Job description
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:
- Build and deploy 3 new automated data pipelines across Product, Learning, and Business domains within the first 90 days.
- Improve data delivery efficiency by 40% by optimizing queries, storage layers, and warehouse logic within 6 months.
- 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.
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
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.
