Is the Data Engineer position at Newsela fully remote?

Yes, this Data Engineer position at Newsela is a remote position. The role is available for candidates in United States.

Is this a full-time or part-time Data Engineer role?

This is a full-time Data Engineer position at Newsela.

What benefits does Newsela offer for this position?

Newsela offers the following benefits: Pet Insurance, Parental Leave.

What is the salary range for the Data Engineer position?

The salary range for this Data Engineer role is $100k - $120.8k.

How do I apply for the Data Engineer position at Newsela?

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Data Engineer at Newsela

United States

$100k - $120.8k

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: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop and maintain custom integrations and ETL processes between K-12 data and internal/external systems.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Design, implement, and optimize data pipelines</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Maintain technical documentation for systems, data models, and processes.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Monitor and troubleshoot data flow issues and respond to API changes.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Participate in cross-functional projects related to school operations, enrollment, attendance, and performance data.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Perform quality assurance (QA) on downstream data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with customer requirements.</li> </ul> About You: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">4+ years of experience in a software engineering, data engineering, or SIS specialist role.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience with Student Information Systems or other K-12 platforms, including APIs, data exports/imports, and plugin development.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong skills in SQL, Python, and ETL/ELT tools.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working with RESTful APIs, SFTP, and other data exchange methods.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience in working with educational data.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with data warehousing concepts.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with data quality assurance practices and tools, including validation and reconciliation of datasets.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong attention to detail and ability to translate customer data requirements into technical specifications and QA checks.</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to work independently in a fully remote position.</li> </ul> Why you’ll love working at Newsela: <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Supporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Time Off: Flexible PTO, paid sick time off, company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.</li> </ul> <h3>About Newsela:</h3> Newsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner. #LI-Remote<div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description">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. </div><div class="title">Base Compensation Range</div><div class="pay-range">$100,000—$120,800 USD</div></div></div>

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Data Engineer

Newsela

Full Time

$100k - $120.8k

2 months ago

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.

United States

Engineering

Mid

SQL

Python

ETL

+5 more

Job Description

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 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.

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 gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer 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, paid sick time off, 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 is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. We deliver integrated, AI-powered solutions designed to unlock student engagement, empower teachers, and drive meaningful learning outcomes. Our suite of products supports knowledge and skill development, writing practice, daily instruction, assessment, and data-informed decision-making across K–12 classrooms. Grounded in learning science research, Newsela’s solutions integrate content, assessment, and analytics to help educators track progress, understand student outcomes, and deliver high-impact instruction that supports every learner.

#LI-Remote

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

$100,000—$120,800 USD

Benefits

Pet Insurance
Parental Leave

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL

ELT

Data Pipelines

RESTful APIs

SFTP

Data Warehousing

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Salary Range

$100k - $120.8k

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