Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Senior Analytics Engineer is a key role to help our team establish modern data and analytics capabilities in order to help corporate legal departments work smarter, faster, and more cost effectively. The role is responsible for architecting and maintaining a local data environment; they translate complex business logic into modular, version-controlled Python/SQL code. This role ensures that all client reporting derived is reproducible, secure, and consistent, rather than relying on fragmented Excel spreadsheets.

Key Responsibilities:

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Pipeline Architecture: Design, build, and manage dbt (data build tool) models using DuckDB (or similar solutions) to standardize calculations across the team (e.g., ensuring "Average Blended Rate" means the same thing for every engagement).
• Code Quality Assurance: Review requests from non-technical consultants. Validate that generated code is clean, documented, and secure before merging into production repositories.
• Environment Management: Configure local dev environments for consultants (e.g., Ollama, DuckDB drivers) to ensure security compliance.
• Metric Definition: Translate business requirements from Practice leadership and Senior Consultants into stable SQL definitions (e.g., in a models/ folder if using dbt).
• Documentation Maintenance: Ensure every code module has clear comments and links to client-facing reports; maintain the internal "Data Dictionary" that AI tools use to understand our data.

Qualifications & Characteristics

• Technical Proficiency: Good command of SQL (Postgres/DuckDB) and Python scripting. Hands-on experience with dbt, plotly, and/or related tooling ideal.
• Version Control: Knowledge of Git flows (Commits, Branching, PRs) and demonstrated ability to maintain strong version control over projects.
• Data Modeling: Ability to normalize messy client data (Parquet/CSV) into clean schemas without losing nuance.
• Soft Skills: Ability to explain technical limitations ("We can't do this in one Jupyter notebook cell") to non-technical stakeholders without sounding dismissive; ability to propose creative solutions based on known constraints.
• Familiarity with Jupyter notebooks, Quarto, Ollama, Cursor IDE, or VS Code a plus.
• Experience with established software engineering best practices as well as modern techniques (e.g., Claude Code) preferred.
• Knowledge of LLM prompting/privacy best practices a plus.

Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:

• Location-based market rate for the role
• Your abilities in relation to the job specification
• Performance during screening and interview
• Pay parity with the wider team in the considered location

Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team.

Click here to learn about Epiq's Benefits.

Epiq Leadership Compass

Enterprise Decision Making

Applies deep business and financial insight to guide strategic decisions, resource allocation, and thought leadership.

• Use financial and market expertise for long-term direction
• Build strategic partnerships
• Promote a customer-first mindset
• Allocate global resources for innovation and growth

Cultivates a Growth Mindset

Fosters innovation through curiosity, smart risk-taking, and adaptability-aligning change with strategy for lasting impact.

• Promote curiosity and forward-thinking
• Build a culture of innovation through partnerships
• Drive innovation to meet client needs
• Lead innovation with a clear vision
• Align innovation with market trends

Builds Talented Teams

Builds and develops inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to strategic goals for exceptional talent and business results.

• Focus on employee engagement
• Build a strong talent pipeline

Fosters Relationships & Collaboration

Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.

• Build trust-based partnerships
• Nurture long-term relationships
• Remove collaboration barriers
• Celebrate cross-team success

Engages & Influences

Inspires action and alignment through clear communication, purposeful influence, and a compelling vision.

• Use storytelling to build buy-in
• Align communication with organizational goals
• Guild alignment through strong engagement

Maximizes Performance

Sets and reinforces performance standards that drive results, ensure accountability, and align with Epiq's goals.

• Use data to identify improvement opportunities
• Make informed decisions
• Align team goals with boarder strategy
• Empower teams to manage their own goals
• Translate vision into clear priorities
• Prepare for disruptions with strong change management