Software Engineer, Data Processing & Privacy

Eastridge Workforce Solutions is committed to connecting skilled professionals with meaningful career opportunities. We are seeking aSoftware Engineer, Data Processing & Privacy to support our client’s team.Created/Revised Date: 4/20/2026Anticipated Closing Date: 5/20/2026Job Title: Software Engineer, Data Processing & PrivacyLocation: Remote, PST hours[Hourly Pay Range] [Salary Pay Range] and Other Compensation : [The hourly rate for this position is expected to be between $200-200 per hour, depending on geographic location, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.] Employment Type: Temporary, ~6 monthsFLSA Status: [Non-Exempt]Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9 am-6 pm PSTJob Summary:We are seeking a detail-oriented Software Engineer on a contract basis to build and run data processing pipelines for datasets used in our research. You'll take raw, heterogeneous inputs — text, code, documents, structured exports — and turn them into clean, well-structured, privacy-safe outputs ready for downstream use.The work spans ingestion, format normalization, data quality, privacy handling (including PII de-identification), and the supporting tooling that makes the pipeline reliable and self-serve. You'll iterate closely with internal teams on QA findings and harden the pipeline so each new dataset is cheaper than the last.Responsibilities Build and extend per-source processing for new data types as they arrive Ingest and normalize raw exports across many formats into consistent, well-structured outputs Handle privacy requirements — for example, PII detection and de-identification — to meet our internal compliance bar Run data quality QA: automated checks plus LLM-assisted review to flag gaps, malformed inputs, and incompleteness Iterate on internal feedback: root-cause issues, fix, re-run, re-deliver Build supporting tools: auditing, data exploration, monitoring, simple search over processed data Land cleaned data with the right storage layout and access controls Document and harden the pipeline so each new dataset is cheaper than the last You may be a good fit if you Have 4+ years of software engineering experience, with substantial time on data pipelines Are a proficient user of Claude / Claude Code for day-to-day engineering and know when to verify its output Are genuinely detail-oriented Have high integrity and take handling real people's personal data seriously Are comfortable with sustained, careful data work and find satisfaction in getting it right Can work independently, ship reliably, and communicate clearly about progress and edge cases Are proficient in Python and comfortable working across many heterogeneous, semi-structured formats (JSON, NDJSON, code, HTML/XML dumps, archives) Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With PII detection and anonymization techniques Working with large, messy, semi-structured text and code corpora Data quality monitoring and validation Cloud storage and access-control patterns (S3/GCS, IAM) Building internal tools or self-serve data platforms for researchers Information retrieval, search, or RAG systems Benefits: Eastridge Workforce Solutions offers the following benefits, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. 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