Data Engineer
Build ELT pipelines from survey platforms into a cloud warehouse
You will build ELT pipelines from survey platforms and external sources into a cloud warehouse, maintain a dimensional model, and collaborate with analysts. You'll also oversee orchestration and monitoring of data workflows. This role starts with supporting an external vendor before taking full ownership of the data infrastructure.
Why This Role?
First dedicated data engineer role with full ownership after initial vendor support
Key Responsibilities
- Build ELT pipelines from survey platforms and external sources into a cloud warehouse
- Maintain a dimensional model for forecasting data
- Collaborate with analysts to support forecasting research projects
- Oversee orchestration and monitoring of data workflows
- Extend an existing warehouse alongside an external vendor before taking full ownership
Requirements
- Solid Python and ETL/ELT experience
- Strong SQL and dimensional modeling skills
- Cloud warehouse experience
- Experience with dbt, Airflow, or Dagster (nice to have)
- Prior software engineering work (nice to have)
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Flexible — work your own hours
Keywords
View Original Description from HN Who is Hiring
Original description from HN Who is Hiring
Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) | Data Engineer | REMOTE | Full-time We're a ~20-person nonprofit doing forecasting research on high-stakes problems, including AI progress, biosecurity, and nuclear risk. We have dozens of active projects that generate forecasting data from surveys, expert panels, and AI systems. We're looking for our first dedicated data engineer. You'd start alongside an external vendor extending an existing warehouse, then take full ownership. Concretely, the work would involve building ELT pipelines from survey platforms and external sources into a cloud warehouse, maintaining a dimensional model, collaborating with analysts, and overseeing orchestration & monitoring. You have solid Python + ETL/ELT, strong SQL and dimensional modeling, cloud warehouse experience. Nice to have: dbt/Airflow/Dagster, prior SWE work, interest in forecasting. Apply even if you don't tick every box! Conditions: - 100% Remote (worldwide) / Remote (global) - 30 days PTO, health insurance contribution - $75k–$130k, depending on experience - 3 team retreats/year Hiring process: short work test → paid 10-hour test → a few interviews. Apply at https://forecastingresearch.org/careers/data-engineer