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UK-Based Data Engineering Experts
Hourly contract | Remote | $140-$200 per hour
Mercor is recruiting UK-Based Data Engineering experts for a short, intensive project with a globally leading AI lab.
What the work involves
You will produce the kind of professional documents and deliverables you create day to day in your own field, working alongside experts from the other two domains. Those outputs are then logged and used to build the tasks and rubrics that train and evaluate frontier AI models, so your professional judgement is the core of what makes the work valuable.
Who we are looking for
Data Engineers: hands-on data engineers who build and own pipelines in production. Titles such as Data Engineer, Senior or Staff Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Data Platform Engineer and Data Architect. We are looking for a core stack of SQL and Python, with experience across ETL and ELT, orchestration, streaming and data warehousing, using tools such as Spark, Kafka, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery or Databricks on AWS, GCP or Azure.
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Commitment
- 40 hours per week, running from 14 September to 10 October 2026
- The project team collaborates on a UK business-hours rhythm
- You should not be committed to other projects requiring significant hours during this period. Smaller side projects can be discussed.
The vetting process involves
- Resume and work history screen
- A short assessment evaluating domain expertise
Please note: Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. This is an essential requirement for the role.
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
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Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.
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