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Data Platform Engineer (Python)

Alignerr
Seattle, WA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/3/2026
About The Role

What if your Python expertise could directly shape the infrastructure that trains and evaluates the most advanced AI systems in the world? We're looking for a Senior Python Full-Stack Engineer to design and build the data pipelines, annotation tooling, and evaluation systems that leading AI labs depend on.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role for an experienced engineer who thrives on high-impact, technically challenging work. If you've spent years building production Python systems and want to apply that experience at the frontier of AI development — this is the role.

  • Organization: Alignerr
  • Type: Hourly Contract
  • Location: Remote
  • Commitment: 20–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and optimize high-performance Python systems supporting AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
  • Develop full-stack tooling and backend services for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control
  • Improve reliability, performance, and safety across existing Python codebases
  • Collaborate with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation workflows
  • Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior, and implement scalable, production-ready fixes
  • Participate in synchronous design reviews to iterate on system architecture and implementation decisions

Who You Are

  • Native or fluent English speaker with clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Full-stack developer with a strong systems programming background
  • 5 years of professional experience writing production Python for data engineering
  • Proficient with workflow orchestration tools to manage complex dependency graphs
  • Experienced with dataframe processing libraries and cloud data warehouse SDKs in Python
  • Self-directed and reliable — able to commit 20–40 hours per week and deliver consistently

Nice to Have

  • Prior experience with data annotation, data quality, or model evaluation systems
  • Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training pipelines, or benchmarking infrastructure
  • Experience with distributed systems or developer tooling
  • Background working with or alongside AI research teams

Why Join Us

  • Work on real production systems used by leading AI research labs
  • Fully remote and async-friendly — work from wherever you do your best work
  • Freelance autonomy with the structure and consistency of ongoing project-based work
  • Make a tangible impact on the infrastructure powering next-generation AI models
  • Potential for extended engagement and additional projects as the work evolves

Salary : $50 - $75

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