Data Architect, Contractor

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Contract Data Architect building scalable data platforms for Cheesecake Labs, a digital product design and development company. Supporting analytics, AI readiness, and modernization initiatives for international clients.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and evolve scalable modern data platforms, pipelines, and workflows
  • Work closely with team members to determine what should be built
  • Implement end-to-end data architectures focused on scalability, analytics, and AI-readiness
  • Define and improve data modeling strategies, ingestion processes, transformations, and orchestration workflows
  • Collaborate with software engineers, AI engineers, product teams, and business stakeholders to align technical decisions with business goals
  • Work across cloud-native data platforms, relational and non-relational databases, and modern data stack tools
  • Participate in technical and strategic discussions with international clients and multidisciplinary teams
  • Support infrastructure, pipelines, architecture, AI integration, analytics, and modernization initiatives

Requirements:

  • Strong experience building scalable data architectures and modern data engineering solutions
  • Comfort with modern data stack technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, or equivalent tools
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL/ELT workflows, orchestration, and distributed data systems
  • Experience with relational and non-relational databases, cloud-native data platforms, and enterprise-scale architectures
  • Ability to adapt to ambiguity, evolving business requirements, and fast-changing technical contexts
  • Advanced-level English confidence for calls, discussions, and asynchronous work with international clients and teams
  • Use of AI in day-to-day workflow for automation, query generation, documentation, workflow acceleration, or operational support
  • Experience with Spark, Kafka, Delta Lake, AI integration initiatives, or distributed data systems is a strong plus
  • Valid business registration in the candidate’s country, such as CNPJ, VAT, EIN, or equivalent
  • Bank account eligible to receive USD payments
  • Ability to issue invoices accordingly

Benefits:

  • Paid in USD/hour
  • Remote-first / Fully remote
  • Flexible allocation depending on project availability and fit
  • Opportunities may vary in duration, scope, and weekly commitment depending on client needs
  • Opportunities to work across different products, clients, technologies, and business challenges
  • Some opportunities may start immediately