Contractor: Lead Analytics Engineer

8+ Years experience working with data in a software environment.

Required Skills: Mastered proficiency in SQL and Python; advanced experience managing business semantic layer tooling, data catalog tooling and  data integrity testing frameworks.

Experience with dbt orchestration and best practices.

Required Tech Stack: SQL, Python, relational datastores, DAG tooling (like Dagster or Airflow), dbt and Tableau.

Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Terraform) and document, graph, or schema-less datastores.

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.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check as part of our pre-employment process.

Data Modeling and Transformation

Build new analyses and support existing ones using SQL and Python.

Apply software engineering principles like version control and continuous integration to the analytics codebase.

Expand our data warehouse with clean data ready for analysis.

Data Quality and Testing

Apply advanced data testing strategies to ensure resulting datastores are aligned with expected business logic.

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.

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