Senior Analytics Engineer

Introduction:

The Zebra, named a Best Place to Work in Austin four years running, is revolutionizing how connected consumers research and shop for insurance. We intentionally strive to build diverse teams that feel inclusive for all. Our motto is "All Stripes Welcome," and we put that into practice by valuing both traditional and non-conventional backgrounds and perspectives. Our Zeebs are passionate about learning, growing, & working together to tackle exciting problems.

We're seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to join our data org! This person will be responsible for helping us understand and curate our data. You will immediately contribute to the goal of using our rich datasets to make smarter business decisions. You should be ready to take ownership and be thrilled about having broad responsibilities within a fast-growing company in an extensive industry.

Location:

While we are open to remote work across the contingent US, we are still in the process of establishing our company to support work in all states! We’ve recently made the shift from an in-office organization to a hybrid model and love the flexibility it allows our employees. We are set up to support employees who want to be fully remote, in-office only, and a mix of the two. Please note - we will not be supporting work based out of the following states: CA, MA, NY, NJ.

What You'll Do:

Ensure data is modeled properly so that others can develop dashboards and data solutions to support key initiatives within the organization
Have a leadership role in the design and development of our master data models
Provide feedback on how to integrate additional data sets from independent sources that we can use to demonstrate our existing data
Work closely with other engineers, analysts, and collaborators across the company to identify data needs across the organization
Detail our data models and transformations to provide visibility
Write tests around our data sets

What We're Looking For:

As we evaluate candidates across all roles, we look for folks who have a strong sense of ownership, phenomenal communication and collaboration skills, and a dedication to continuous improvement.

6+ years of professional (or comparable) data engineering experience
Programming experience in Python (or similar scripting languages)
Experience with SQL and relational databases
A desire to recommend, implement and lead exceptional software engineering processes, and familiarity with common engineering process tools like Github and Gitlab
Technology Experience: SQL, Data Warehouses (such as Snowflake), BI platforms (such as Looker and Tableau), and ETL tools and methodologies
Technical expertise in crafting and crafting data models with strong attention to detail
Consult on project requirements, build technical design documents, then scope development work
Experience with DBT

Experience that will Impress the Heck Out of Us:

Experience with Redshift, Snowflake or BigQuery
Looker experience
Advanced STEM degree

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