Analytics Engineer

<h2>About the opportunity</h2> <p>We’re looking for an experienced <strong>Analytics Engineer</strong> to help build the next generation of Contentful’s analytics foundation, powering Insight 360, our unified Snowflake-based data platform.</p> <p>In this role, you’ll design and maintain robust, scalable data models that make our business data accessible and actionable across all teams. You’ll collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, trusted datasets that enable data-driven decision-making across the company.</p> <p>Your work will sit at the heart of Contentful’s data evolution, helping us move to a modern, governed, and insight-led architecture.</p> <h2>What to expect?</h2> <p><strong>Data Modeling &amp; Transformation</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable analytics models in <strong>dbt </strong>and <strong>Snowflake</strong>.</li> <li>Transform raw data from diverse domains (product, finance, sales, marketing, operations) into analytics-ready structures.</li> <li>Apply best practices in modularity, documentation, and testing to ensure long-term reliability.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pipeline Ownership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Take ownership of analytics engineering projects end-to-end: from scoping requirements through implementation and monitoring.</li> <li>Develop reusable, maintainable data transformations that enable self-serve analytics in <strong>Tableau</strong> and other BI tools.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Enablement &amp; Collaboration</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with analysts, data scientists, and business teams to define and deliver trusted data assets.</li> <li>Collaborate with data platform engineers to optimize performance, governance, and cost efficiency in Snowflake.</li> <li>Contribute to the shared data catalog and drive adoption of best practices across analytics and engineering teams.</li> </ul> <h2>What you need to be successful?</h2> <h3><strong>Required</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Experience:</strong> 3+ years in analytics engineering, data engineering, or BI development in a modern data stack environment.</li> <li><strong>Data Modeling:</strong> Proven expertise with <strong>SQL </strong>to build modular and well-documented data models in dbt. Understanding of various data modeling techniques.</li> <li><strong>Warehouse Experience:</strong> Deep knowledge of <strong>Snowflake</strong> (warehouses, roles, virtual warehouses, performance tuning).</li> <li><strong>Collaboration:</strong> Strong ability to work cross-functionally with analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate needs into technical solutions.</li> <li><strong>Data Ops:</strong> Experience applying version control, testing, and observability practices in dbt or similar frameworks.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Preferred</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Visualization:</strong> Experience structuring data for BI tools such as <strong>Tableau</strong>, focusing on scalability and performance.</li> <li><strong>Ingestion &amp; Orchestration:</strong> Familiarity with <strong>Airflow</strong>, or similar tools for data ingestion and orchestration.</li> <li><strong>Reverse ETL:</strong> Working knowledge of tools like <strong>Hightouch</strong> for operationalizing insights back into business systems (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight).</li> <li><strong>Governance:</strong> Understanding of data cataloging, lineage, and documentation using tools like <strong>Atlan</strong></li> </ul> <h2>What's in it for you?</h2> <ul> <li>Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences</li> <li>Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company</li> <li>Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents.&nbsp;</li> <li>Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.</li> <li>We value<strong> Work-Life balance </strong>and<strong> You Time</strong>!<strong> </strong>A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, compassion days fo