Data Engineer

About us
Uniting pedagogy and technology — that’s our expertise. We enable better learning inside and outside of the classroom by creating engaging learning experiences that lead to better student outcomes.
Kognity is an all-in-one curriculum-aligned teaching and learning platform with interactive textbooks, analytics, and assessment support. We offer comprehensive digital teaching and learning resources for the secondary school programs IB Diploma Programme, IGCSE, and NGSS.
Our vision is to radically improve learning for the world’s school students. This is just the beginning of our journey. We’re looking for great people to help us make an impact on education.
The Analytics team delivers reports to support business decisions and works closely with Kognity’s various Business functions. We're a team of 3 today, and we have an opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer to design and build a reliable data foundation.
How you’ll make your mark…
Assessing our current data model and proposing improvements
Designing, implementing and maintaining data pipelines to form the data foundation
Optimizing and leveraging on the chosen platform landscape (Fivetran, Airflow, dbt, BigQuery)
Setting-up robust governance processes to ensure data quality and security
Maintaining an overview of our data sources, pipelines and models

We value…
Expertise in database design, data modelling and integration methods
Experience with a cloud-based data platform (AWS Redshift, GCP/BigQuery, Azure data lake or something similar)
ELT or ETL experience
SQL and Python coding proficiency
Awareness of agile methodologies, development processes and version handling

Our Values
We maximise progress
We take ownership
We drive customer value
We are transparent
We take care of ourselves and each other

Benefits
We empower work-life harmony; it’s up to you to tailor “how” and “when” you work, in a way that fits your personal life
A flexible workplace — you’re free to work from anywhere in Sweden or our Stockholm office, it is your choice
ITP Pension Plan with Nordnet
A yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services - gym memberships, exercise classes, etc.
A home office allowance of 5,000 SEK to create a comfortable remote work environment
30 days of paid vacation every year
Full pay sick leave starting on day 1
MacBook, iPhone as work equipment

Kognity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.
Please note that we do not accept any applications through email due to GDPR.
Please submit your application in English.