Principal Data Engineer

3 Months ago • 8 Years + • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

Matific seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead its data function, encompassing infrastructure development, maintenance, and BI/data engineering leadership. This hands-on role involves leading a small team, building and maintaining ETL processes, data flows, applicative databases, data warehouses, and AWS services. The successful candidate will collaborate with product, web, and app development teams, mentor junior team members, and contribute to organizational initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, technical proficiency in AWS, SQL, Python, and data warehousing, and a passion for data-driven solutions. The ideal candidate should be flexible, inventive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment.
Must have:
  • Lead data engineering function
  • Build & maintain ETL/data flows
  • AWS, Linux, SQL, Python expertise
  • 8+ years data architecture experience
  • Mentor junior team members
Good to have:
  • Kafka experience
  • SQL query optimization skills
  • AI/ML understanding
Perks:
  • Competitive USD salary
  • Fun office environment
  • Comprehensive insurance
  • Work-life balance
  • Learning opportunities

Job Details

Description

ABOUT MATIFIC

Matific is a leading global education technology provider, delivering an adaptive online learning platform for primary school mathematics. With our product being utilized by millions of students, teachers and parents in 100+ countries we are helping educate the youth and bring equality to education. With over $50M USD invested and a global team of over 250 employees, we are committed to achieving our goals. We’ve also picked up a number of awards including numerous CODiEs, Academics’ Choice and Edtech Digest to name a few.


THE ROLE

Matific is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to own the data function. This will include developing and maintaining the data infrastructure as well as leading the BI and data engineering function. This is largely a hands-on position and includes leading a small team. Matific is looking for someone who is incredibly smart, passionate, talented and simply gets stuff done. Given the scale-up nature of the company, you will need to be flexible and inventive in the delivery of your strategy. This role will be based in Sri Lanka. Our data infrastructure is fully AWS cloud based.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the company’s data engineering function and improve the data architecture.
  • Together with the team, build and maintain the company’s ETL and data flows.
  • Assist the product, web and app development teams with any data-related tasks and queries.
  • Build and maintain both our applicative databases, our data warehouse and data-related AWS services. 
  • Mentor, guide and nurture junior members of the team.
  • Participate in organization level initiatives and add value in this leadership role.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) & interpersonal skills in English
  • Passion for data and an attention to detail
  • Self-starter with 'can-do' attitude in a dynamic work environment
  • 8+ years of experience in data architecture or in a data related role.
  • In depth knowledge in AWS, Linux, SQL, Python, and Latest Database trends 
  • Previous experience with streaming data pipelining tools such as Kafka is an added advantage.
  • Deep knowledge of SQL query performance optimization
  • Understanding in AI and ML concepts is an added advantage

Benefits

  • A business with a strong purpose: to provide quality education to children everywhere.
  • A fast and exciting scale-up environment.
  • Work in the booming Edtech industry.
  • Collaborate closely with seasoned, successful entrepreneurs from around the world.
  • Opportunity to innovate and challenge the status quo.
  • Great remuneration, paid in USD.
  • A fun-loving office environment with full facilities for tech professionals at One Galle Face office tower.
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage for you and your family, ensuring your health and well-being.
  • Flexibility to support a healthy work-life balance.
  • Access to continuous learning opportunities to enhance your skills and grow your career.

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About The Company

Matific is a multi-award winning mathematics e-learning platform for schools that builds problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding in early mathematics education. 


Founded on strong pedagogy and designed by educational experts, Matific gives access to over 2000 curriculumn aligned mathematics activities, worksheets and lesson plans. 


Matific is available in over 60 countries and in 40+ languages.


Matific is a perfect teaching tool to free up teachers' time to focus on their students. Matific activities challenge and engage students in diverse learning environments and classrooms. 


Matific supports any teaching approach and student learning style.


Matific can be used in schools, at home and it’s also perfect for homeschooling.

Designed by curriculum experts, Matific is a blended learning platform that gives access to game-based mathematics activities, worksheets and lesson plans. Available in over 40 languages, we cover the local curricula of over 50 countries. 



Matific activities challenges and engages students in diverse learning environments and classrooms. Students can easily log in and self-start, so not a minute of valuable class time is wasted. Matific supports any teaching approach and student learning style.


Matific can be used in schools, at home and it’s also perfect for homeschooling. For more information, visit - www.matific.com 

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