Data Engineering & Analytics Lead
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Job Summary
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy is a fast-paced nonprofit startup on a mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone anywhere. We already reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. Were building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether theyre studying matrices mitosis or multivariable calculus we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything.
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA
Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world class user experience that is locally relevant to learners in India and is enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery based which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that is right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500000 learners in 2016 we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites apps and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home and teacher directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is available in Hinglish Hindi Gujarati Assamese Marathi Punjabi and Kannada.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a person who will help us with data management transformation analysis and visualization. The primary focus will be on choosing optimal tools to use for these purposes and then maintaining implementing and monitoring them. Optimally you have knowledge of at least one dynamic language and SQL a good business mindset and data analysis competencies
In this role you will:
- Data Integration: Automate ingestion of data from multiple sources (e.g. Google Sheets APIs internal systems) into BigQuery
- Database Management: Design build and maintain scalable data pipelines and workflows in BigQuery; Ensure data accuracy consistency and reliability
- Exploratory Analysis: Perform descriptive and diagnostic analyses to uncover trends patterns and insights.
- Business Reporting: Build dashboards reports and visualizations (e.g. in Looker Studio Tableau or similar tools) to support decision-making.
- KPI Definition & Tracking: Partner with stakeholders to define key business metrics and create systems for daily weekly and monthly tracking as needed
- Data Storytelling: Translate complex datasets into clear actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences
ABOUT YOU
You are someone with:
- A passion for education and a desire to change the world
- A willingness to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work done as we are growing
- 4 years of hands on experience in data engineering and analytics field ideally in an education setting
- Knowledge of advanced statistical (i.e. multiple regression hypothesis testing) and machine learning techniques (i.e. clustering decision tree learning etc.) for real-world applications
- Strong SQL foundations & ability to manipulate data using R or Python
- Prior experience with the end-to-end analytics chain is a nice to have (e.g. data modeling BI tools Bigquery)
- Strong verbal/written communication & data presentation skills including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams experience with BI tools is a plus
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams (with the product content marketing philanthropy and analytics teams) of staff that span wide time zones (Delhi India to California USA) to research and improve our content and products
- Being aware of good practices when collaborating in version control (Git)
PERKS AND BENEFITS
We may be a non-profit but we reward our talented team like a for-profit.
- Competitive salaries and Meritocracy-driven candid culture
- A fun high-caliber team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to be brilliant
- The ability to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
- Remote work friendly i.e. option to work from home; flexible schedules
LEARN MORE
- Sals TED talk from 2011
- Sals TED talk from 2015
- Sals TED talk from 2023
- A glimpse of our team: glimpse of our content created: Hinglish content in action: TO APPLY
- Attach your resume or LinkedIn URL in the space provided below.
- Complete the pre-work assignment here and submit your assignments below.
- Please submit a google drive link of your assignment
- Make sure you have enabled view access foranyone with the link.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or veteran status.
Key Skills
- Adobe Analytics
- Data Analytics
- SQL
- Attribution Modeling
- Power BI
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Data Mining
- SAS
- Analytics
About Company
The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa is an international Baccalaureate World School that seeks to provide students of all backgrounds from primary to higher secondary with an education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for lives characterized by leadership and service.
