Data Platform Engineer

Data Platform Engineer Renaissance Learning North America - 3.3 Bloomington, MN Job Details $99,500 - $136,800 a year 17 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Tuition reimbursement Parental leave Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications Data transformation pipeline development Data lake Cloud data warehouses Mid-level Scalable systems Snowflake Data Architecture Design (Architecture design skills) Docker AWS Glue PostgreSQL Data warehousing design Mentoring Scalability System architecture design S3 Redshift Distributed computing BigQuery Communication skills Cross-functional communication MySQL AWS Lambda 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 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.

Preferred:

Understanding K-12 education data Experience with the tools we use, like AWS (including S3, Glue, and Lambda), Airflow, Redshift, Data Build Tool (DBT), Snowflake, and Docker - plus experience with tools we don't use, but should, and the wisdom to know when to recommend them Enjoy working in a 100% remote environment - we have engineers across the US, as well as remote teams in Latin America. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-Remote Benefits for eligible US employees include:

World Class Health Benefits:

Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off 12 Paid Holidays Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program Tuition Reimbursement Life & Disability Insurance Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs Benefits listed apply to eligible U.S. employees in accordance with Renaissance's benefits eligibility criteria. Contractor and other non‑employee roles are not eligible for Renaissance employee benefits. Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future! Equal Opportunity Employer Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For California Residents, please see our Privacy Notice for California Job Candidates here. Reasonable Accommodations Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition. Employment Authorization Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. For more information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com