Data Platform Engineer (26-27)
IDEA Public Schools
📍 Houston, Texas, United States
Job Description
Description
Data Platform Engineer
This is a vacancy for the 26-27 school year with a target start date of July 1, 2026
Mission:
The Data Platform Engineer builds and operates IDEA’s data infrastructure on Snowflake, enabling reliable, scalable access to data that supports analytics, reporting, and research across multiple states. This role designs automated ingestion pipelines, optimizes platform performance and cost, and ensures the data platform functions as a production-grade system for downstream teams.
Reporting to the Manager of Data Platform Engineering, this engineer works hands-on with ELT pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and Snowflake administration while contributing to IDEA’s transition from legacy ETL systems to a modern lakehouse architecture.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Individual contributor role with no direct reports. Senior engineers may mentor peers and lead technical initiatives.
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