Remote (Global)

Smalls is hiring a Senior Analytics Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and models using SQL, dbt, and cloud warehouses, owning the entire data engineering function.
  • Implement and optimize ETL/ELT workflows to transform raw data into high-quality datasets while reducing latency and costs.
  • Develop semantic layers and data catalogs that enable self-service analytics and flexible dashboarding for business users.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, data contracts, and translate business goals into scalable solutions.
  • Balance urgent needs with long-term infrastructure goals while diagnosing and resolving production issues at scale.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in data engineering with experience building data infrastructure from early stages and making architectural decisions.
  • Strong judgment and autonomy - comfortable with ambiguity, can prioritize effectively, explain trade-offs to executives, and balance speed with quality.
  • Strong hands-on experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing (Snowflake preferred), orchestration tools (Airflow), and dbt.
  • Advanced SQL skills for complex queries on large datasets, with understanding of performance and cost trade-offs.
  • Experience with data quality, governance, and leading technical discussions across teams of varying expertise.

Nice to Have

  • Proficiency with GitHub, Python, and data visualization tools;
  • bonus points for ML feature engineering or AI agents experience.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary: Make some $$$.
  • Very Competitive Benefits: Fully paid Health, Vision, and Dental insurance.
  • 4-day work week.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • Fully Remote Office & Culture: Our team is spread across the US day to day, but we travel for department & company off-sites and retreats.
  • Free Product: Free cat food every month.

Additional Information

  • Our team is spread across the US day to day, but we travel for department & company off-sites and retreats.
Required Skills
Data WarehousingGitHubPython
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Posted 7 months ago