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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Newsela
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $121,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Customer Data Management, Data Auditing, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Python (Programming Language), Pearson PowerSchool, Student Information Systems, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Enterprise Integration, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1817000/

## About the Role

* 4+ years of experience in a software engineering, data engineering, or SIS specialist role.
 * Must have hands-on experience with Student Information Systems (PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward, or similar platform), including APIs, data exports/imports, and plugin development.
 * Strong skills in SQL, Python, and ETL/ELT tools.
 * Experience engineering data solutions specifically within K-12 education.
 * Experience working with RESTful APIs, SFTP, and other data exchange methods.
 * Experience working with data warehouses.
 * 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.

## Description

We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with deep domain knowledge in the K-12 education ecosystem to join our 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. You will directly solve the complex data challenges faced by schools - ensuring accurate attendance syncs, reliable enrollment tracking, and automated pipeline execution so educators have trusted data when they need it.

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.


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