Data Engineer Remote - US
Data EngineerRemote - USAbout The Role: We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining integrations, automating data workflows, and ensuring data accuracy and availability across educational platforms. You’ll play a key role in supporting school operations.What You'll Be Doing:Develop and maintain custom integrations and ETL processes between K-12 data and internal/external systems.Design, implement, and optimize data pipelinesCollaborate 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 (QA) on downstream data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with customer requirements.About You: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 in 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.Why You’ll Love Working At Newsela:Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 10 company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).Professional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.About Newsela:Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s individual skills, qualifications, and experience. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits.Base Compensation Range$120,000 - $130,000 USDCreate a Job AlertInterested in building your career at Newsela? 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