TL;DR

Data Engineer: Building and optimizing scalable and reliable data pipelines and models for an education platform with an accent on accurate reporting, decision-making, and handling real-world educational changes. Focus on implementing flexible dimensional models, improving deployment and testing processes for data pipelines, and ensuring confidence in analytics outputs.

Location: Remote (United States) or potential onsite/hybrid in Dallas, New York, or Orlando.

Salary: $120,000–$170,000 USD per year

Company

Our client is a US education pioneer specializing in next-generation curriculum and formative assessment, creating interactive web solutions for teachers, students, and parents.

What you will do

Build scalable and reliable data pipelines to transform raw learning data into analytics-ready models.
Create data models that provide clear visibility into learner progress and performance.
Implement flexible dimensional models that handle real-world educational changes.
Improve deployment and testing processes for data pipelines, reducing data issues.
Collaborate with data scientists, data analysts, data engineers, and software engineers.

Requirements

5+ years experience in computer, data, and analytics engineering.
Expertise in SQL and its use in code-based ETL frameworks, preferably dbt.
Expertise in ETL/ELT pipelines, analytical data modeling, aggregations, and metrics.
Expertise in dbt and git, preferably with automation skills.
Expertise in analytical modeling architectures, including the Kimball design.
Strong communication skills in writing and conversation.

Nice to have

Fluency in a development language such as Python.
Experience building dashboards, reports, and models in business intelligence tools such as Tableau or Looker.
Expertise with tools like Snowflake, AWS Storage Services (S3, RDS, Glacier, DynamoDB), Postgres, Airflow, Matillion, Fivetran, and Cube.dev.

Culture & Benefits

Vacation as per the laws of your country.
Assistance with health insurance policies for you and your loved ones.
10 days sick pay without a doctor's note.
Time off for state holidays, regardless of the client’s schedule.
Pleasant environment with corporate parties and small get-togethers.
Comfort service for technical and everyday problems at work.
Opportunity to work on global projects and grow your career with support for IT certifications and access to top-tier learning platforms.