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In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining integrations, automating data workflows, and ensuring data accuracy and availability across educational platforms. \nYou’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.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nDevelop and maintain custom integrations and ETL processes between K-12 data and internal/external systems.\nDesign, implement, and optimize data pipelines.\nCollaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver robust, scalable solutions.\nMaintain technical documentation for systems, data models, and processes.\nMonitor and troubleshoot data flow issues and respond to API changes.\nParticipate in cross-functional projects related to school operations, enrollment, attendance, and performance data.\nPerform quality assurance (QA) on downstream data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with customer requirements.\nAbout You:\n4+ years of experience in a software engineering, data engineering, or SIS specialist role.\nMust have hands-on experience with Student Information Systems (PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward, or similar platform), including APIs, data exports/imports, and plugin development.\nStrong skills in SQL, Python, and ETL/ELT tools.\nExperience engineering data solutions specifically within K-12 education.\nExperience working with RESTful APIs, SFTP, and other data exchange methods.\nExperience working with data warehouses.\nExperience with data quality assurance practices and tools, including validation and reconciliation of datasets.\nStrong attention to detail and ability to translate customer data requirements into technical specifications and QA checks.\nAbility to work independently in a fully remote position.\nWhy you’ll love working at Newsela:\nHealth & Wellness: Comprehensive medical benefits with employer contribution to premiums and to HSA accounts. Additional benefits such as gym reimbursement, pet insurance, free access to the Calm app, Rocket Lawyer and more to help you stay healthy: mind, body, and soul. \nWork From Home: We are a fully remote company. We provide a monthly tech stipend to support your WFH needs!\nSupporting ALL Families: Inclusive benefits to support you and your family, including parental leave, fertility support, adoption, and more! \n Financial Wellbeing: Invest in your future with our 401(k) plan, which includes a employer match to help you build long-term financial security.\n Time Off: Flexible PTO, paid sick time off, company holidays plus winter break (Dec 24th - Jan 1st).\nProfessional Development: Newsela offers an annual learning and development allowance to employees to attend external training sessions, classes, workshops, conferences, and educational materials to foster professional growth within their current role and career aspirations at Newsela.\nMake 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.\nAbout Newsela:\nNewsela is a leading education technology company dedicated to meaningful classroom learning for every student. 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