Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Packback is an AI-powered learning platform that helps students write, think, and engage more deeply. They are looking for an Analytics Engineer to support their mission by transforming complex data into trusted, self-service analytics and building reliable data pipelines and dashboards.
Responsibilities
- Consult with teams across the organization to translate key product and business processes into technical data requirements. Use dbt, BigQuery, and SQL to build up Packback’s metrics layer to enable self-serve access to core analytics
- Build, optimize, and orchestrate data pipelines with dbt, Airflow, and Python
- Establish data integrity standards and SLAs to ensure timely, accurate delivery of data
- Build insightful and reliable dashboards to track performance of core company metrics across the product and business
- Collaborate with business operations teams to define and train on best practices with respect to data modeling, analytics, and visualization
- Collaborate with leadership to conduct analyses and apply statistical methods to answer day-to-day questions or support larger initiatives
- Work within Packback’s research function with partner institutions and perform in-depth analyses to understand how Packback’s products are driving key student outcomes
- Consult on the adoption of new technologies that impact Packback’s data infrastructure
Skills
- At least 2 years of experience in an analytics focused role - analytics engineer, data engineer, or analyst/consultant with a strong technical background
- Expert with SQL and experience with Python or other scripting languages
- Experience using dbt in a modern data warehouses (BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, etc.)
- Experience with software development best practices applied to data (CI/CD, automated testing, version control)
- Strong story-teller with data and experience with visualization tools (Lightdash, Looker, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
- Strong business acumen and the ability to work through complex and ambiguous business requirements with non-technical stakeholders
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without the need for sponsorship
Benefits
- 12 weeks of paid leave for welcoming new children
- Multiple Health and Welfare Benefit Options (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- 401k plan (with employer matching)
- Flexible + Remote Work Opportunities
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employer Assistance Program (EAP)
- Calm and DoorDash subscriptions
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