Data Engineer

🕒 August 6

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $121k - $138k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

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Newsela

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

👥 B2C

💰 $100M Series D on 2021-02

Education • eCommerce • B2C

Newsela is a fast-growing education technology startup with a single ambitious goal: Meaningful classroom learning for every student. We provide engaging, relevant instructional content for teachers that both educates and inspires. With nearly two million teachers signed up, Newsela is helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. We seek passionate, creative employees with quick minds and warm hearts. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.

📋 Description

• Develop and maintain custom integrations and ETL processes between K-12 data and internal/external systems • Design, implement, and optimize data pipelines • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions • Maintain technical documentation for systems, data models, and processes • Monitor and troubleshoot data flow issues and respond to API changes • Participate in cross-functional projects related to school operations, enrollment, attendance, and performance data • Perform quality assurance on downstream data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with customer requirements

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a software engineering, data engineering, or SIS specialist role • Hands-on experience with Student Information Systems or other K-12 platforms, including APIs, data exports/imports, and plugin development • Strong skills in SQL, Python, and ETL/ELT tools • Experience working with RESTful APIs, SFTP, and other data exchange methods • Experience working with educational data • Familiarity with data warehousing concepts • Experience with data quality assurance practices and tools, including validation and reconciliation of datasets • Strong attention to detail and ability to translate customer data requirements into technical specifications and QA checks • Ability to work independently in a fully remote position

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts • Gym reimbursement • Pet insurance • Free access to the Calm app • Rocket Lawyer • Fully remote work arrangement • Monthly tech stipend to support work-from-home needs • Parental leave • Fertility support • Adoption support • 401(k) plan with employer match • Flexible PTO • Paid sick time off • Company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st) • Annual learning and development allowance for external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials