Data Engineer

Join AlGooru as our next Data Engineer! 🌟

Who Are We

📚 AlGooru is the leading private tutoring platform in Saudi. We're the first licensed by the National E-Learning Center (NELC), and we're renowned for providing tech-enabled tailored educational support to students from all ages and levels (K-12, university, and professionals).

🪙 We've been backed by various local, regional, and international investors including Constructor Capital, Plug & Play Ventures, Techstars, KAUST, Hub71, family offices, and others.

💡 A Fun Fact about AlGooru is that its name derives from “Guru,” a Sanskrit word meaning a mentor, guide, expert, or master.

Your Role

At AlGooru, we're not just building a platform; we're building a future where personalized learning is accessible to everyone. As our Data Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of the Engineering tribe, driving impact by:

1. Build and deploy 3 new automated data pipelines across Product, Learning, and Business domains within the first 90 days.
2. Improve data delivery efficiency by 40% by optimizing queries, storage layers, and warehouse logic within 6 months.
3. Power 5+ real-time business dashboards by Q4 2025 through scalable, structured data availability.

A Day In Your Life:

• Design, build, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines using modern data stack tools.
• Partner with Product, Operations, and Learning teams to gather and define analytics and reporting needs.
• Ensure data pipeline reliability, performance, and integrity across systems.
• Optimize SQL queries and ETL workflows for speed, scalability, and accuracy.
• Own and enforce data quality, validation checks, and documentation standards.
• Structure and deliver clean data models to support reporting tools and dashboards.
• Continuously propose and implement improvements in data architecture and analytics engineering workflows.

Requirements

You’re the Data Engineer we’re looking for if you have:

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or similar roles
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, DBT, and data modeling best practices
• Hands-on experience with ETL tools and data warehouses like BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift
• Experience with pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, Dagster)
• Familiarity with Python or scripting languages
• Strong understanding of data governance, observability, and version control
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, remote team environment

Traits We Love

• Results-Driven
• Proactive & Takes Initiative
• Balances Speed & Quality
• End-User Obsessed
• Strong Communicator
• Super Organized
• Independent & Team Player
• Eager to Learn

The Hiring Journey

• Screening & Intro Call (5-10 mins)
• Chemistry meeting (15-30 minutes)
• Technical interview (30-60 minutes)
• Technical Assessment
• Final interview: Career and Company Alignment (30-60 minutes)
• Offer extended to successful applicants

Benefits

Why AlGooru?

At AlGooru, you’ll have an exceptional opportunity to push the boundaries of education. You’ll be challenged but never alone, joining a diverse team of innovators committed to redefining learning.

Here's what we offer:

🚀 Impact: Help transform education in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

📈 Growth: Join a rapidly scaling startup with career development opportunities.

🕒 Flexibility: Work from anywhere + unlimited PTO.

💰 Rewards: Competitive salary, ESOP shares & quarterly bonuses.

🎉 Culture: Vibrant team, monthly Pizza Fridays & a supportive environment.

🎁 Perks: Free hardware/software, learning budget, AlGooru Library & more!

We foster a culture of care, one that promotes loyalty, commitment, and a true sense of belonging. Be valued. Be part of it.