Staff Data Developer - Data Architecture
Staff Data Developer - Data Architecture
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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 800000 teachers use Prodigy as a free instructional tool. Fun motivating and research-based Prodigy is the EdTech platform students actually ask to use. Visit to learn more.
As a Staff Data Developer - Data Architecture youll design the foundational data systems that power our AI/ML capabilities analytics and experimentation. Your work will enable trusted reusable and ML ready data that drives intelligent product experience across our applications internal tools and game environments.
Your Impact
Enabling AI/ML capabilities at scale and 8 years of experience in designing governing and evolving modern data systems
You will be focused on shaping the end-to-end data architecture that enables analytics experimentation machine learning and personalized experiences across our products user facing applications internal platforms and game based learning environments
You will lead the design of ML ready data platforms set governance and quality standards and define the infra strategy for tools such as Databricks ML Flow dbt Kafka Docker and Kubernetes
You will partner deeply with both technical teams and business stakeholders to build context around product user and operational needs ensuring the architecture reflects the realities of how data is created used and activated across Prodigy
The role blends deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and communication skills helping ensure our data systems are not only scalable and governed - but aligned with the needs of the users teams and products they serve.
About You
Strategic architecture approach. A strong track record of designing modern data platforms that support batch and streaming workflows real time APIs ML feature stores and observability layers. You build with scalability in mind enabling model training batch inference and embedding intelligence in products
Deep ownership of data quality and structure
You excel at building structured well-governed data systems. You design and enforce clear data models naming conventions and lineage practices that make data easy to trust track and reuse. You raise the bar on data quality discoverability and readiness for end user consumptionExpertise in modern data & ML tooling
You have practical experience building with tools like Databricks MLflow dbt Airflow Kafka Docker and Kubernetes. You know how to stitch these together into reliable scalable data pipelines that are production-gradeDesigning for reuse at scale
You build with shared use in mind - designing modular data products standardized schemas and common abstractions that work across domains. Your approach reduces duplication and technical debt making it easier for teams to build on top of our core architecture.Architecture informed by business reality
You dont design in a vacuum. You actively seek input from product managers analysts and engineers to ground your architecture in how data is actually used - ensuring the systems you build align with real-world workflows decisions and user experiencesInfluence through technical leadership
You lead by example - setting direction through clear architectural thinking mentoring others and helping teams adopt scalable solutions. Your influence comes from clarity and credibility not controlHands-on guidance
Provide expert technical guidance and code review feedback
Our Tech Stack
We use Databricks Airflow and DBT for data engineering and a data platform.
Monitoring and observability are via Datadog and Sentry.
We run on AWS with a modern cloud-native architecture using Kubernetes for container orchestration.
Our backend services are primarily TypeScript and Python.
Frontend development is React to a GraphQL API.
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. Youll 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.
Its not just about the work though; its about the culture. As the Toronto Star reports in a recent feature on Prodigy: Prodigys 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 outhere.
#LI-Hybrid
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 Moms 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 dont have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest wed 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 and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
