Remote Data Engineer: K-12 Data Pipelines & ETL

Newsela

United States

Remote

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health wellness benefits
Remote work stipend
Learning & development allowance
Flexible PTO

Job summary

Newsela is seeking a Data Engineer to build and maintain integrations, automate data workflows, and ensure data accuracy across educational platforms, supporting school operations.

You will develop and maintain ETL processes, design scalable data pipelines, work with K-12 data systems and APIs, document data models, QA data quality, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet customer data needs in a fully remote role.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or SIS specialist roles.
  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain custom integrations and ETL processes between K-12 data and internal/external systems.
  • Design, implement, and optimize data pipelines
  • Collaborate 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.

Skills

SQL
Python
RESTful APIs
Data QA

Tools

ETL/ELT tools
SFTP

Job description

Newsela is seeking a Data Engineer to build and maintain integrations, automate data workflows, and ensure data accuracy across educational platforms, supporting school operations.

You will develop and maintain ETL processes, design scalable data pipelines, work with K-12 data systems and APIs, document data models, QA data quality, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet customer data needs in a fully remote role.

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