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Contractor: Lead Analytics Engineer - Data Team

Newsela

Contractor: Lead Analytics Engineer - Data Team

Newsela

Remote - Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; Colombia; Chile; Costa Rica

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Remote

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2w ago

Required Skills

SQL

Python

dbt

Data modeling

Data testing

ETL/ELT

Seeking to hire a Contractor based out of Mexico or Argentina for Lead Analytics Engineering Data Team

  • We are looking for a Lead 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.

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About Newsela

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Series C

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201-500

Employees

New York

Headquarters

Reviews

4.0

31 reviews

Work Life Balance

3.9

Compensation

4.1

Culture

4.2

Career

4.2

Management

3.8

78%

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Pros

Competitive compensation packages with equity

Flexible remote work options and good work-life balance

Cutting-edge technology stack and interesting technical challenges

Cons

Fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

Work-life balance can be challenging during product launches

Some legacy systems that need modernization

Salary Ranges

20 data points

Junior/L3

Junior/L3 · Business Development Analyst

1 reports

$74,750

total / year

Base

$65,000

Stock

-

Bonus

-

$74,750

$74,750

Interview Experience

64 interviews

Difficulty

3.4

/ 5

Duration

14-28 weeks

Offer Rate

30%

Experience

Positive 69%

Neutral 18%

Negative 13%

Interview Process

1

Phone Screen

2

Technical Interview

3

System Design

4

Behavioral

5

Team Fit

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