Senior Analytics Engineer

Paperless Post • New York, NY

89d • $127,000 - $148,000

About The Position

The Senior Analytics Engineer will help scale our data models and reporting analytics platforms. They have a deep understanding of data analytics concepts and experience working with cross-functional stakeholders. As a Senior Analytics Engineer, they are responsible for ensuring high-quality, accurate data modeling (we use dbt) working to help others on the data team transform raw data into clean, modeled data that is ready for analysis by end users. Additionally, they are expected to be a thought partner and gain trust of senior stakeholders by creating accurate reporting solutions that answer key business questions. This role reports to the Engineering Manager, Data.

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in a data/analytics engineering role.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and Python.
• Experience with reporting analytics and BI tools, preferably DBT and Looker.
• Experience working with cloud data warehouses.
• Familiarity with dimensional modeling database concepts, fact and dim tables.
• Experience working with and cleaning complex unstructured data.
• Ability to present complex information in an easy-to-understand and digestible manner.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with both tech and business functions.
• Comfort with the ambiguity that comes with a fast-paced start-up atmosphere.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with A/B Testing, click stream data, and Google Analytics a plus.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Statistics, Math, Data Science, Operations Research or related field a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of dbt data model - Design, build and optimize data transformations using SQL in our reporting layer.
• Create a consistent reporting layer to enable data analysis in our BI tools, Looker & Hex.
• Develop a deep understanding of the KPIs that drive our business and identify ways of improving overall results across the company.
• Thought partner with stakeholders (product, marketing, merch, finance) and derive insights that enable business decisions.
• Independently build trust with senior stakeholders to establish confidence on key metrics and provide training on proper usage or reports/dashboards.
• Create documentation for technical and nontechnical teams on reporting definitions.
• Build internal data quality measures, tests, and processes to ensure reporting accuracy.
• Key contributor in ideation sessions for defining quarterly analytics tactics.
• Actively engage in the Agile development cycle.

Benefits

• Base salary, equity component, and options for fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees