Senior Data Engineer

Description

Senior Data Engineer
Location: Remote, Hybrid to Naperville, IL

How you’ll contribute to our mission
As a Senior Data Engineer at Frontline Education, you’ll help power smarter decision-making for the educators and organizations we serve. You’ll play a key role in designing and evolving data systems that transform complex information into meaningful insights — helping teams act with clarity, confidence, and speed.

Working within our data engineering team, you’ll help shape the infrastructure that supports data acquisition, transformation, and delivery across multiple analytical products. From mapping and validation to automation and scalable processing, your work will ensure that high-quality data flows reliably across our platforms.

In a fast-moving, collaborative environment, you’ll partner across product, engineering, and analytics to bring data solutions from concept through deployment — always keeping performance, integrity, and long-term impact in focus.

How you’ll drive success
• Design, build, and evolve scalable data pipelines and architectures that support both structured and unstructured data at scale.
• Develop and optimize modern ETL/ELT workflows and orchestration processes to ensure efficient, reliable data movement.
• Implement complex data transformations that enable advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and reporting.
• Strengthen data quality, governance, security, and platform reliability through thoughtful engineering practices.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve performance across data systems and infrastructure.
• Automate repetitive workflows to increase efficiency and reduce operational friction.
• Contribute to architectural decisions that shape cloud-native and modern data warehouse environments.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven capabilities into products and internal tools.
• Document processes, data definitions, and workflows to support shared understanding and long-term scalability.
• Offer technical mentorship through peer collaboration, knowledge sharing, and code reviews.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve code quality, accelerate delivery, and enhance innovation.

What you bring to help us grow
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale data systems and pipelines in production environments.
• Strong expertise in SQL and data modeling across analytical and transactional workloads.
• Proficiency in Python for building, automating, and optimizing data workflows.
• Experience with relational and columnar databases such as MS SQL or PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration and transformation tools such as Airflow or dbt.
• Experience working with modern cloud-based data warehouse platforms such as Snowflake or Redshift.
• Familiarity with cloud ecosystems — preferably AWS — including storage, compute, and data services.
• Exposure to containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices that support reliable deployments.
• A thoughtful approach to using AI-powered development tools to enhance efficiency and quality.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience are welcomed.

What you’ll need to thrive
• A systems-oriented mindset with the ability to see how data flows across platforms and teams.
• Curiosity and a continuous learning mindset, especially as technologies and tools evolve.
• Comfort navigating complexity and solving ambiguous, large-scale technical challenges.
• Clear communication skills that help translate technical concepts into shared understanding.
• A collaborative approach that values feedback, shared ownership, and collective success.
• A commitment to building secure, ethical, and dependable data solutions that people can trust.

Our Mission, Our People, Our Purpose
At Frontline Education, we’re reimagining what’s possible by becoming an AI-first organization, transforming how we think, work, and serve the educators who shape our schools every day. By using AI in thoughtful, practical ways, we’re creating tools that help educators save time, gain insights, and focus more on what matters most — their students.

As part of our team, you’ll be expected and empowered to build and apply AI skillsets that grow with you, because at Frontline Education, technology amplifies what matters most: the human drive to learn, improve, and make a difference.

How We Support Growth, Balance, and Well-Being
• Personalized Time Off: Take time when it’s needed most — whether that’s a family vacation, a reset day, or simply time to rest and refocus.
• Paid Sick Time: Separate, dedicated sick leave to care for yourself or loved ones.
• Volunteer Time Off: Paid time to give back and support causes that matter to you.
• Ten Paid Holidays: Enjoy meaningful moments and traditions throughout the year.
• Our Philosophy: We believe time away from work helps you bring your best self to it.

Continuous Learning and Growth
• World-Class Learning Access: Explore thousands of on-demand courses through platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
• Leadership & Technical Skill Building: Develop new capabilities and chart your own professional path.
• AI Empowerment: Use OpenAI tools to build fluency with emerging technology and harness AI as a creative partner for innovation and problem-solving.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in formal education to advance your skills and career.
• Ongoing Learning Culture: Participate in company-led webinars on AI, inclusion, and industry trends—designed to inspire curiosity and continuous improvement.

Health, Happiness, and Purpose
• Wellness Initiatives: Company-sponsored programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support for you and your family’s needs.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health and financial benefits that support your happiness and future.
• A Culture That Cares: At Frontline Education, we want every team member to learn, grow, and thrive—personally, professionally, and purposefully.

Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this role is $100,000 - $115,000 per year, based on experience, skills, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, this role includes a bonus, personalized PTO, and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, 401k, and much more!

Inclusion, Belonging & Equal Opportunity
Frontline Education is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We aspire to have an inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our team.
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Interview Process & Data Privacy
As part of our interview process, Frontline uses video conferencing tools that include photo capture and may include automated transcription features. A screenshot or photo will be taken at the start of the interview for internal identification and record-keeping purposes only, and transcription may be used to support notetaking and evaluation consistency. These materials are used solely by our recruiting and hiring teams, stored securely, and not shared outside the hiring process. Candidates may opt out of the transcription at any time by notifying their recruiter in advance. Frontline processes this information in accordance with applicable data privacy laws and only for legitimate business purposes related to recruitment and hiring.