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Average Job Engagement

13+ Months

Beatrice V.

Beatrice V.

Business Intelligence Developer

9 Years of Experience

Damian G.

Damian G.

Data Engineer

12 Years of Experience

Miguel T.

Miguel T.

Data Scientist

10 Years of Experience

Tiberiu S.

Tiberiu S.

Data Engineer

9 Years of Experience

Marija V.

Marija V.

Data Scientist

8 Years of Experience

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Assess both the candidate’s hard and soft skills within a month to see if they align with your criteria.

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If the current candidate does not meet expectations, we will promptly find a replacement.

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Hire senior experts who match US-level engineers in expertise and work ethic, integrate easily into your team, and deliver high-quality code from day one.

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The Right Fit, Every Time

Skip the hassle of sifting through resumes and meet 3 handpicked candidates who are the perfect fit technically and culturally, so you can focus on building great products.

Tailored Support

Benefit from personalized support throughout the onboarding process, talent integration, and ongoing performance monitoring with a dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

What Our Hire Data Engineers Build

Index.dev connects you with top 1% data engineers from LATAM and CEE to build flexible data infrastructure, implement real-time analytics, and power AI-driven insights.

Build Real-Time Data Pipelines

Our human-vetted data engineers from the top 1% of 30,000+ engineers from LATAM and CEE architect streaming data pipelines using Apache Kafka, Flink, and modern cloud platforms. Deploy event-driven architectures that process millions of events per second, enabling instant analytics and AI model training. Reduce data latency by 90% while cutting infrastructure costs by 40-60%. Perfect for fintech, e-commerce, and IoT applications requiring immediate insights in 2025's data-intensive landscape.

Scale Data Warehouses for AI Workloads

Access top 1% data engineers who design and optimize cloud data warehouses using Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks. Our human-vetted engineers from LATAM and CEE implement ELT pipelines, dimensional modeling, and query optimization that support petabyte-scale analytics and machine learning. Achieve 10x faster query performance while maintaining global compliance across 160+ countries. Trusted by 250+ startups for production-ready data infrastructure.

Deploy Vector Databases for GenAI Applications

Our AI-first matched data engineers from the top 1% of 30,000+ professionals implement vector databases like Pinecone, Weaviate, and Milvus to power semantic search and RAG pipelines. Build high-performance embedding storage that enables sub-100ms retrieval for LLM applications. Integrate with your existing data stack while ensuring data governance and security. Matched in 48 hours with engineers who understand 2025's generative AI requirements.

Modernize Legacy Data Systems

Transform monolithic databases into cloud-native architectures with our human-vetted data engineers from LATAM and CEE. Migrate from on-premise Oracle, SQL Server, or Teradata to modern platforms like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or cloud-managed services. Our top 1% talent ensures zero data loss, minimal downtime, and 40-60% cost savings. 97% of clients return for a second engagement because we deliver seamless transitions with full engineering capabilities.

Implement Data Mesh Architecture

Our human-matched data engineers from the top 1% of 2.5 million professionals design decentralized data architectures that scale with your organization. Build domain-oriented data products using modern tools like dbt, Airflow, and DataHub. Enable self-service analytics while maintaining data quality and lineage. Perfect for enterprises transitioning to federated data ownership models in 2025. No upfront fees, pay only for successful hires.

Automate DataOps and MLOps Pipelines

Access 30,000+ human-vetted engineers from LATAM and CEE who implement CI/CD for data and ML workflows. Deploy automated testing, monitoring, and orchestration using tools like Great Expectations, MLflow, and Kubernetes. Reduce deployment time from weeks to hours while ensuring data quality and model performance. Our top 1% engineers deliver production-ready automation that saves $80M+ in hiring costs across our client base.

Build GDPR-Compliant Data Infrastructure

Our globally compliant data engineers implement privacy-first architectures across 160+ countries. Design systems with data anonymization, encryption at rest and in transit, and audit trails for GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance. Our human-vetted top 1% talent from LATAM and CEE ensures your data infrastructure meets regulatory requirements while maintaining performance. Trusted by companies like Vodafone and Omio for secure data handling.

Create Customer 360 Data Platforms

Our AI-backed matched engineers from the top 1% of 30,000+ professionals build unified customer data platforms that aggregate data from CRM, marketing, support, and product systems. Implement identity resolution, customer segmentation, and predictive analytics using tools like Segment, Rudderstack, and custom pipelines. Enable personalized experiences that increase conversion by 30%. Matched in 48 hours with full engineering pods available.

Optimize Data Costs with FinOps

Our human-vetted data engineers from LATAM and CEE implement data cost optimization strategies that reduce cloud spending by 40-60%. Analyze query patterns, implement tiered storage, optimize compute resources, and eliminate data duplication. Deploy monitoring dashboards that provide real-time cost visibility across Snowflake, AWS, GCP, and Azure. Our top 1% talent conducts 12,000+ technical assessments monthly to ensure expertise in cloud cost management for 2025's budget-conscious environment.

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Data Engineering Market Insights

38%

Projected growth in data engineering jobs through 2032

$128K

Average U.S. data engineer salary in 2024

2.7M

Global data engineering job postings annually

68%

Companies report data engineering talent shortages

How Recruiting through Index.dev Works

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Index.dev in Numbers

30,000+

high performing vetted talent from Balkans, CIS & LATAM

3x

longer commitment compared to in-house engineers

100+

technologies covered, from Python & Java to Rust & Scala

7+ years

the average industry experience of our tech talent

14+

months average job engagement

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