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Analytics Engineer

The Guitar Center Company LogoThe Guitar Center Company
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Salary

$115,000 - $145,000

Location

Westlake Village, CA, Remote. We are open to candidates in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

We are seeking a dynamic Analytics Engineer to join our team as we launch a new data warehouse to enhance business data capabilities. You will be at the forefront of a major transformation, designing and implementing data solutions that will drive our company's growth. This is an opportunity to have a significant impact, leveraging DBT and Snowflake to create a robust data ecosystem poweringbusiness-critical decisions. If you're ready to innovate and work with a talented, inclusive team in an exciting environment, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities:

  • Buildthe Data Warehouse:Contribute to designing, building, and optimizing a scalable Snowflake data warehouse that empowers teams across the company. Your work will directly empower teams across the company to harness the power of data.
  • Develop with DBT: Lead the creation and maintenance of reliable and well-documented data models using DBT, shaping transformation pipelines and delivering organized datasets.
  • Deployment: Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the testing, deployment, and monitoring of data pipelines and DBT models.
  • ETL/ELT Mastery: Architect efficient and scalable ETL/ELT processes that ensure timely, accurate data flow, making raw data business-ready.
  • Be the Data Advocate: Collaborate closely with data analysts, scientists, and business teams to meet their needs and drive faster, smarter decisions.
  • Optimize for Scale: Ensure Snowflake is high-performing and ready to handle growing data volumes with efficient queries.
  • Champion Data Quality & Governance:You'llimplement rigorous data quality checks and ensure we meet governance standards—because great data leads to great decisions.
  • Document & Share Knowledge:Foster a data-driven culture by maintaining transparent documentation for all pipelines, models, and processes, ensuring continuity and team collaboration.
  • Drive Creativity: Stay on top of the latest trends and technologies in analytics engineeringand bring new ideas to advance our data architecture.

Qualifications:

  • Experience: 3-5 years of hands-on experience as an analytics engineer, data engineer, or a similar role, with proven success in building scalable data systems.
  • Technical Skills:
  • Proficient in DBT for data modeling and transformation.
  • Deep experience with Snowflake (or similar cloud data warehouses), including performance tuning and scaling.
  • Advanced SQL skills—you’ll be writing and optimizing complex queries like a pro.
  • Airflow and Python experience is a plus.
  • Data Engineering Expertise:Strong experience creating and optimizing data models (e.g., star or snowflake schema), ensuring data quality and integrity.
  • Collaboration & Communication:Translate complex technical details into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Version Control: Comfortable using Git and version control practices to manage code and collaboration.
  • Problem-Solver: Creative thinker who can solve complex data challenges with agility and precision.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field—or equivalent hands-on experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with data visualization tools like Looker or Tableau.
  • Knowledge of data security best practices, especially handling sensitive data .
  • Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools (e.g., Fivetran, Stitch) to streamline data movement.
  • Proactive & inquisitive mindset to take ownership and deliver with a high attention to detail.

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