Contract: Sr. Analytics Engineer - Internal Data

Job details

Work model

Remote

Salary

Not listed by source

Location

Remote - Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Costa Rica

Hiring context

How this role compares at Newsela

Newsela has 16 live roles in MeritLog’s catalog across 6 job families, and 3 of them are in data & analytics. 0 of those listings publish a pay range, a disclosure rate of 0%.

Counted across the job boards MeritLog tracks, at the time this page was served. Pay comparisons use only listings that publish a complete range in the same currency and period.

Job description

Seeking to hire a Senior Analytical Engineer - Contractor based out of Argentina for Newsela's Internal Data Team. • We are looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to join our data team. • Reporting to the Hiring Manager, you will be responsible for applying data engineering best practices to analytics code to transform, test, and document data. • You will provide clean and organized data sets to end users. • You will be provide expert code reviews and mentorship to other engineers in the data space • You will be responsible for building and maintaining composable data models, as well as optimizing SQL query performance for the models you build. • You will transform raw data into business insights, working closely with stakeholders and developing analyses to answer critical business questions. • You will create data visualizations and help stakeholders explore and understand the data visualization tools available to them. Why you'll love this role: 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. • Implement validation checks and automated testing procedures to manage data quality in your ETL/ELT pipelines. Collaboration and Communication • Work with stakeholders to define business logic and data expectations. • Help drive a change in the usage of data by actively surfacing insights to stakeholders. • Lead initiatives and problem definition, scoping, design, and planning. Infrastructure and Automation • Build tools and automation to run data infrastructure. • Manage large-scale data migrations in relational datastores. Why you're a great fit: • 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. • You have a track record of working autonomously and proactively, with deep domain knowledge of data systems. • 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. Please note that given the nature of the contract, this role will not be eligible to participate in company-sponsored benefits 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

• Controllership Sr. AnalystSumUp · On-site
• Deputy Money Laundering Reporting OfficerSumUp · On-site
• Senior IT Internal AuditorSumUp · On-site
• Junior Credit Management Analyst w/ EnglishSumUp · Not provided by source
• Product Operations AnalystSumUp · On-site
• Commercial Planning Senior AssociateSumUp · On-site