Data Engineer (AWS Glue + Elasticsearch)

Remote | Full-time | SaaS | Data Engineering

OnHires is partnering with Instantly.ai, a high-growth AI-driven sales outreach and lead intelligence platform used by over 35,000 B2B companies worldwide. We are looking for a Data Engineer to take ownership of SuperSearch — the backend infrastructure powering B2B lead discovery and enrichment.

About the Role

As a Data Engineer, you’ll lead the development and maintenance of large-scale data pipelines and infrastructure that drives our core lead intelligence platform. This role blends classic data engineering with semantic search and LLM-powered enhancements — in a fast-paced, high-impact startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data processing pipelines using AWS Glue (PySpark) and S3

• Work with large-scale datasets in Elasticsearch and MongoDB

• Create robust workflows for data transformation, cleaning, and normalization

• Optimize and tune our search infrastructure, including query design and semantic enhancements (LLMs, DeepL, embeddings)

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions
  
  

Must-Have Skills

• Proven experience with AWS Glue, PySpark, and S3

• Deep understanding of Elasticsearch (queries, aggregations, performance optimization)

• Strong Python skills (esp. with PySpark and Pandas)

• Experience with data quality, schema evolution, and operational monitoring

• Familiarity with LLMs, embeddings, or semantic search techniques is a strong plus

• Bonus: Experience with Node.js or general JavaScript backend development
  
  

Why Instantly.ai?

• Join a product-led, profitable SaaS startup on its way to unicorn status

• Work directly on a critical product area with full ownership and autonomy

• Fast-moving environment with minimal red tape and maximum impact

• Collaborate with high-caliber engineers, data scientists, and product minds
  
  

Company Perks

• Opportunity to work with a rapidly growing SaaS company in a dynamic industry

• Chance to work with a talented and passionate team of professionals

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Clear path for career growth and advancement

• Casual, remote-friendly, and collaborative work culture

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of our platform
  
  

If you’re excited about owning critical data infrastructure in a high-growth SaaS environment - we’d love to hear from you. Apply today, and we’ll get in touch shortly.