Lead Analytics Engineer

Sequoia Connect

$110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in analytics and data engineering roles.
  • Expert-level SQL proficiency with RDS, Oracle, and Redshift.
  • Proficiency in AWS Athena and understanding of cost control strategies.
  • Advanced Business Intelligence skills with a focus on UX best practices for dashboards.
  • Strong Python skills for analysis, automation, and data validation.
  • Solid knowledge of statistics for experimental design and business applications.
  • Ability to translate business needs into actionable analytical solutions using collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and governance of key performance indicators and metric definitions.
  • Deliver complex analytical work using advanced SQL, optimizing for performance.
  • Utilize Python for automating analyses and implementing data validation checks.
  • Define and implement data quality expectations, collaborating with engineering teams.
  • Conduct deep-dive analyses and design experiments for enhanced decision-making.
  • Create and maintain Source-to-Target Mapping documentation through stakeholder coordination.
  • Continuously improve query performance using best practices for SQL execution.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility to support work-life balance.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge analytics tools and methodologies.
  • Opportunity for professional growth through collaboration with global teams.
  • Focus on high-performance mindset and emotional intelligence.
  • Engagement with advanced analytics cases that drive business value.
Full Job Description
Description

We are currently searching for a Lead Analytics Engineer:

The Challenge (Responsibilities)

  • Lead the design and governance of core KPIs, metric definitions, and semantic layers for Our Client.
  • Deliver complex analytical work utilizing advanced SQL, focusing on performance tuning across RDS, Oracle, and Redshift, alongside cost-conscious querying in Athena.
  • Utilize Python to create reproducible analyses, automation scripts, and robust data validation checks.
  • Define data quality expectations, implement automated checks and anomaly detection, and triage resolutions collaboratively with engineering teams.
  • Conduct comprehensive deep-dive analyses, cohorting, funneling, forecasting, and experiment design.
  • Create and maintain Source-to-Target Mapping (STTM) documents through tight coordination with upstream and downstream stakeholders.
  • Improve query performance continuously through sort keys, distribution keys, partitioning, predicate pushdown, and compression awareness.
  • Establish strict version control and peer-review processes for analytics assets, contributing to lightweight CI for SQL and tests.

Your Profile (Requirements)

  • Degree holders for the visa application process.
  • Expert-level proficiency in SQL on RDS, Oracle, and Redshift, including deep query tuning and vacuum/analyze awareness.
  • Proven expertise in AWS Athena, specifically regarding partitions, file formats, and cost control strategies.
  • Advanced Business Intelligence (BI) development skills with a strong emphasis on data storytelling and UX best practices for dashboards.
  • Strong Python programming skills focused on analysis, automation, packaging, and the reusability of common analytics functions (light use of pandas, statsmodels, scikit-learn).
  • Solid foundation in statistics tailored for inference and experiment design, with practical application in business contexts.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into robust analytical solutions using collaboration tools like Confluence and Jira.
  • High-Performance Mindset: Resilience, emotional intelligence, and a focus on agile delivery.
  • Technologist DNA: A deep understanding of the difference between "coding" and "engineering."

Desired

  • Experience with advanced modeling tools and the governance of analytics layers.
  • Familiarity with AWS Glue Data Catalog, IAM basics for data access, and S3 file formats (Parquet/ORC).
  • Exposure to event-based data architectures (Kinesis, SNS, SQS) and data freshness SLAs.
  • Ability to build scalable, reusable dashboards and data models in QuickSight or Tableau while enforcing consistency and naming standards.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native foundations or AI coding assistants, such as GitHub Copilot or similar tools for code productivity.

Languages

  • Advanced Oral English: For seamless collaboration with global teams.
  • Advanced Spanish.

Special Notes

  • This position requires close alignment with various data stakeholders to drive business-critical analytics.

Work Arrangement

We value flexibility to support your lifestyle. This position is available as:

  • Remote


Requirements

  • Expert SQL on RDS/Oracle/Redshift (query tuning, vacuum/analyze awareness) and Athena (partitions, file formats, cost control).
  • Advanced BI development and data storytelling; strong UX best practices for dashboards.
  • Python for analysis and automation; packaging and reusability of common analytics functions.
  • Solid statistics for inference and experiment design; practical application in business contexts.
  • Collaboration tools (Confluence/Jira), stakeholder management, and ability to translate business needs into robust analytical solutions.

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