Data Engineer

Fully remote • Engineering • Full-Time

Salary Range:  $130000 - $150000 year

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!

Responsibilities (You Will)

  • Own ingestion pipelines (NiFi 2.0 → Kafka → Iceberg → BigQuery/Motherduck) 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 (GitHub Actions, dbt tests, OpenMetadata, Sentry)
  • 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)
  • Hands-on with at least two of: Kafka or Pub/Sub, Apache NiFi, Airflow, Mage.AI, Beam, Spark, Flink, dbt, Iceberg/DuckDB/ClickHouse
  • 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

Additional experience the ideal candidate may have (“nice to have”):

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

If you do not fulfill all requirements in the job description, we encourage you to submit your application nonetheless.

Why work at Doowii

  • Competitive compensation
  • New-hire equity grant
  • Open PTO policy & company holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
  • 401k matching with immediate vesting
  • A mission-driven culture and community
  • Goal-setting, regular performance reviews, career-focused conversations, and internal trainings 

Doowii employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.

Equal Opportunity

Doowii is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in our workforce. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters innovation, creativity, and collaboration. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, education, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics

 

At Doowii, we’re united by a mission: to help every educator unlock the full potential of every student by empowering them with data and analytics. Our vision is to democratize data analytics for educators everywhere—delivering tools that transform reporting and insight gathering into something intuitive, actionable, and impactful. 

We are guided by 5 company core values:

Put Our Users First

We are a product-driven organization. We focus on solving problems for our users. Success for our users directly translates to success for Doowii.

Be A Bar Raiser

We continuously elevate not just our own work but the work of those around us. We accomplish more by collaborating, sharing knowledge, and focusing on ambitious goals. Together, we push each other to reach new heights.

Think Critically

John Dewey stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills, as opposed to just memorizing facts. We are problem-solvers who rigorously evaluate data, consider alternatives objectively, and prioritize based on rational thinking. We take deep pride in understanding our customers and our work.

Challenge Directly

We challenge directly by readily sharing opinions, perspectives, and facts. We challenge ourselves and each other to think critically instead of just following the norm or blindly accepting information presented as fact. Everyone is empowered to raise open dialogue and constructive discussion in order to drive the best outcome.

Care Personally

All for one and one for all. We engage each other with empathy and respect. We care about the success of every individual, and respect the dedication and sacrifice each person puts into the company and their work.

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