster, Airflow, etc.)
Geospatial Expertise (Required)
Experience with geospatial data tools, libraries, formats, or platforms such as:
- ArcGIS
- GeoPandas
- Apache Sedona
- PySpark GIS
- QGIS
- Shapefiles, raster/tiling systems, spatial joins, projections, coordinate systems, etc.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Machine Learning, feature engineering, or ML model pipelines
- Familiarity with real‑estate or location‑based data products
- Experience building systems for early‑stage product launches
Logistics
- Flexible time zones; mandatory standups M/W/F at 9:30 AM ET.
- 20 hours/week ramping to 40 hours/week within 2-3 months, continuing full-time for ~6 months.
- Hourly Rate: $65/hr – $80/hr
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