Principal Data Engineer

Educational technology company providing K-12 classrooms with authentic, real-world content at five reading levels from trusted sources.
Data
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
Education

Description For Principal Data Engineer

Newsela, an innovative EdTech company, is revolutionizing K-12 education by providing personalized learning content to over 40 million students and 3.3 million teachers. As our Principal Data Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of educational technology. You'll lead data infrastructure initiatives, working with cutting-edge tools and technologies to build robust data pipelines and systems. The position offers the flexibility of remote work while collaborating with passionate professionals dedicated to improving education. You'll be responsible for critical data architecture decisions, mentoring team members, and ensuring our data systems scale effectively to support millions of users. The role combines technical leadership with meaningful impact, as your work directly contributes to making education more accessible and engaging for students across the globe. With competitive benefits, including comprehensive healthcare, professional development opportunities, and flexible PTO, Newsela offers an environment where you can grow professionally while making a real difference in education.

Last updated 3 months ago

Responsibilities For Principal Data Engineer

  • Work alongside app developers and data stakeholders to create data system changes and respond to data inquiries
  • Lead initiatives and problem definition scoping, design, and planning through epics and blueprints
  • Develop documentation, technical presentation, discussion, and incident reviews
  • Build and maintain data pipelines and DAG tooling
  • Establish and maintain a data catalog with business-related metadata

Requirements For Principal Data Engineer

Python
  • Mastered proficiency in SQL, Python, and relational datastores
  • Proficiency in building and maintaining data pipelines and DAG tooling (Dagster, Airflow)
  • Advanced experience with event-based pipelines and CDC tooling
  • Advanced experience in managing large-scale data migrations in relational datastores
  • Advanced experience in optimizing SQL query performance
  • Advanced experience with data testing strategies
  • Experience with DBT orchestration and best practices
  • Experience with monitoring, health checks and alerting on data systems
  • Experience establishing and maintaining a data catalog
  • Experience building tools and automation to run data infrastructure

Benefits For Principal Data Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Assistance
Parental Leave
  • Comprehensive healthcare including pets
  • Tech stipend for remote work
  • Flexible PTO
  • Sabbatical Leave
  • Professional Development Programs
  • DEIB curriculum and Identity & Experience Groups
  • Family support programs
  • Health and wellness resources

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