Data Engineering Expert

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Shape the future of AI at Mercor as a Data Engineering Expert in a remote contract role, earning between $90–$125/hour. Utilize advanced data techniques to enhance agent evaluations and pipeline outputs.

At Mercor, you will work on cutting-edge AI projects while independently building long-horizon pipeline tasks for grading agent performance. Key responsibilities include developing robust ETL/ELT pipelines and dbt models, alongside creating efficient Airflow/Dagster DAGs. This role emphasizes data quality and requires clear documentation of outcomes featuring determinable rubrics.

Leverage your expertise in data engineering to influence AI research at Mercor remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• Build deterministic pipeline tasks for agent performance evaluation
• Develop ETL/ELT pipelines and dbt models with incremental logic
• Create and test Airflow/Dagster DAGs with known outcomes
• Design warehouse schemas following performance criteria
• Document tasks to ensure objective evaluation criteria

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
• Over 3 years in data engineering or analytics engineering
• Expertise in dbt, Airflow, and warehouse design technologies
• Strong communication skills for clear documentation
• Experience with schema documentation and data contracts