Data Engineer I

Company Description

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 a 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

The Renaissance Data Services team is responsible for the successful integration of data sources into a customer's product. The Data Engineer I makes technical connections to data imports and exports, writes scripts, troubleshoots, and solves customer data issues. They use their skills to craft and implement process improvements to enhance our data integrations with customer products.

As a Data Engineer I, you will:

• Connect with school district systems and data providers to populate customer sites with vital data (i.e. roster, behavior, attendance, etc.).
• Design, construct, install, test and maintain ETLs and other data management processes.
• Debug and provide daily technical support for customer issues; resolve advanced client data issues.
• Communicate effectively with clients to understand their needs and to propose and deliver solutions.
• Collaborate with Support to advise and solve customer data quality issues.

Qualifications

For this role as Data Engineer I, you must have:

• Experience using common data tools such as Python, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of programming in (current- SQL, in the future- .Net, C#, AWS, etc.), data queries, relational databases, etc. Experience working with common data formats and tools such as Excel, XML, JSON
• Knowledge and understanding of open-source technologies such as Babelfish for PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, Airflow
• Experience with working with S3 buckets, sending and receiving files via SFTP
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Bonus points for:

• Knowledge and experience with Renaissance products
• Experience working in an education technology environment.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and platforms, AWS preferred
• JavaScript and familiarity with front end frameworks such as Powershell or Linux

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary Range: $61,800 - $85,000

This range is based on national market data and may vary by location.