Frontline Education
Principal Data Engineer, Enterprise Apps
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Hybrid - Wayne, PA
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Full-Time
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$160K - $190K
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Data Science
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April 19th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Frontline Education is hiring a Principal Data Engineer, Enterprise Apps. This role involves building and evolving a cloud-based data platform to create a connected, reliable data foundation that supports decision-making, product development, and data accessibility across the organization. The engineer will lead hands-on contributions and collaborate across teams to ensure data consistency, scalability, and usability.
Highlights
- Lead development and evolution of core components in a cloud-based data platform.
- Improve data ingestion, transformation, and access with focus on reliability and performance.
- Align and reduce fragmentation of data across enterprise applications.
- Design data models to support clear business metric understanding and accurate reporting.
- Collaborate with product, finance, and operations teams to enhance data usage and solve complex challenges.
- Require deep experience with modern cloud data platforms and tools, and designing scalable data structures.
- Compensation ranges from $160K to $190K base, with bonus eligibility, 401(k) match, health benefits, personalized PTO, and tuition reimbursement.
- Must have ability to lead through influence and work across technical and non-technical teams.
- Focus on building AI-enabled solutions as part of an AI-first organizational strategy.
- Supportive culture offering continuous learning, wellness programs, and comprehensive benefits.
Principal Data Engineer, Enterprise Apps Full Description
Principal Data Engineer, Enterprise Apps
Location: United States
Description
Principal Data Engineer
Location
Hybrid to Wayne, PA or Naperville, IL or Remote
How you'll contribute to our mission
Frontline Education is at a pivotal moment in how we use and think about data. As a Principal Data Engineer on our Enterprise Applications team, you will play a key role in shaping how data is structured, trusted, and used across the organization.
This role goes beyond building pipelines. You will help create a connected, reliable data foundation that supports better decisions, stronger products, and new ways of working. Your work will directly influence how teams access insights, how systems interact, and how we responsibly unlock the potential of data to better serve educators and the communities they support.
You will operate at the intersection of architecture and execution, building solutions while helping define what great looks like for data across Frontline.
How you'll drive success
You will lead through hands-on contribution and thoughtful influence, helping evolve an existing data ecosystem into something more unified, scalable, and dependable.
• Build and evolve core components of our cloud-based data platform, improving how data is ingested, transformed, and accessed
• Establish consistent patterns that increase reliability, performance, and ease of use across systems
• Align data across enterprise applications, reducing fragmentation and improving consistency in how data is defined and consumed
• Design models that support clear, shared understanding of business metrics across teams
• Contribute to a unified layer that enables accurate reporting and meaningful insights
• Partner with leaders and teams to translate long-term data vision into practical, scalable solutions
• Ensure data is structured and accessible in ways that support intelligent systems and evolving product capabilities
• Collaborate across product, finance, and operations to solve complex challenges and improve how data is used day to day
• Establish consistent patterns that increase reliability, performance, and ease of use across systems
• Align data across enterprise applications, reducing fragmentation and improving consistency in how data is defined and consumed
• Design models that support clear, shared understanding of business metrics across teams
• Contribute to a unified layer that enables accurate reporting and meaningful insights
• Partner with leaders and teams to translate long-term data vision into practical, scalable solutions
• Ensure data is structured and accessible in ways that support intelligent systems and evolving product capabilities
• Collaborate across product, finance, and operations to solve complex challenges and improve how data is used day to day
Success in this role means teams trust the data they use, systems work together more seamlessly, and new initiatives are enabled rather than blocked by data limitations.
What you bring to help us grow
• Deep experience building and evolving data platforms in complex environments
• Strong understanding of how to design data structures that support consistent and meaningful insights
• Experience working within cloud-based ecosystems and modern data tooling
• A track record of improving reliability, scalability, and usability of data systems
• Ability to navigate and bring clarity to environments that are still evolving or lack defined structure
• Experience connecting and aligning data across multiple systems or business domains
• Comfort working across technical and non-technical teams to drive shared outcomes
• Strong understanding of how to design data structures that support consistent and meaningful insights
• Experience working within cloud-based ecosystems and modern data tooling
• A track record of improving reliability, scalability, and usability of data systems
• Ability to navigate and bring clarity to environments that are still evolving or lack defined structure
• Experience connecting and aligning data across multiple systems or business domains
• Comfort working across technical and non-technical teams to drive shared outcomes
What you'll need to thrive
• A builder’s mindset with a willingness to shape both systems and direction
• Curiosity about how data can better support people, decisions, and outcomes
• Comfort leading through influence, even without direct authority
• Ability to simplify complex challenges into practical, scalable approaches
• A collaborative approach that values shared understanding and collective progress
• Thoughtful use of technology, balancing innovation with reliability and trust
• Curiosity about how data can better support people, decisions, and outcomes
• Comfort leading through influence, even without direct authority
• Ability to simplify complex challenges into practical, scalable approaches
• A collaborative approach that values shared understanding and collective progress
• Thoughtful use of technology, balancing innovation with reliability and trust
Our Mission, Our People, Our Purpose
At Frontline Education, we’re reimagining what’s possible by becoming an AI-first organization, transforming how we think, work, and serve the educators who shape our schools every day. By using AI in thoughtful, practical ways, we’re creating tools that help educators save time, gain insights, and focus more on what matters most — their students.
