On-call Software Engineer, Cloud Data Platform

Overview In this on-call role, you will help design, build, and operate a cloud-hosted relational data platform for acoustic-telemetry fish-tracking research. You’ll translate scientific needs into technical requirements and collaborate with scientists, data scientists, and agency stakeholders to move from design to production. You’ll contribute to platform design, data models, ETL pipelines, APIs, and production support, enabling reliable data products and accessible insights. This position offers flexible, remote, on-call hours and impact across research and public-sector collaboration. Compensation / Benefitsremote workflexible hourson-call employmentcollaboration with scientists and agencies ResponsibilitiesTranslate scientific and regulatory needs into technical requirements with biologists, data scientists, agency staff, and stakeholdersDesign, build, and support a cloud-hosted relational database platform for telemetry dataCreate and maintain relational data models, ingestion workflows, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data quality controlsDevelop reporting views, exports, APIs, and access patterns for technical and non-SQL usersSupport performance, security, monitoring, backups, retention, and go-live operationsContribute to a natural-language query interface through schema grounding and result validation Key requirementsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field5+ years of professional software engineering experienceHands-on experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Azure SQL, or similar)Experience supporting cloud-hosted data platforms on AWS, Azure, or GCPStrong SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, and data quality validationProficiency in Python, TypeScript/Node, C#, or JavaExperience building/managing APIs, exports, or reporting viewsAbility to work independently and communicate with non-engineering stakeholderscollaborationclear communicationindependenceSQLrelational data modelingETL/ELT