Interplay Learning, the leader in immersive learning for the skilled trades, now includes Industrial Training International (ITI), the global leader in specialized industrial learning solutions.

Leveraging instructor-led training, online simulations, AI, and VR, Interplay helps organizations and educational institutions upskill faster, reduce risk, and increase operational readiness. With nearly 600,000 people trained, Interplay is shaping the future of workforce development, building better careers and better lives. Visit www.interplaylearning.com to learn more.

Awards & Recognition:

• 2024 Facilitiesnet Readers' Choice Award Winners for Software
• Forbes 2024, America's Best Startup Employers
• 2024 Fast Company Most Innovative Companies
• 2024 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Winners for Software
• Built-In, Best Midsize Places to Work In Austin 2023 & 2024

Interplay Learning Ethos:

At Interplay, we love what we do. We embrace our daily challenge to push technological limits to invent better ways to make learning easier and training more powerful. We attract passionate people and invite spirited discourse. We celebrate that our jobs fit our lives, not the inverse. We are uncompromising in our belief that together: we can build better training, build better careers and build better lives for customers and our team.

Position: Data Engineer

The Data Engineer will be a foundational member of our data team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust and scalable data pipelines and infrastructure. This role is essential for ensuring that our data is accurate, accessible, and reliable, enabling data analysts and other stakeholders to derive timely insights and support critical business operations.

This role sits on a small & scrappy Data team and reports to a Director of Data under the Technology org.

Why this position:

• Meaningful, impactful work
• Mission-driven company
• Innovative product - EdTech, VR

Interplay Learning is an innovative impact-driven EdTech company that uses the power of VR and simulations to teach the trades. Our customers range from large enterprises to mom & pop shops, technical high schools and higher education institutions to correctional facilities helping create better opportunities for incarcerated individuals re-entering society.

We truly believe in our motto - Better Careers, Better Lives - for our customers and our employees. We hire intentionally, and responsibly. We prioritize being a healthy business, and that means we get scrappy and creative to delight our customers.

What you’ll do:

• Design and build data pipelines: Develop, construct, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and loading data from various sources into our data warehouse.
• Manage data infrastructure: Oversee and optimize our data warehouse (BigQuery) and our Dagster instance, ensuring data quality, integrity, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure data reliability and accessibility: Implement processes for data validation, error handling, and monitoring to ensure data accuracy and availability for analytical and operational needs
• Support data consumers: Collaborate with data analysts and analytics engineers to understand their data requirements and provide efficient data solutions.
• Automate data processes: Identify opportunities to automate manual data processes, improving efficiency and reducing operational overhead.
• Implement data governance: Work to establish and enforce data governance best practices, including data security, privacy, and compliance.

Who you are:

• A self-starter: You have a strong disposition to thrive in ambiguity, taking initiative to create clarity and forward progress.
• A great communicator: You write clear documentation and technical proposals. You are able to be precise and technical with engineers and translate technical explanations for non technical roles. You speak up when you need help.
• Collaborative team player: You value team success over ego. You will engage in spirited discourse, but can disagree and commit if the team chooses another path.
• Detail-oriented: You triple-check your numbers, and ask the clarifying questions. You have strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• A builder: You’re enthusiastic about establishing the foundations of a data team and their tools from scratch.
• A learner: You follow your curiosity. You are genuinely interested in the field and honing your craft. You keep an eye out for new tools, and love learning new ways of doing things by reading documentation, blogs, books, or watching conference talks.

Requirements - You are a good fit if you have:

• At least 1 year of professional experience (could be from an internship). We are also open to considering mid-senior level candidates if the pay range aligns (see below).
• Comfort with Python, especially for extracting data from APIs. We use dagster+dlt.
• Production experience with orchestrators like dagster or airflow, and data transformation tools like dbt.
• Preferred strong SQL and data warehouse management experience. We use BigQuery.
• Have a software engineering mindset and toolkit - git, testing, code reviews.
• Bonus points for experience with CDC pipelines.

Pay: $90k-$140k (depending on experience)

Benefits - Why you'll love working with us:

• Remote-first & flexible hours – Offices in Austin, TX; Deer Park, TX; Woodland, WA; and Cleveland, OH.
• Learning & growth – Annual learning reimbursement.
• Family-friendly policies – Support for work-life balance.
• Generous time off – 3 weeks PTO, 1 week Winter Break, holidays, and sick days.
• Comprehensive benefits – Medical, vision, dental, and 401(k) match.
• Equity – Private Company Equity Options
• Wellness – Mental and physical health resources and social events.

Join us and grow with a team that values you!

Diversity Statement

At Interplay Learning, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to who we are and how we operate our business. We’re building a diverse workforce that cultivates and supports all individuals for the betterment of each other, our company, and our customers. We believe a culture of equality creates a stronger work environment for all employees and that we are all accountable for encouraging and celebrating diverse voices. Interplay Learning commits to promote and recognize principles of fairness, equity, and social justice in relation to, and across, intersections of race, age, color, disability, faith, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, social class, economic class, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, and all other identities represented among our diverse membership.

We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. Interplay Learning is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need any reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Interplay Learning is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic or activity in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

As a federal contractor, Interplay Learning takes affirmative action to employ and advance employment of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Interplay Learning does not discriminate against employees or applicants for discussing, disclosing, or inquiring about compensation.

Drug Testing & Background Testing

The company conducts background checks after extending offers of employment. These screenings are performed by third-party specialists. All roles require I-9 verification, E-Verify, a background check, and a drug and alcohol test. Additionally, depending on the position, candidates may undergo employment history verification, DMV record check, reference checks, education and credential verification, and a credit history review.