Senior Data Engineer (6 Month Contract)

Kickstarter

Kickstarter is the leading crowdfunding platform for creative projects across film, games, music, art, design, and technology. Since our founding in 2009, our mission to help bring creative projects to life has been powered by the people behind the work. Together, we’ve helped creators around the world launch creative projects that have generated billions of dollars in pledges. That same commitment extends inward. Rooted in shared values, Kickstarter invests in the growth and success of our team, treating employees as whole people and empowering them with the autonomy and space to participate in decisions that shape their work and our company. Kickstarter is seeking an experienced Senior Product Manager to join our team. The salary for this role in the United States is $180,353. ABOUT THE TEAM As part of the Product Management team at Kickstarter, you will be directly responsible for meaningful and ambitious outcomes that support our mission and vision. You will collaborate with engineers, design, insights, brand, and marketing to validate, build, and launch quality experiences. We value data-informed opinions, outcomes that matter, and building processes that make our products better. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: * Drive growth initiatives across the backer journey optimising discovery conversion rates and user engagement across web and mobile platforms, with a particular focus on mobile as a primary channel. * Own the product roadmap for Kickstarter's mobile app experience, partnering closely with engineering to navigate cross-platform development decisions and ensure we're delivering consistent, high-quality experiences across iOS and Android efficiently. * Partner with marketing, insights, and engineering teams to develop and test growth hypotheses, using A/B testing and other experimental frameworks to validate approaches. * Own significant and complex business objectives (OKRs) that drive key growth metrics such as backer acquisition, engagement and retention, identifying and recommending success metrics that enable meaningful ways to measure progress through a strategic 6-month roadmap. * Communicate user problems, business opportunities, team roadmaps, on-going updates, and project/OKR results clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences (e.g., executive stakeholders, product team, people with and without technical expertise). * Manage important business relationships with leadership team, key stakeholders, and sometimes key third-party partners to achieve long-term company goals. * Work closely and collaboratively with a team of engineers, designers, and other product managers as well as non-technical stakeholders to plan, develop, and release work across web and mobile platforms. * Ensure new features are built with feedback from Outreach, Community Support, and Marketing, and work closely with the GTM teams on all features to ensure products are launched with the right messaging and impact. * Manage complex roll-outs, including coordinating QA and cross-platform releases (web and mobile apps), and working closely with cross-functional partners such as Legal, Product Marketing, Trust and Safety, and Community Support. About You * You have extensive experience as a product manager, with at least 3-5 years of experience in product management. * You have demonstrated experience driving growth for consumer-facing digital products, designing and running experiments to test growth hypotheses, and comfortable working with analytics tools to measure impact. * You have meaningful experience working on mobile products, including taking an app from 0 to 1, and understand what it takes to build excellent app experiences. You think strategically about cross-platform development, including the trade-offs, and can partner effectively with engineering to make aligned decisions. * You understand mobile and web platform dynamics and have experience optimising experiences across both. * You have experience working on marketplace or e-commerce products where understanding user motivations and reducing friction is critical. * You have experience leading cross-functional teams with confidence, using your ability to influence and motivate. * You have strong written and oral communication skills and are able to convey user problems, business opportunities, team roadmaps, on-going updates, and project/OKR results clearly to a variety of audiences. * You have significant experience managing through ambiguity by shaping user insights/research or opportunity areas into actionable projects. * You are comfortable operating in technical discussions and spaces, evaluating technical product tradeoffs in partnership with engineering managers. * You have a solid track record of executing and rolling out products and features that delivered positive and measurable impact to users. * You have substantial experience with the full product development life cycle, especially product validation, including light-weight testing and experimentation and iterative releases. * You have experience managing complex roll-out processes, including QA and cross-platform releases (web and mobile apps), and coordinating closely with cross-functional partners (e.g., Product Marketing, Customer Service, Sales). * You have deep empathy for our diverse community of creators and experience working closely with engaged user groups. And have ideally worked with a passionate user group (e.g., sellers, creators, or similar communities) within a two-sided marketplace. WHAT YOU'LL ENJOY * A fully remote workforce with plenty of opportunities to get to know your colleagues * 100% employer-paid health plan offerings * 16 paid vacation days, 10 sick days, and a company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Year’s * 25 volunteer hours each year to give back to your community * 16 weeks of parental leave plus fertility/family planning resources * Annual stipends including a Remote Working & Wellness Stipend of $3,000 USD (prorated) each calendar year for expenses related to remote working, wellness, health, and fitness and a $500 Role Development Stipend * Kickstarter currently operates with a 4-day workweek, a model that aligns with our belief in a healthy work-life balance and gives staff the space to be more than their work Incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues who know how to blend their creative endeavors into their work You can read more about our benefits and working at Kickstarter at our Jobs page: https://jobs.kickstarter.com/   Our Fully Virtual Team We’re currently able to support employees based in the following US locations: CA, CO, CT, GA, IL, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OR, SC, VA, VT, and WA. We're also able to support employees in the United Kingdom. If you live in—or are willing to move to—any of these locations, we look forward to your application! If there is a required or preferred location for an open role, it will be listed in the job description. Kickstarter is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity, and we are committed to an inclusive work environment. Reminder to applicants: Authentic communications from Kickstarter will always originate from official Kickstarter email domains (@kickstarter.com). Exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of anyone who claims to be representing Kickstarter on other platforms. Please reach out to Kickstarter’s Help Center to report potentially fraudulent contact here: https://help.kickstarter.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Shift Technology

