Data Engineer (Fully Remote)

Karya; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote or hybrid work

Job summary

Karya is seeking a data operations engineer to run live client projects on the Karya platform, serving as the execution layer above the core product. You will monitor data jobs on remote Linux servers, write PostgreSQL and ClickHouse queries for throughput and delivery status, and package datasets to client specifications.

Remote or hybrid work is supported, with health insurance. This role directly impacts worker earnings and client deliverables.

Qualifications

• Proficient in PostgreSQL queries including joins, aggregates, and JSON fields.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or TypeScript; version controlled in Git.
• Ability to read a TypeScript codebase and a relational schema; operate on Linux for running jobs.

Responsibilities

• Run and monitor data jobs on remote Linux servers and recover failed jobs from logs.
• Write PostgreSQL and ClickHouse queries for throughput, completion, quality, pay, and delivery status.
• Package datasets to client specifications, move them through cloud object storage, and record what has shipped.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Python

Bash

TypeScript

Linux

Tools

Git

Job description

• This role runs live client projects on the Karya platform, acting as the execution layer above the core product.
• You will work with Operations and client teams on progress, quality, pay, and files, and with platform engineers when a fix belongs in the product.

Responsibilities:

• Run and monitor data jobs on remote Linux servers, and recover failed jobs from logs and process state.
• Write PostgreSQL and ClickHouse queries for throughput, completion, quality, pay, and delivery status.
• Package datasets to client specifications, move them through cloud object storage, and record what has shipped.

Requirements:

• PostgreSQL, including joins, aggregates, and JSON fields.
• Scripts in Python, Bash, or TypeScript, checked into git.
• Ability to read a TypeScript codebase and a relational schema, plus Linux for running jobs.
• Flexible leave, with remote or hybrid work.
• Health insurance.
• Direct work on data collection that determines worker earnings and client deliverables.

Karya

Karya provides AI-enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, and high-quality, ethically sourced datasets to research labs and technology companies. The platform has delivered over 40 million tasks with digital workers earning at least 20 times the local minimum wage.