Lead Analytics Engineer

The Data Team at Babylist powers data-driven decision making through all aspects of the company’s business. We are a product function with a strong focus on 3 core aspects of data -- engineering, analysis, and data science. We are looking for our first Analytics Engineer to correctly model and build our data models & standards. This work and the role is foundational for our team and strategic for our business.

You are a dedicated professional whose interests lie on the cusp of data modeling and reporting. You like getting things done and building them right. You will work cross-functionally with our product managers, analysts, data engineers, and business functions. 

As our first Analytics Engineer, you will be joining a growing data team at Babylist and will directly shape the data vision for the company through your work. You will hone your craft as a data professional while working on our state-of-the-art data stack.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide clean, transformed data ready for business users
• Use dbt to build out a common data layer
• Train business users on how to use data visualization tools
• Work closely with analysts to translate key metrics into reusable models
• Build and own internal documentation & definitions of our data
• Partner with internal groups to design reporting models for their needs
• Data Quality, Monitoring and SLA
• Implement data standards across the organization

Who You Are:

• 4+ years hands-on experience of delivering clean data sets to end users
• Solid experience with dimensional modeling and data modeling in general
• A strong knowledge & experience in writing SQL
• Strong familiarity with tooling such as dbt, snowflake, git
• Love to apply software engineering best practices to analytics code (ieex: version control, testing, CI)

Our Tech Stack

• DBT
• Snowflake
• Mode
• Thoughtspot

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist:

• We are a remote first company and invest in infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
• We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
• We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems 
• We believe in exceptional management 
• We are committed to providing an actively antiracist organization and doing the work to support differences of all kinds
• We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
• We care about employee well-being with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

About Babylist

Babylist is the leading destination for baby commerce, where 8 million people each year buy what they need to welcome a new baby. We serve parents and the community of grandparents, friends and relatives around each baby - connecting everyone who helps plan, prepare and shop for the new arrival. From the “add anything from anywhere” registry for new parents, to the expert advice and product ideas for gift givers, there is no more trusted, go-to solution for growing families.

If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage everyone to apply.

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