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Human Data - Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Mid-Level · Posted: August 29, 2026 · Verified: Oct 3, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This engineering role focuses on building and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure for human data projects. The engineer will develop tools and systems to support data collection, processing, and quality assurance for AI model training.
Source & Transparency: This position was structured directly from the publicly accessible career portal of X. Details on the employer’s original job posting are authoritative. Polaris7 charges no placement fees and conducts no candidate screening.

About the company

Operator of X, a social platform monetised through ads, subscriptions and API access.

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