Data Engineer

<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);">Data Engineer&nbsp; </span>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Prolific</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prolific is not just another player in the AI space—we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>The role</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We're looking for a Data Engineer to help build scalable data solutions that serve teams across the business—from data scientists and analysts to AI engineers and product teams. You'll contribute to both the underlying platform and the way data is used in our products, working in a modern, cloud-native environment where privacy, security, and good data practices are part of how we build.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>What you’ll bring to the role</em></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Technical Expertise: 3+ years building and shipping production-grade data systems, with strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or another object-oriented language (Java, Scala etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure—ideally&nbsp;some exposure to Terraform, Kubernetes, or similar IaC and container orchestration tools. We don't expect deep expertise in all of these, but comfort working in this kind of environment matters.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience designing data APIs or services that expose data to applications, or a strong interest in working across the analytical/operational boundary.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A thoughtful approach to data quality, privacy, and security—you&nbsp;understand that how data is used is as important as how it's moved.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong collaboration skills and comfort working across teams with different priorities—engineers, data scientists, AI engineers, and product.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A pragmatic, curious mindset—you&nbsp;enjoy keeping up with the field and know when to reach for a new tool versus when to stick with what works.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pipeline Management: Hands-on experience with data pipeline tools (Airflow, dbt) and strong ability to optimize for performance and reliability.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Quality Focus: Commitment to continuously improving product quality, security, and performance through rigorous testing and code reviews.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Documentation: Meticulous approach to creating and maintaining architecture and systems documentation.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical skills to troubleshoot complex data issues and implement effective solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Independence: Capability to ship medium features independently while contributing to the team's overall objectives.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141);">What you’ll be doing in the role</span>&nbsp;</em></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build and maintain data pipelines that power analytics, ML workloads, and product-facing applications—from internal databases, SaaS sources, and streaming systems through to the teams and services that consume them.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Evolve our data platform alongside cloud platform engineers, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and Kubernetes-based deployments (Argo) to keep the platform scalable, reliable, and self-serve.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">System Architecture: Design and implement scalable data infrastructure that accommodates our growing data volume and complexity.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop data services and APIs that expose trusted data to product applications, bridging analytical and operational systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own data quality and observability, putting monitoring, testing, and alerting in place so issues are caught early and trust in the data stays high.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Partner with AI engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product teams to understand their data needs and design the right solutions—not just the quickest ones.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Uphold strong data privacy, security, and compliance practices in everything you build, particularly where data flows into product-facing contexts.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of data flows, models, and systems for knowledge sharing.</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Security and Compliance: Ensure all data systems adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Why Prolific is a great place to work</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation—one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Links to more information on Prolific</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.notion.so/prolific/dbc97f2b3ff24f1bb6fa834a2c9c3283?v=4f874e88e46a4f54afd8bf62f1db19ed&amp;p=9f2c1de05dfa43338d48c20362bfead1&amp;pm=c">Benefits&nbsp;</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.notion.so/prolific/dbc97f2b3ff24f1bb6fa834a2c9c3283?v=4f874e88e46a4f54afd8bf62f1db19ed">External Handbook</a>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.prolific.com/">Website&nbsp;</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JoinProlific">YouTube</a>&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(126, 140, 141); font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Privacy Statement</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">By submitting your application, you agree that Prolific may collect your personal data for recruiting and global organization planning. 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