As part of our team, you’ll be expected and empowered to build and apply AI skillsets that grow with you, because at Frontline Education, technology amplifies what matters most: the human drive to learn, improve, and make a difference.
How We Support Growth, Balance, and Well-Being
• Personalized Time Off: Take time when it’s needed most — whether that’s a family vacation, a reset day, or simply time to rest and refocus.
• Paid Sick Time: Separate, dedicated sick leave to care for yourself or loved ones.
• Volunteer Time Off: Paid time to give back and support causes that matter to you.
• Ten Paid Holidays: Enjoy meaningful moments and traditions throughout the year.
• Our Philosophy: We believe time away from work helps you bring your best self to it.
• Personalized Time Off: Take time when it’s needed most — whether that’s a family vacation, a reset day, or simply time to rest and refocus.
• Paid Sick Time: Separate, dedicated sick leave to care for yourself or loved ones.
• Volunteer Time Off: Paid time to give back and support causes that matter to you.
• Ten Paid Holidays: Enjoy meaningful moments and traditions throughout the year.
• Our Philosophy: We believe time away from work helps you bring your best self to it.
Continuous Learning and Growth
• World-Class Learning Access: Explore thousands of on-demand courses through platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
• Leadership & Technical Skill Building: Develop new capabilities and chart your own professional path.
• AI Empowerment: Use OpenAI tools to build fluency with emerging technology and harness AI as a creative partner for innovation and problem-solving.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in formal education to advance your skills and career.
• Ongoing Learning Culture: Participate in company-led webinars on AI, inclusion, and industry trends—designed to inspire curiosity and continuous improvement.
• World-Class Learning Access: Explore thousands of on-demand courses through platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
• Leadership & Technical Skill Building: Develop new capabilities and chart your own professional path.
• AI Empowerment: Use OpenAI tools to build fluency with emerging technology and harness AI as a creative partner for innovation and problem-solving.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in formal education to advance your skills and career.
• Ongoing Learning Culture: Participate in company-led webinars on AI, inclusion, and industry trends—designed to inspire curiosity and continuous improvement.
Health, Happiness, and Purpose
• Wellness Initiatives: Company-sponsored programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support for you and your family’s needs.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health and financial benefits that support your happiness and future.
• A Culture That Cares: At Frontline Education, we want every team member to learn, grow, and thrive—personally, professionally, and purposefully.
• Wellness Initiatives: Company-sponsored programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support for you and your family’s needs.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health and financial benefits that support your happiness and future.
• A Culture That Cares: At Frontline Education, we want every team member to learn, grow, and thrive—personally, professionally, and purposefully.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation will range between 160K-190K base on skills, and internal equity.
Bonus eligibility, 401(k) match, and comprehensive health benefits.
Personalized PTO and tuition reimbursement for eligible coursework.
Bonus eligibility, 401(k) match, and comprehensive health benefits.
Personalized PTO and tuition reimbursement for eligible coursework.
Inclusion, Belonging & Equal Opportunity
Frontline Education is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We aspire to have an inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our team.
Interview Process & Data Privacy
As part of our interview process, Frontline uses video conferencing tools that include photo capture and may include automated transcription features. A screenshot or photo will be taken at the start of the interview for internal identification and record-keeping purposes only, and transcription may be used to support notetaking and evaluation consistency. These materials are used solely by our recruiting and hiring teams, stored securely, and not shared outside the hiring process. Candidates may opt out of the transcription at any time by notifying their recruiter in advance. Frontline processes this information in accordance with applicable data privacy laws and only for legitimate business purposes related to recruitment and hiring.
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