Data Engineer (AI Focused)

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Information Technology (IT) team leads all aspects of IT systems and processes across the enterprise, including data services, security, compliance, applications, automation, and end-user services. Through innovative and streamlined technology solutions, this dynamic team enables company growth​, protects data, and serves as a critical partner to all departments of PowerSchool.

Description

We are seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-driven applications built upon our enterprise data warehouse. This role requires a blend of strong data engineering fundamentals, applied AI development, and full-stack delivery via Streamlit or similar frameworks. The ideal candidate is business-savvy, capable of translating complex data requirements into user-friendly AI tools, and can work in close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

• AI Development:   Design and implement AI/ML models leveraging structured and unstructured data from our data warehouse.
• Data Integration:  Partner, design and build  data pipelines from source to end target, transforming data for model consumption.
• Application Delivery:  Build interactive web-based applications using Streamlit to expose AI solutions to end users.
• Business Validation:  Work closely with business stakeholders to understand use cases, validate outputs, and iterate on functionality.
• Technical Leadership:  Guide best practices in model selection, experimentation, evaluation, and monitoring.
• Documentation & Handoff:  Produce clean, well-documented, and maintainable code with clear documentation for future scaling.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Additional experience may be substitute for an advanced Degree.
• Expert-level Python development, including libraries such as Pandas, duckdb
• Strong understanding of data warehouse architecture, ETL/ELT processes, and working with large-scale datasets.
• Demonstrated ability to understand large language models development, working with MCPs and RAG architectrure
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with in the cloud, AWS and Snowflake
• Proficient with Streamlit or similar Python-based frameworks to build front-end interfaces for AI applications.

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)


• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts


• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability


• Comprehensive 401(k) plan


• Generous Parental Leave


• Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)


• Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $103,200 - $137,500 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; specific geographic location; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accommodations@powerschool.com.