What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Data Engineer position at Newsela?
The Role
We are seeking a remote Principal Data Engineer reporting to our Engineering Manager.
Why You’ll Love This Role
As the Principal Data Engineer, you will :
Work alongside app developers and data stakeholders to create data system changes and to respond to data inquires.
Lead initiatives and problem definition scoping, design, and planning through epics and blueprints.
Develop documentation, technical presentation, discussion, and incident reviews with your deep domain knowledge
Build and maintain data pipelines and DAG tooling.
Establish and maintain a data catalog with business-related metadata.
Why We’ll Love You
Mastered proficiency in SQL, Python, and relational datastores (columnar and row databases)
Proficiency in building and maintaining data pipelines and DAG tooling (Dagster, Airflow, etc)
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 to ensure resulting datastores are aligned with expected business logic
Experience with DBT orchestration and best practices
Experience with enabling monitoring, health checks and alerting on data systems and pipelines
Experience establishing and maintaining a data catalog with business-related metadata
Experience building tools and automation to run data infrastructure
Experience with writing and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure for data pipelines (AWS, GCP and Terraform) is a plus
Experience in document, graph or schema-less datastores is a plus
Why you’ll love working at Newsela :
Health & Wellness : Access to the world’s leading medical experts for healthcare (pets included!). Discounts and resources to stay healthy : mind, body, and soul.
Work From Home : Almost all of our roles are fully remote - tech stipend included!
Supporting ALL Families : Supplemental programs and time off to take care of your family and yourself.
Time Off : Flexible PTO to recharge, including Sabbatical Leave
Inclusive Experiences : Robust DEIB curriculum, Identity & Experience Groups (Affinity Groups Employee Resource Group), Authentic & Transparent conversations with Executive Leadership Teams, and integration of DEIB lens across Talent lifecycle processes.
Professional Development : Holistic Learning & Development Programs that enable meaningful & inclusive experiences, programs that build future-focused competencies, cohort & community learning sessions that foster a sense of belonging, and individual development plans aligned with your personal and professional aspirations to turn goals into reality.
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.
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