Shift delivers AI agents that transform insurers' most critical work. By combining deep industry expertise and unmatched data resources, Shift provides proven results that have earned the trust of hundreds of the world's leading insurers. Our insurance-grade AI is accurate, explainable, and secure—empowering human experts to move with unmatched speed, total confidence, and a renewed focus on the people they serve.        Your browser does not support the video tag. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry through our SaaS platform. We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance. Learn more at www.shift-technology.com   This role leads the strategic expansion of our US Health AI roadmap. You will guide and scale a high-performing group of Data Scientists and Engineers focused on US Health, within our global 200+ person Data Science organization.  We are looking for a pragmatic visionary, a leader who views AI not as a feature to patch onto existing software, but as the foundational architecture for the future of healthcare payment integrity. You will be responsible for moving past basic automation into true Agentic AI, balancing rapid, bleeding-edge innovation with the rigorous, explainable guardrails required in healthcare compliance. What you'll do... * Define the AI Strategy: Own and execute the technical and strategic roadmap for the US Health payment integrity division, shifting the product line from passive anomaly detection to autonomous, multi-modal AI agents. * Lead Architectural Innovation: Champion the design and productization of robust data pipelines optimized for LLMs, ensuring the team successfully deploys advanced agentic frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, OpenAI Agent SDK, MCP, A2A). * Enforce Responsible AI: Establish and oversee rigorous evaluation frameworks (including LLM-as-a-judge methodologies) to ensure all agentic decisions are completely unbiased, legally sound, secure, and fully explainable to enterprise clients. * Cultivate a High-Performance Team: Mentor, grow, and empower senior and junior data scientists. Foster a culture of high autonomy, rapid MVP prototyping, and continuous experimentation with next-generation AI stacks. * Client Advocacy & Executive Bridge: Lead high-impact client workshops, present cutting-edge prototypes, and translate complex technical architectures into clear, value-driven outcomes for healthcare payer executives and C-suite stakeholders. * Model-Agnostic Governance: Maintain a modular, agile product strategy, ensuring Shift’s infrastructure allows for seamless integration and swapping of underlying capabilities as the market evolves. What you bring... * You are an inspiring technical leader with 7+ years of Data Science experience, including a proven track record of leading teams of 7+ members for the past 5+ years with a deep understanding of Healthcare Insurance Payment Integrity / Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA). * Advanced Generative AI Expertise: Proven hands-on experience designing and scaling production-level Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG systems, and autonomous multi-modal agent workflows. * Enterprise Technical Leadership: Strong background in object-oriented programming (OOP) and machine learning fundamentals, with a deep understanding of the full ML lifecycle (monitoring, versioning, and deployment). * Strategic Databricks & ML flow Mastery: Deep familiarity with managing enterprise AI environments utilizing Mosaic AI, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and leveraging MLflow for end-to-end experiment tracking and prompt engineering. * Exceptional Communication: A demonstrated ability to co-create products alongside clients, manage complex stakeholder expectations, and act as a bridge between deep technical execution and commercial business needs. Highly desired skills... * Active contributions to open-source agentic frameworks or the broader AI research community. * Experience navigating complex healthcare compliance landscapes (HIPAA, HITRUST) within cloud-hosted SaaS environments (Azure/Databricks). The range listed is for base compensation.  Your actual base salary will vary based on factors including location and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.  In addition to base salary, your total rewards package will include additional components such as incentive pay and benefits.  If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the specific details for this position. Base Salary Pay Range $160,000—$200,000 USD To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight: * Flexible remote and hybrid working options * Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance * Multiple Learning and Development opportunities, including Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth * Generous PTO and paid holidays * Mental health benefits  * 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering) Additional benefits may be offered by country, based on your eligibility - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice positions may receive some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details. AI tools are used to help review applications for this role. Read our AI in Recruitment Notice for what the AI considers, how to request a human review, and our most recent bias audit. At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria. Shift Technology is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our application and employment process. Should you require accommodation, please email accommodation@shift-technology.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. Please be aware of scammers and only trust correspondence that comes from emails ending in "shift-technology.com". We will never do initial outreach to you via Whatsapp/Text/SMS, never ask for banking information or personal identification numbers (ex. Social Security Number) as part of our recruitment process. Shift Technology does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to the Shift Technology Careers page or a Shift Technology social media post. Any unsolicited CVs, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Shift Technology.

