8h ago

Senior Backend Engineer

Remote-Latin America

$120k-$160k / yearest.

contractsenior RemoteTechnology / Freelance Marketplace

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll join the Intelligent Data Platform team to build and automate backend services for a Snowflake data platform used by hundreds of internal users. Your core impact will be ensuring reliable data ingestion, orchestration, governance, cost optimization, and compliance. This role offers the opportunity to work with Snowflake and AWS in a remote-first environment.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Build and operate backend services for Snowflake data platform
  • Support data ingestion pipelines and reverse ETL
  • Develop and maintain Airflow workflows for ingestion and ops automation
  • Monitor and optimize Snowflake performance and costs

📋 Requirements

  • Strong backend engineering experience in production systems
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake or large-scale data warehouses
  • Experience with AWS and workflow orchestration (Airflow preferred)

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with JavaScript
  • Knowledge of data quality and governance tooling

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🌍 Remote work within Latin America time zones
  • 💰 Competitive contract rate
  • 🛠️ Work with cutting-edge data technologies

📨 Hiring Process

Application through Upwork platform, likely followed by interview using BrightHire recording.

🚩 Heads Up

  • Contract role requires overlap with PST hours but no guaranteed full-time commitment (minimum 3 hours/day)
  • Requires senior level but potentially narrow scope focused on Snowflake platform maintenance
  • Criminal background check may be required
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