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Data Engineer – Part-Time Contract
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Data Engineer – Part-Time Contract
Dragons
• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines that move and transform data between systems. • Integrate data from diverse sources — APIs, databases, SaaS platforms, flat files, and spreadsheets — into a central warehouse. • Develop and maintain connectors and reconciliation logic across business systems (e.g., project management, time-tracking, finance, and invoicing tools). • Model and structure data for analytics, reporting, and downstream applications. • Implement data validation, quality checks, monitoring, and alerting to ensure accuracy and reliability. • Optimize queries, storage, and pipeline performance for cost and speed. • Document data flows, schemas, mappings, and transformation logic. • Collaborate with analysts, finance, and engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver clean, usable datasets. • Support data governance, security, and privacy best practices.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or a closely related role.
- SQL: strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server).
- Programming: proficiency in Python (or a comparable language) for data processing and automation.
- Pipelines: hands-on experience building ETL/ELT workflows and orchestration (e.g., n8n, or similar).
- Integration: experience integrating REST APIs, webhooks, and third-party SaaS data sources.
- Experience with data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar).
- Understanding of data modeling, warehousing concepts, and data quality practices.
- Comfort working with messy, real-world data across formats (CSV, Excel, JSON, XML).
- Strong problem-solving skills and clear communication in a remote team.
Benefits
- Fully remote working with flexible hours.
- A collaborative team spanning engineering, analytics, and finance.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
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