Contract: Senior Data Engineer

Upwork(9 days ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$112,460 - $151,553 (estimated)Data Engineering

About this role

Upwork is hiring a Data Platform Engineer to build and operate a Data Platform as a Service that enables internal teams to deliver scalable, secure, and well-governed data products. The role focuses on platform engineering practices—CI/CD for data, automation, observability, and self-service workflows—and partners closely with data engineering, analytics, and AI teams. This is a hybrid engagement through Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions team.

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Required Skills

Python
Rust
APIs
Data Platform
CI/CD
IaC
Automation
Observability
SLOs
Data Modeling

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