Moniepoint

Who we are Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month.  As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually.. About the role Engineering at Moniepoint is an inspired, customer-focused community dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. Our infrastructure runs on some of the cool tools that excite infrastructure engineers - Kubernetes, Docker, etc.  We also make business decisions based on the large stream of data we receive daily, so we work daily with big data, perform data analytics and build models to make sense of the noise and give our customers the best experience.  Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth. What You'll Be Doing * Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, and QA) to conceptualize, design, and deliver high-impact features. * Architect and build scalable, high-performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot. * Produce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strong emphasis on reliability and testability. * Seamlessly integrate third-party services and APIs, ensuring robust error handling and graceful degradation. * Continuously enhance system performance and developer experience through thoughtful automation and refactoring. * Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack while proactively identifying opportunities for technical improvements. * Actively contribute to code reviews and architecture discussions, promoting engineering best practices across the team. * Maintain clear documentation of technical decisions, systems, and processes to support transparency and long-term scalability. What We're Looking For * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend development. * Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot, with a solid grasp of modern backend architecture and engineering best practices. * Proven experience designing, building, and scaling web services, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems. * Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies and CI/CD pipelines. * Strong proficiency with relational databases and ORM frameworks (e.g., Hibernate). * Exposure to frontend technologies such as AngularJS or React is a plus. * Excellent debugging and troubleshooting abilities, with a structured approach to problem-solving. * Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset. Our Tech Stack As part of our engineering team, you’ll work with modern technologies and tools that enable us to build scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems. Some of the technologies you’ll be hands-on with include * Java (latest versions): Powers our core backend systems with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and maintainability. * Spring & Spring Boot: Enables the development of modular, production-ready microservices with robust dependency management. * Docker & Kubernetes: Supports containerized deployments and orchestration, ensuring consistent and scalable environments across development, staging, and production. * PostgreSQL & DynamoDB: Leverages both relational and NoSQL databases to efficiently manage structured data and dynamic scaling requirements. * Elasticsearch: Delivers fast, flexible full-text search and real-time analytics across large datasets. * AWS Cloud Infrastructure: Facilitates cloud-native deployment and management of microservices designed for high availability and global scalability. What we can offer you * Culture - We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human. * Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks. * Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, paid leave, plus other benefits. What to expect in the hiring process Our interview process is designed to be thoughtful, transparent, and candidate-friendly, allowing you to showcase your strengths while getting to know us better: * Initial Conversation: A brief introductory call with our recruiter to learn more about your background, career goals, and to share insights about the role and our team. * Technical Assessment: A practical, take-home coding exercise that reflects real-world challenges. You'll have ample time to complete this in your own environment * Deep Dive Technical Interview: A focused session with our Engineering Team, where we'll explore system design, architecture, and problem-solving approaches. * Final Interview: A combined technical and behavioural conversation with a member of our Executive Team, aimed at understanding your alignment with our values, vision, and culture Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. #LI-Remote