Senior Analytics Engineer
Recruiting From Scratch•San Francisco, CA
8h•$151,000 - $166,000•Remote
About The Position
Thistle is hiring a Senior Analytics Engineer to help build and scale the company’s modern analytics foundation. This is a high-ownership role in a lean data organization, responsible for defining data models, strengthening infrastructure, and enabling trusted, self-serve analytics across the business. You’ll act as both a technical leader and strategic partner to Product, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Leadership, shaping how data is defined, accessed, and used to drive decisions.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data architecture
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and strong experience with Python
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining dbt-based ELT pipelines
- Experience with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift)
- Strong data modeling and transformation skills
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence stakeholders
- High ownership mindset with comfort operating in a lean environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience in D2C, subscription, or consumer tech companies
- Familiarity with AWS and orchestration tools like Airflow
- Experience with data governance, quality frameworks, or performance tuning
- Prior mentorship or informal leadership experience
- Interest in health, sustainability, or food-tech
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve Thistle’s analytics infrastructure, ensuring scalable and reliable data models
- Design and maintain core ELT pipelines and source-of-truth datasets
- Partner cross-functionally to align on metrics, definitions, and data governance
- Optimize data warehouse performance, workflows, and query efficiency
- Champion best practices across the analytics stack (dbt, testing, documentation, version control)
- Enable self-serve analytics through high-quality datasets, dashboards, and exploration tools
- Serve as a technical thought partner to leaders, identifying opportunities where data can unlock business value
- Help raise the bar on analytics engineering standards and data culture
Benefits
- High ownership and autonomy in a small, collaborative team
- Strong bias toward execution and business impact
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical partners
- Commitment to work-life balance and sustainable pace
- Mission-driven, inclusive culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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