Data Engineer

About the Role

Job Title: Data Engineer Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and scale the data infrastructure that powers AI-driven products and research initiatives. In this role, you will develop distributed data pipelines, manage large-scale datasets across cloud environments, and design reliable data systems that support data processing, experimentation, and model development at scale.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform large-scale datasets from multiple sources.
• Develop and optimize distributed data processing workflows using Spark and cloud-native technologies.
• Build and maintain data storage solutions across SQL and NoSQL systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Design and implement data architectures on AWS to support high-volume data ingestion, processing, and distribution.
• Write efficient Python and SQL code to extract, transform, validate, and analyze large datasets.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, monitoring, and operational reliability across data pipelines and storage layers.
• Collaborate with AI researchers, data scientists, and engineering teams to support data-intensive applications and experimentation.
• Implement automation, orchestration, and monitoring workflows to support scalable and efficient data operations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark.
• Hands-on experience with AWS data services and cloud-native data architectures.
• Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience managing and processing large-scale datasets in distributed environments.
• Strong understanding of data partitioning, performance optimization, and scalable data architectures

Requirements

• Exposure to AI/ML workflows or research environments.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Seaborn, or Plotly.
• Familiarity with LLM-related data workflows (datasets for training, evaluation, or prompt experimentation).

Compensation & Logistics

The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $100,000 –$150,000 USD. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. micro1 provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.

Disclaimer

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