Data Engineer

Doowii

$130K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience building production data pipelines on GCP, AWS, or Azure (GCP preferred)
  • Strong SQL and Python skills; Java is a bonus
  • Experience with schema evolution, CDC, and high-throughput streaming
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and container orchestration (K8s or Cloud Run)
  • Strong emphasis on automation, documentation, and rapid iteration in a startup setting

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end data ingestion pipelines
  • Design and maintain data models for analytics
  • Build robust CI/CD, testing, and observability for data flows
  • Optimize storage and query performance while minimizing costs
  • Collaborate with ML, product, and frontend engineers to develop AI-driven features
  • Ensure data quality and governance, including privacy best practices

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • New-hire equity grants
  • Open PTO policy and company holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • A mission-driven culture and community
  • Remote work environment
Full Job Description
The Role

We're looking for a Data Engineer to join our Engineering team and help architect, build, and scale the data infrastructure that powers our product. If you're excited about building from the ground up and shaping how education evolves through data, we'd love to meet you! We're open to adjusting the role level based on your experience and expertise.

Responsibilities (You Will)

  • Own ingestion pipelines end-to-end
  • Design and maintain data models (star, wide-table, or Iceberg-native) to support real-time and batch analytics
  • Build robust CI/CD, testing, and observability for data flows
  • Optimize storage + query performance; keep infra costs lean
  • Partner with ML, product, and frontend engineers to ship AI-driven features (LLM text-to-SQL, embeddings, feature stores, LLM-driven data modeling)
  • Champion data quality, governance, RBAC/RLS, and privacy best practices (FERPA, GDPR)


Requirements (You Have)

  • 3+ yrs building production data pipelines on GCP, AWS, or Azure (GCP preferred)
  • Strong SQL + Python; Java a plus
  • Experience with schema evolution, CDC, and high-throughput streaming
  • Familiarity with IaC (Terraform) and container orchestration (K8s or Cloud Run)
  • Bias for automation, clear documentation, and fast iteration in a startup environment


Bonus points if you have:

  • EdTech or SaaS analytics background
  • Knowledge of LLM evaluation, vector stores, or semantic layers


Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000 per year.

We're open to adjusting the role level based on your experience and expertise. If you do not fulfill all requirements in the job description, we encourage you to submit your application nonetheless. Doowii employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.

  • Competitive compensation
  • New-hire equity grant
  • Open PTO policy & company holidays,
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • A mission-driven culture and community
  • Remote-work environment

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