Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating more than 20 million students a year to practice standards-aligned math and English. More than 800,000 teachers use Prodigy as a free instructional tool. Fun, motivating, and research-based, Prodigy is the EdTech platform students actually ask to use. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.

We’re looking for a seasoned Data Developer - Data Engineering to help shape and scale the future of our data infrastructure. In this role, you’ll drive the design and development of a robust, high-performing data platform that powers analytics, machine learning, and core product experiences. You’ll bring deep expertise in building efficient, maintainable data pipelines and systems, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable, accessible data solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about mentorship, continuous improvement, and building for scale.

Your Impact

• Drive the design and development of a scalable, performable and maintainable data platform that supports analytics, ML and product use cases

• Lead the adoption of engineering best practices that help drive consistency, scalability and high developer velocity

• Design and maintain a robust data warehouse that ensures high levels of observability, discoverability, and data quality.

• Develop and maintain modular, testable and version controlled data pipelines

• Play a key role in scaling data pipelines and infrastructure components to empower Data Scientists with reliable, accessible, and performant data for business insight generation.

• Collaborate effectively with internal and cross-departmental stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable, performance data solutions

• Champion platform observability and build internal tooling to streamline workflows for our partners

About You

• Extensive experience in driving data platform success in fast-paced projects with high data complexity

• Passionate about building efficient ETL pipelines using tools like Databricks, Spark, dbt and Airflow; confident in SQL and Python

• You value robust CI/CD practices and know how to implement automated testing, deployment, and monitoring for data pipelines.

• Comfortable supporting infrastructure and deployment processes, including packaging data pipelines with Docker and orchestrating them with Kubernetes.

• Excited by the challenges that come with a rapidly growing and scaling company, and have thrived in this kind of environment

• A strong contributor, with the ability to communicate effectively and help drive strong execution and delivery.

• Coaching and mentorship is your passion - you thrive on seeing your team members grow and develop personally and professionally

• An excellent communicator with experience working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical solutions to business outcomes

• Not afraid to stretch yourself outside of your comfort zone to take on new challenges, and have a love for continuous learning. Not afraid to experiment, iterate and learn

Our Tech Stack

• Databricks, DBT, Airflow, Python, Spark, Github CI, SQL

Bonus Points

• Terraform, Docker, AWS, Kubernetes, Datadog, Elementary, Kafka

Working at Prodigy

• Be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping every student in the world love learning! At Prodigy Education, your work positively impacts the lives of millions of students and teachers worldwide.

• Join a company which empowers a Growth Mindset among its team members, so you grow as we do. You’ll also work on award-winning products which harness the magic of math and power of language for students in grades 1st-8th.

• We understand that a thriving team is at the core of our success. So, on top of an inspirational mission and rewarding work, our Total Rewards Program reflects our commitment to your financial, physical, and mental well-being.

• It’s not just about the work though; it's about the culture. As the Toronto Star reports in a recent feature on Prodigy: "Prodigy’s secret sauce is that it sees its corporate culture as something that is built slowly from the ground up and is always evolving.” Check it out here.

• #LI-Hybrid, #LI-Remote, #LI-Onsite

Prodigy Math is used by almost one million teachers a year, and was named the most popular supplemental education platform in classrooms in the United States! Our products have also won numerous consumer awards, including the Mom’s Choice Award, Parent and Teacher Choice Awards, and National Parenting Product Award.

Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us at jobs@prodigygame.com, and we will work with you to meet your needs.