Director, Data Engineering & Analytics

ABOUT BEZOS ACADEMY At Bezos Academy, we believe all children deserve the great start that excellent early education provides, including in under-resourced communities. Our mission is to nurture the potential in every child to become a creative leader, original thinker, and lifelong learner by inventing the solutions needed to scale early childhood education. We are a unique organization that realizes our mission in two distinct ways. First, we operate a multi-state network of schools in under-resourced communities, offering quality Montessori preschool at no cost to families. Second, we invest in creating tools, products, technology, and other solutions designed to reach children well beyond the walls of our schools. We aspire to have a profound, large-scale impact on children ages zero to five.ABOUT THE ROLEAs the Director, Data Engineering & Analytics at Bezos Academy, your work will directly shape how we understand our impact on the children and families we serve across our multi-state network of schools. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer and serving as a member of the Technology leadership team, you will evolve the data foundation that connects our many systems and unlock AI-powered self-service reporting and insights for staff and leadership.This is a player-coach role. You are a seasoned engineering leader who enjoys being hands-on, energized by both managing high-performing people and solving hard technical problems yourself. In a lean environment, you will lead a small, talented team of data engineers, an analytics engineer, and a data analyst — owning architecture, moving fast, and making pragmatic calls. You will empower your team to do their best work, and partner closely with software engineering and product teams across the organization.LOCATIONSeattle, WARelocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WACOMPENSATION & BENEFITSThis is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.The full salary range for this position in Seattle, WA is $243,000 - $401,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by qualifications and prior experience.This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 9 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experienceTen or more years of relevant experience between data and software engineeringFive years of experience managing people and leading teamsDeep technical expertise in data engineering in a cloud environment with (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI) including serverless technologiesStrong data modeling skills, including designing the layers that make data consistent and trustworthy for analytics and reportingExperience with product analytics or applied statistics, including measuring how products are used and designing or interpreting experimentsTrack record of delivering data products and insights to support a diverse range of business functionsExcellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex subjects and distill key takeaways for a variety of audiencesPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience modernizing or migrating a data platform as an organization scaleDepth in product analytics for software products used by both organizations and their end users, including experimentation and engagement analysisDeep technical expertise in data engineering in a cloud environment with AWS including serverless technologiesExperience building and leading AI-native teams and power user of AI in your own work,Experience building AI-powered data tools, such as natural-language agents or automated insights, that make data accessible and actionable for non-technical usersProficiency with a modern BI or data visualization platform (e.g., Power BI, Fabric, Tableau, Looker)Please click here for a full job description. Bezos Academy participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I-9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Bezos Academy only uses E-Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. If E-Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Bezos Academy will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the application process, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io. We will work with you to ensure you have a fair opportunity to apply for our open positions.If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.