Renaissance Learning North America
education technology
DataPlatformEngineer
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“Data Platform Engineer at Renaissance Learning North America. Skills: Data Platform Engineering, ETL/ELT pipeline development, Data warehousing, Data lakes, Data meshes. Build and operate the infrastructure, tooling, and code that make data accessible, reliable, and scalable. Contribute to technology choices, architecture, and capabilities of the platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Make data accessible, reliable, and scalable; Scale Nearpod and Renaissance Intelligence; Enable great classroom learning experiences; Deliver timely, accurate data and metrics consistently; Bring new insights to customers easily and cost-effectively
Industry & Context.
Authorized to work for any employer in the United States, Unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Significant professional experience in ETL / ELT using cloud-based databases at scale, such as MySQL, Postgres, BigQuery, Redshift, and/or Snowflake, Experience designing, coding, and supporting enterprise-scale ETL / ELT pipelines that balance efficiency and intuitive usage, Experience architecting, building, and maintaining data warehouses, data lakes, and data meshes that are organized, performant, and easy to use, Experience mentoring fellow team members and demonstrating how to stay proficient with new technologies, methodologies, and frameworks
Nice to Have
Understanding K-12 education data, Experience with AWS (including S3, Glue, and Lambda), Airflow, Redshift, Data Build Tool (DBT), Snowflake, and Docker, Experience with tools we don’t use, but should, and the wisdom to know when to recommend them
What You'll Do.
Build and operate the infrastructure
and code that make data accessible
Contribute to technology choices
and capabilities of the platform
Scale Nearpod and Renaissance Intelligence
Develop innovative solutions that enable great classroom learning experiences
Craft fault-tolerant data pipelines and distributed systems
accurate data and metrics are delivered consistently
Evolve data ownership and fluency across teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with product managers and peer engineers; Collaborate well with distributed engineering, product, and design; Partner with peer engineers and product owners; Mentoring fellow team members
Communication Scope
Explaining data architecture to both technical and non-technical audiences
Full Job Description
About Renaissance When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve. Job Description We are seeking a mid-level Data Platform Engineer to join our data platform team. You’ll help build and operate the infrastructure, tooling, and code that make data accessible, reliable, and scalable across our organization. As an important part of our growing team, you will contribute to our technology choices, architecture, and the capabilities of our platform, while continuing to scale Nearpod and Renaissance Intelligence. You’ll work closely with product managers and peer engineers to develop innovative solutions that enable great classroom learning experiences. In this role as a Data Platform Engineer, you will: Craft fault-tolerant data pipelines and distributed systems to support millions of students. Effective communicator who collaborates well with distributed engineering, product, and design teams; experience explaining data architecture to both technical and non-technical audiences. Ensure that timely, accurate data and metrics are delivered consistently. Partner with your peer engineers and product owners on getting features and products to market. Evolve data ownership and fluency across our teams, allowing us to bring new insights to customers easily and cost-effectively. For this role as a Data Platform Engineer, you should have: Significant professional experience
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