Engineering & Data Tools Specialist

SaidGig; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SaidGig is seeking a remote contractor to apply engineering and data tooling expertise to help train next-generation AI systems through high-quality, real-world technical input. This role focuses on evaluating tools, improving workflows, and delivering practical feedback across cloud infrastructure, developer productivity, data visualization, monitoring, and CI/CD environments.

Prior AI experience is not required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years with engineering tools, dev tooling and cloud infra.
• Proficiency in GitHub, Postman, AWS, Firebase, Azure, Datadog, Sentry, JIRA, Linear and more.
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical clarity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate usability and effectiveness of engineering and data tools.
• Create detailed documentation and feedback reports.
• Design and test workflows integrating cloud solutions with productivity platforms.
• Analyze data visualization, monitoring, and CI/CD tools for improvements.
• Develop use cases, technical guides, and process docs for new features.
• Communicate findings and provide actionable recommendations.

Skills

Technical communication

Remote work

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

Postman

AWS

Firebase

Azure

Datadog

Sentry

JIRA

Linear

n8n

Twilio

Databricks

Tableau

Metabase

BrowserStack

Job description

Role Overview

Apply your engineering and data tooling expertise to help train next-generation AI systems through high-quality, real-world technical input. This remote contractor role focuses on evaluating tools, improving workflows, and delivering practical feedback across cloud infrastructure, developer productivity, data visualization, monitoring, and CI/CD environments. Prior AI experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate the usability and effectiveness of engineering and data tools, including GitHub, Azure, Metabase, and JIRA.
• Create detailed documentation and feedback reports informed by real-world tool use and engineering best practices.
• Design, review, and test workflows that integrate cloud solutions such as AWS, Azure, and Firebase with developer productivity platforms such as Linear, Postman, and n8n.
• Analyze data visualization, monitoring, and CI/CD tools, including Tableau, Datadog, Sentry, and BrowserStack, to identify integration opportunities and process improvements.
• Develop use cases, technical guides, and process documentation for new features and data workflows.
• Work closely with project stakeholders through clear written and verbal communication, providing actionable technical recommendations and insights.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with engineering tools, developer tooling, and cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Proficiency with a range of tools, including GitHub, Postman, AWS, Firebase, Azure, Datadog, Sentry, JIRA, Linear, n8n, Twilio, Databricks, Tableau, Metabase, and BrowserStack.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with strong technical clarity and accuracy.
• Bachelor''s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to turn complex technical feedback into actionable improvement proposals.
• Experience supporting both cloud or infrastructure and developer tooling domains is highly desirable.
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, and comfortable contributing independently in a remote environment.

Work Terms

Remote independent contractor engagement.

Compensation

$40 to $80 per hour.