OpenTrain

Data Engineering Expert

This role supports project-based work across data integration, ETL, analytics engineering, data warehousing, and infrastructure. You will complete technical assignments independently and document your work clearly for asynchronous collaboration.

Field: Engineering
Where: United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Hours: up to 10/week
Posted: yesterday

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How this pay compares

At $80/hr (the midpoint of $60 to $100), this role pays more than 48% of the 207 open engineering roles with a listed pay range, the same as the median.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced engineering roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 35 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($60/hr across 28).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one yesterday.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Where in the listed range$80/hrHours a week (listing allows up to 10)10 hrs

Per week, before tax

$800

Per month, if the work is steady

$3,467

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $876 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

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Open engineering roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
Mercor	36	$88/hr	Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)$200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role	132	$85/hr	Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer$200-300/hr
Alignerr	14	$61/hr	Robotics Technician$40-120/hr
micro1	29	$60/hr	Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering$400k-800k/yr
Handshake AI	52	up to $85/hr	Engineering LeadUp to $195/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

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The work

Document technical solutions, data flows, and pipeline architectures.
Collaborate asynchronously on data integration and data warehousing projects.
Build and deploy data infrastructure with cloud services and modern engineering tools.
Troubleshoot data pipeline failures and investigate performance issues.
Complete independent technical tasks while maintaining practical documentation.

What it pays and takes

Projects are remote and asynchronous. Accepted projects are expected to continue for 2 to 3 weeks, with a commitment of 10 to 20 hours per week for each project you accept.

Pay: $60 to $100 per hour.
Location: Remote, with eligibility limited to the countries specified for this role.
Language: Professional fluency in English.
Experience: 1 to 3 years in data engineering, ETL development, analytics engineering, or a related field.
Technical skills: Strong proficiency in one or more of dbt, Kafka, Spark, Snowflake, or Redshift.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
Other requirements: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on technical tasks.
Helpful background: Cloud-based data infrastructure, modern data architectures, pipeline troubleshooting, data warehousing, technical documentation, and asynchronous project collaboration.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind artificial intelligence, including preparing, reviewing, and improving data and technical examples used by AI systems. OpenTrain is a platform where people find AI training and data-labeling projects, build a profile, and apply to opportunities across the industry.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
4
First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $60-100/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's engineering roles, the median listed pay was $69/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (50 roles) and is $85/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (130 roles).

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