Data Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $200/hr
Mercor · United Kingdom
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Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: UK-Based Data Engineering Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $140–$200/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 14 September to 10 October 2026
Commitment: 40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Produce professional documents and deliverables in Data Engineering .
Collaborate with experts from other domains to build tasks and rubrics for AI model training .
Utilize a core stack of SQL and Python for ETL and ELT processes.
Work with tools like Spark , Kafka , Airflow , dbt , Snowflake , BigQuery , and Databricks on AWS , GCP , or Azure .
Document and structure work to enhance AI model evaluation .
Operate on a UK business-hours rhythm while maintaining independent work .
Qualifications
Must-Have
Data Engineers with experience in building and owning pipelines in production.
Proficiency in SQL and Python .
Experience with ETL , ELT , orchestration, streaming, and data warehousing.
Must be based in the United Kingdom and have the right to work in the United Kingdom.
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