AI Coding Data Engineer for Frontier Model Evaluation

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 454,608 - 647,472; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experienced data engineers to work on a competitive project evaluating frontier AI coding models. The role involves using advanced AI tools to complete data engineering tasks including ETL pipelines and distributed systems.

With a flexible sprint-based structure, contributors will engage in rigorous evaluations and assessments. The compensation is $400 per accepted task with tasks typically taking 2–3 hours after ramp-up.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional data engineering experience.
• Experience building ETL pipelines, data warehouses, or analytics platforms.
• Regular use of AI coding agents.

Responsibilities

• Complete and evaluate complex data engineering tasks using AI tools.
• Review model-generated implementations involving ETL and data systems.
• Identify bugs, scalability issues, and assess model performance.

Skills

Professional data engineering experience

Building ETL pipelines

Using AI coding agents

Evaluating model-generated data infrastructure

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Codex

Windsurf

Gemini CLI

Job description

Obsidian is seeking experienced data engineers to work on a competitive project evaluating frontier AI coding models. The role involves using advanced AI tools to complete data engineering tasks including ETL pipelines and distributed systems.

With a flexible sprint-based structure, contributors will engage in rigorous evaluations and assessments. The compensation is $400 per accepted task with tasks typically taking 2–3 hours after ramp-up.