Director of Data & Analytics Engineering

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com. We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Data & Analytics Engineering to lead our data engineering and analytics engineering functions. This leader will oversee the development of scalable data platforms, pipelines, and models that empower teams, applications, and agents across Amplify to make data-informed decisions and tell compelling stories with data. In this role, you will partner closely with data science, AI, product, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-quality data solutions while building and developing a high-performing team of managers and engineers. Essential Responsibilities : This is a key leadership role responsible for developing and supporting engineering managers within the data department, overseeing both the data platform and analytics engineering functions. Leadership: Own and drive technical vision, architectural strategy, and cross-functional alignment across data and analytics engineering, while developing and empowering engineering managers to build, grow, and retain high-performing teams. Technical Leadership & Guidance: Guide and oversee architectural decisions to innovative architectures and tech stack decisions while fostering strong technical practices across data modeling, ingestion, ELT pipelines, MLOps, and platform operations. Strategy: Develop and imp...