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Prolific is a brand that specializes in delivering world-leading research and AI through their platform, which is powered by definitive human data. Whether you're conducting research or training the next generation of AI, Prolific offers an efficient and reliable solution. Their vetted participant pool ensures that data sets and tasks are completed in just 2 hours, providing quick and accurate results for your projects. While they are currently in the process of moving to a new location, you can still visit their main site to learn more about their services. With a click of a button, you'll have access to a wealth of information and resources to support your research and AI endeavors. Prolific is committed to delivering high-quality results and making the data collection process seamless. Explore their main site now to see how Prolific can meet your research and AI needs.

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Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation – one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.

## Senior Data Engineer (6 Month Contract)

Remote, UK

_The role_

We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help build scalable data solutions that serve teams across the business – from data scientists and analysts to AI engineers and product teams. You'll contribute to both the underlying platform and the way data is used in our products, working in a modern, cloud native environment where privacy, security, and good data practices are part of how we build.

_What you'll bring to the role_

- Technical Expertise: 3+ years building and shipping production grade data systems, with strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or another object-oriented language (Java, Scala etc.)
- Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure - ideally some exposure to Terraform, Kubernetes, or similar IaC and container orchestration tools. We don't expect deep expertise in all of these, but comfort working in this kind of environment matters.
- Experience designing data APIs or services that expose data to applications, or a strong interest in working across the analytical/operational boundary.
- A thoughtful approach to data quality, privacy, and security - you understand that how data is used is as important as how it's moved.
- Strong collaboration skills and comfort working across teams with different priorities — engineers, data scientists, AI engineers, product.
- A pragmatic, curious mindset - you enjoy keeping up with the field and know when to reach for a new tool versus when to stick with what works.
- Pipeline Management: Hands on experience with data pipeline tools (Airflow, dbt) and strong ability to optimise for performance and reliability.
- Quality Focus: Commitment to continuously improving product quality, security, and performance through rigorous testing and code reviews.
- Documentation: Meticulous approach to creating and maintaining architecture and systems documentation.
- Collaborative Mindset: Ability to work across teams to understand and address diverse data needs while maintaining data integrity.
- Growth Orientation: Desire to continually keep up with advancements in data engineering practices and technologies.
- Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical skills to troubleshoot complex data issues and implement effective solutions.
- Independence: Capability to ship medium features independently while contributing to the team's overall objectives.

_What you'll be doing in the role_

- Build and maintain data pipelines that power analytics, ML workloads, and product-facing applications - from internal databases, SaaS sources, and streaming systems through to the teams and services that consume them.
- Evolve our data platform alongside cloud platform engineers, using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and Kubernetes-based deployments (Argo) to keep the platform scalable, reliable, and self-serve.
- System Architecture: Design and implement scalable data infrastructure that accommodates our growing data volume and complexity.
- Develop data services and APIs that expose trusted data to product applications, bridging analytical and operational systems.
- Own data quality and observability, putting monitoring, testing, and alerting in place so issues are caught early and trust in the data stays high.
- Partner with AI engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product teams to understand their data needs and design the right solutions – not just the quickest ones.
- Uphold strong data privacy, security, and compliance practices in everything you build, particularly where data flows into product-facing contexts.
- Technical Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of data flows, models, and systems for knowledge sharing.
- Security and Compliance: Ensure all data systems adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements.

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