Remote Member of Technical Staff, Data Engineering (Flexible AI Training Role)

Welcome to MegaHired! We are currently matching vetted specialists for an exceptional Remote Member of Technical Staff, Data Engineering (Flexible AI Training Role) role paying $7 - $8/hour. This engagement is ideal for dedicated experts with practical proficiency in Data Platform Architecture & Engineering, ETL/ELT Pipelines & Data Orchestration, AI Agents & Agent-Ready Data Systems, Technical Leadership & Systems Architecture. You will evaluate complex problem sets, provide precise corrections, and support cutting-edge initiatives from your home office.

Scope of Work & Responsibilities

• Build for reliability and scale: Establish data quality standards, observability, governance, and scalable architectural patterns from the beginning.
• Raise the engineering bar: Mentor engineers, establish strong data engineering practices, and lead architectural decisions through hands-on execution.
• Staff-level engineering expertise with extensive hands-on experience building and operating production data platforms.
• Proven greenfield experience: You've personally led the design and implementation of a data platform from scratch, rather than exclusively maintaining or extending existing infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of data warehouses, ETL/ELT architectures, data modeling, orchestration, and distributed data processing.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with the software engineering fundamentals needed to build reliable data infrastructure.
• Build our data platform from zero: Architect and implement our internal data warehouse, ingestion infrastructure, ETL/ELT pipelines, and core data models.

Ideal Qualifications & Experience

• You've designed data systems that support both traditional analytics and AI-powered applications or autonomous agents.
• You have experience building semantic layers, data discovery systems, or structured interfaces that make enterprise data accessible to AI.
• You've automated substantial portions of data pipeline development, validation, or maintenance using AI agents.
• You know how to avoid overengineering while building foundations that won't need to be replaced six months later.
• You're comfortable moving between data architecture, production pipelines, analytical modeling, and hands-on debugging.
• Experience with modern data technologies such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, dbt, Airflow, Dagster, or equivalent tools.
• Strong understanding of data quality, lineage, observability, access controls, and production data reliability.

Financial Rewards & Work Style

• Compensation Rate: $7 - $8/hour (verified contractor remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Data Platform Architecture & Engineering, ETL/ELT Pipelines & Data Orchestration, AI Agents & Agent-Ready Data Systems, Technical Leadership & Systems Architecture
• Hiring Lead: Rachel Adams (Lead Talent Specialist) at MegaHired

Direct Application Process: Click the Apply button on this page to submit your profile directly for immediate evaluation.