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Velir · 1 month ago

Senior Analytics Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $150K/yr

Velir is an established mid-sized agency with a top-tier portfolio of clients, ranging from the world’s largest non-profits to Fortune 500 brands. They are seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead the design and implementation of scalable data models and pipelines, working closely with leadership and data partners to align strategies with client goals.

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Responsibilities

Lead complex technical implementations, shaping data architecture and transformation pipelines that prioritize performance, maintainability, and reusability

Drive adoption of best practices for dbt development, testing, and CI/CD while mentoring peers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance

Contribute to internal tooling, shared dbt packages, and scalable frameworks that raise the standard of analytics engineering across teams and clients

Partner with analysts, engineers, and stakeholders to translate complex and often ambiguous business requirements into well-structured data models and semantic layers

Serve as a technical and strategic advisor in cross-functional planning—balancing stakeholder requirements, data governance, and long-term scalability

Model strong communication and mentorship, helping other AEs and cross-functional teammates develop clarity and confidence in data architecture decisions

Lead end-to-end delivery of analytics engineering workstreams, ensuring solutions are reliable, well-documented, and aligned with client objectives

Anticipate and address systemic data quality or modeling issues, implementing durable solutions that improve trust and efficiency across the stack

Enable sustainable project delivery by optimizing performance, reducing technical debt, and contributing to shared standards that scale across teams

Qualification

SQLPythonDbtData modelingCloud data warehouseVersion controlData integration patternsData orchestration platformsAnalytical instinctsEvent-driven data pipelinesAI automation toolsEnglish proficiency

Required

Programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python)

Business intelligence platforms (e.g., PowerBI, Sigma)

Expert proficiency in dbt is required

Expert proficiency in data modeling approaches and philosophies (e.g., Kimball, OBT)

Expert proficiency with at least one cloud data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery)

Expert proficiency with version control and git

Knowledge of common data integration patterns (e.g., CDC, ELT, etc.)

Knowledge of common data integration / orchestration platforms (e.g., Fivetran, Dagster, Apache Airflow)

Ability to communicate with professional proficiency in English, verbally and in writing

Preferred

Strong analytical instincts—you can spot patterns, anomalies, and relationships across large, complex datasets

Experience working with event-driven data pipelines or pub/sub architectures to move and process data efficiently across systems

Experience using AI or automation tools to enhance analytics engineering workflows—whether for testing, documentation, or performance optimization

Company

Velir

Velir is a full-service Digital Agency that designs and develops enterprise web solutions for experience-driven websites.

Founded in 2000

Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.velir.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Wendy Karlyn

Chief Executive Officer

Corey Caplette

Chief Technology Officer

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