Senior Data Engineer

The role:

As a member of our growing Data team, the Senior Data Engineer will be a key senior team member responsible for helping make very efficient and effective data pipelines using AWS services, Python, Snowflake, and orchestration engines like Prefect/Airflow. Collaborating with other Data team members and managers, you will develop an intimate knowledge of our databases and work with our data warehousing and Looker developers, and other stakeholders across the company.

Why you’ll love this role: 

• You will work with leaders across Newsela and directly inform them with reliable insights via data processing
• You’ll also help guide and mentor other data engineers and bring in best development processes and practices to the team, including code reviews, QA processes, documentation, formal release process, etc.
• You will work cross-functionally to effectively gather requirements, reduce errors, and address communication gaps between teams
• Ultimately, your work will drive meaningful enhancements to the learning and teaching experience for students and teachers across the U.S. and help improve the future of K-12 education

Why you're a great fit: 

• You have 5+ years of experience in solving complex data engineering problems with demonstrated strong analytical skills to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• You are proficient in Snowflake, SQL, Python, AWS services, consuming and building API services, command-line tools, and PREFECT (similar to Airflow) orchestration engine 
• You have experience with a modern CI/CD platform (drone.io or similar)
• Your proficiency with the above tools has helped you ingest data from any/all kinds of sources and transform and deliver it effortlessly as data marts, wide tables, or any other form helpful to the downstream consumers

Base compensation range: $125,000 - $175,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.