Contractor: Lead Analytics Engineer
Newsela · Remote - Argentina; Brazil;Chile; Costa Rica
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Newsela's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 47% of Newsela's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Newsela
- high 16 stale, 0 reposted of 17 open
- Hiring momentum
- 27 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Newsela's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Newsela.
About this role
As a Lead Analytics Engineer, you will shape the data ecosystem by building pipelines and applying software engineering principles. Your responsibilities include setting the technical direction for the analytics team, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive data-driven decision-making. You'll also oversee the architecture of data models and ensure the operational health of the analytics layer.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Newsela as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years experience working with data in a software environment
- Mastered proficiency in SQL and Python
- Advanced experience managing business semantic layer tooling, data catalog tooling, and data integrity testing frameworks
- Experience with dbt orchestration and best practices
- Required Tech Stack: SQL, Python, relational datastores, DAG tooling (like Dagster or Airflow), dbt and Tableau
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Terraform) and document, graph, or schema-less datastores
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Remote position available in specific countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica)
- Role involves significant mentorship and leadership responsibilities
- Focus on both technical and operational aspects of analytics
Summarised from Newsela's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Newsela on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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