Contract: Senior Backend Engineer - Snowflake Data Platform

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Upwork is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in Python, Javascript, server-side development with SQL experience, and AWS knowledge to work on the Upwork Data Platform Backend. The Intelligent Data Platform team is looking for a hands-on IC role focused on building, operating, and automating backend services that power data ingestion, orchestration, governance, cost optimization, and compliance for a platform used by hundreds of internal users.

Requirements

Strong backend engineering experience in production systems
Proficiency in Python and SQL (JavaScript a plus)
Hands-on experience with Snowflake or large-scale data warehouses
Experience with AWS and workflow orchestration (Airflow preferred)
Strong operational mindset: monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
Ability to work independently in a remote, distributed team with minimum supervision and attention to detail
Communicate frequently and effectively in English
Can commit at least 3 hours a day, overlapping with the working hours of the Upwork Data Platform team - typically 8 AM - 11 AM PST

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401k Matching

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About the job

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Apr 13, 2026

Posted on

Feb 12, 2026

Job type

Contractor

Experience level

Senior

Location requirements

United States

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About Upwork

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Upwork is the leading online talent solution. We empower businesses with more flexible access to quality talent. Through Upwork’s matching technology and services, companies have access to a global pool of proven professionals so they can scale their teams dynamically to meet business needs. Upwork also provides skilled professionals with access to more opportunities.

Upwork’s mission is to create economic opportunities so people have better lives. The community of independent professionals working via Upwork spans many categories including software development, creative & design, finance & accounting, consulting, operations, and customer support—over 8,000 skills are represented. Skills freelancers offer include:

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More than thirty percent of the Fortune 500 use Upwork. Clients include Airbnb, Automattic, GE, and Microsoft.

Tech stack

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Dropwizard

Bootstrap

JavaScript

Python

HTML5

Java

CSS 3

PHP

Perl

PowerShell

Scala

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Employee benefits

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Pet insurance

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Disability insurance

Upwork offers both short term disability (STD) and long term disability(LTD) insurance.

Unlimited time off

Take as much time off as you want as long as it doesn't interfere with your ability to do your work.

Fertility benefits

Upwork will reimburse up to $3,000 for eligible fertility or adoption related expenses per plan year.

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