Lead Digital Production Engineer - Scale Content Automation

Benchmark Education Company; New Rochelle (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark Education Company is recruiting a Lead Digital Production Engineer to join our New Rochelle, NY team. You will architect and implement automated data-driven pipelines to transform print-originated materials into scalable digital learning packages, collaborating with editorial, design, and product leadership.

You will drive prototyping of new content formats, ensure accessibility and standards compliance, and partner across functions to deliver high-quality digital experiences to

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years in a technical role such as Software Engineer or Content Engineer.
• Strong scripting and programming skills (Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Experience with XML/JSON/CSV and data transformation tools.
• Advanced HTML/CSS, including complex responsive layouts.
• Experience building or maintaining automated workflows or content pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a senior IC role.

Responsibilities

• Content Production & Automation: design, build, and maintain scripts and tooling to generate digital learning packages at scale.
• Transform source materials (raw content, InDesign exports, XML/JSON, manuscripts) into structured outputs.
• Produce and validate content across formats: HTML/CSS, PDFs, CMI5, QTI.
• Systems & Workflow Engineering: develop and optimize automated pipelines and template-driven workflows.
• Work with structured data, metadata schemas, and content models for consistency and scalability.
• Prototyping & Innovation: rapidly prototype new formats and interact with editorial/design teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with editorial/design/product teams; translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Quality & Standards: maintain usability, performance, and adherence to standards.

Skills

Scripting & programming

Structured data formats

HTML/CSS

Automation workflows

Communication

Independent contributor

Problem solving

Tools

Git

CI/CD

XSLT

Adobe InDesign

CMS/LMS

XML/JSON

Job description

Benchmark Education Company is recruiting a Lead Digital Production Engineer to join our New Rochelle, NY team. You will architect and implement automated data-driven pipelines to transform print-originated materials into scalable digital learning packages, collaborating with editorial, design, and product leadership.

You will drive prototyping of new content formats, ensure accessibility and standards compliance, and partner across functions to deliver high-quality digital experiences to