Senior Data Engineer (3-Month Contract)

Over the last 13 years, Ellevation Education has built a thriving business serving the administrators, teachers, and specialists who support English Learners (ELL) at public schools across the US. Today, over 1,800 school districts use our software to manage their EL programs. We are a successful, rapidly growing business with a real mission—helping ELLs achieve their highest aspirations.

Ellevation Education is seeking a Senior Data Engineer (Contract) to support critical data infrastructure and reporting needs as part of our business intelligence modernization. This 3-month contract role will focus on high-impact projects related to Snowflake schema design, operational data transformation, and system integration—helping the BI team accelerate foundational work.

You’ll work alongside our Director of BI and collaborate with Platform Engineering and Product Analytics to implement a performant, scalable reporting layer in Snowflake. This includes building snapshot logic, standardizing data sync pipelines, and helping transition the business away from Sisense toward Snowflake and Tableau.

To learn more about our products please visit: https://ellevationeducation.com/product-guide

• Snowflake Data Modeling
• Design and implement a foundational star schema for operational data to support cross-functional reporting.
• Automate a currently manual invoicing refresh process, normalizing unstructured data and delivering reliable daily output.
• Build and document historical snapshot tables for business-critical processes, including: Opportunity pipeline snapshots and Customer onboarding & training progression

• Data Sync and System Reliability
• Design and implement Snowflake-based sync pipelines, replacing legacy Sisense syncs to improve reliability and performance.
• Work with the BI and Product Analytics teams to document and transfer ownership of newly built sync processes.
• Investigate and resolve data sync issues across systems with field parity requirements (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight, Snowflake).

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering, with a focus on BI-ready data modeling.
• Deep expertise in Snowflake, dbt, and SQL, with a strong understanding of dimensional modeling and operational reporting.
• Proven experience building automated snapshot pipelines, normalizing inconsistent data structures, and managing system syncs.
• Familiarity with Salesforce data structures and experience embedding reporting into Salesforce environments.
• Bonus: experience replacing or sunsetting legacy BI systems (e.g., Sisense, Looker).

Are you passionate about growth and eager to learn? Do you possess a drive to excel and make a difference? Ellevation values diversity, creativity, and a hunger for new perspectives. While our job postings outline preferred qualifications, we believe that talent comes in various forms. If you're motivated, adaptable, and ready to contribute, we encourage you to apply. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, recognizing that unique skills and fresh outlooks are invaluable assets to our team. Don't let a checklist of requirements deter you – take the leap, and let's explore the possibilities together!

About Us:

At Ellevation, we develop world-class software to help educators serve the fastest growing population of K-12 students: English Learners (ELs). Ellevation helps school districts transform their Multilingual Learner programs and ensure all students can achieve their highest aspirations. Our product suite includes a best-in-class data and instructional planning platform, resources to build teacher capacity, and student-facing programs to teach academic language.

We are a fast-growing, mission-driven technology company partnering with over 1,500 school districts and more than 2 million current and former English Learners. Over the next five years, we plan to double the number of ELs we serve and drive measurable outcomes for students. Ellevation merged with Curriculum Associates in 2021 to accelerate impact for Multilingual Learners. Our company continues to operate independently and is well-capitalized to support our ambitious social and financial objectives.

Why Ellevation?

In addition to our great benefits and competitive salaries, here are some things that make us unique:

+ Mission-driven organization where team members are empowered to make a significant impact

+ Opportunities to join Employee Resource Groups and support building a culture of belonging 

+ Professional development and growth opportunities

+ Company and team offsites in various cities across the United States

+ Collaborative workspace in the heart of Boston - a stone's throw from many central T stops (Downtown Crossing, Government Center, and Aquarium). Free snacks, beverages, and local organic fruit provided

+ Remote and in-person engagement opportunities, including happy hours, themed events, and competitions 

+ Remote and in-person wellness programming to support team’s mental and physical wellbeing

Learn more about our team in our Culture Deck.

Here at Ellevation, we champion diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging. We strive to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values a range of ideas and opinions. 

We believe in building a culture where productivity can flourish, one that is empathetic, respectful, and inclusive. We are proud to have been recognized in prior years as “Best Tech Workplace for Diversity” by the Timmy Awards for investing in training around inclusive behaviors, microaggressions, unconscious bias, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and feedback across the company. We are encouraged by our progress, but there’s more work to be done.

Benefits – Benefits eligible employees (and qualifying dependents) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401(k) retirement plan and receive an employer match up to 50% on the first 7% of your contribution, with pre-tax and Roth options. Employees have access to flexible paid time off for vacations, sick and disability policy, additional 10 paid company holidays, 2 floating holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's. In addition, we provide a generous parental leave benefit, back-up childcare or eldercare, and a variety of other perks to support the health and well-being of our employees.

Additional Information: Ellevation operates under Curriculum Associates, LLC, an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curriculum Associates, LLC will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by law. Curriculum Associates, LLC will grant employment, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by law. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

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