Staff Analytics Engineer
Core
Owns the transformation layer of the data platform, treating analytical data as a product to drive decision-making across the company.
Role type
Staff Analytics Engineer (IC)
Builds
Curated, certified datasets (conformed dimensions, core metrics) and semantic/metrics layers for self-service analytics.
Domain
Smart home technology / Energy management / Data Platform
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
dbt (modular design, dimensional modeling, testing), Python, SQL, GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage), Apache Airflow/Cloud Composer, data quality frameworks, data contracts, SLO/SLI definition, CI/CD, Git/GitHub, distributed processing (Spark/Kafka), cloud cost optimization
Preferred skills
Lakehouse architecture, real-time processing design, privacy/security controls (PII handling, masking), technical mentorship, cross-functional stakeholder alignment
Technologies
dbt, Python, SQL, GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage), Apache Airflow, Cloud Composer, Spark, Kafka, Git, GitHub
Responsibilities
Design and maintain Silver and Gold lakehouse layers; publish trusted curated datasets; define and enforce data modeling and certification standards; optimize data pipelines for performance and cost; implement data quality observability and governance; drive schema change management; mentor analytics engineering team; translate business requirements into technical specs.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership
