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Posted 23 Jan 2026

Data Engineering Expert

This is a remote, project-based role for data engineering professionals with 1–3 years of work experience.

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Hiring companyAfterQuery Experts
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About the role

You will complete tasks similar to those performed in data engineering, data infrastructure, ETL development, or analytics engineering roles. This position offers highly competitive pay, exposure to real-world data pipeline and infrastructure challenges, and an excellent opportunity to boost your resume.

Why Apply

  • Fantastic Pay & Growth Opportunities – project based pay starts at est. $60/hour and can go up to $100/hour.
  • Flexible Time Commitment – Work on your schedule while gaining valuable experience.
  • Startup Exposure – Work directly with an early-stage Y Combinator-backed company, gaining hands-on experience that sets you apart.
  • Portfolio Building - Gain experience with modern data architectures and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Document technical solutions, data flows, and pipeline architectures.
  • Collaborate asynchronously on data integration and warehousing projects.
  • Build and deploy data infrastructure using cloud services and modern tools.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline failures and performance issues.

Required skills

  • Strong proficiency in one or more of the following; Moreso, DBT, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, Redshift.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on technical tasks.

Experience and education

  • 1–3 years of professional experience in data engineering, ETL development, or related fields.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.

Assessment requirements

Resume

Schedule details

Work is over the next 2-3 weeks, asynchronous, and assigned on a project-by-project basis, with an expected commitment of 10–20 hours per week for the projects you accept.

Time Commitment: 40 hours/week.

Start Date: ASAP.

End Date: Ongoing.

Eligibility

Work arrangement: Fully remote

Compensation details

  • $60 - $100/hr.
More about the hiring companyAfterQuery Experts
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