Analytics Engineer, Lightning Reach
Lightning Social Ventures
Role
Who you are
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with modern data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, or similar)
- Experience designing analytics data models and reporting layers
- Experience building dashboards and data visualisations
- Experience with BI tools such as Superset, Looker, Tableau, or Metabase
- Experience managing data transformations using dbt, Dataform, or similar frameworks
- Ability to structure and analyse data to answer business questions
- Clear communication and collaboration skills
- Comfortable working in a small team environment
Desirable
- Experience building customer-facing or embedded analytics
- Familiarity with SaaS or product analytics data models
- Experience managing BI environments or data governance
- Background in fintech, non-profit, or public sector environments
What the job involves
- We're looking for an Analytics Engineer to develop and maintain the data models and reporting infrastructure used for analytics at Lightning Reach
- Data from our application databases is streamed into BigQuery. You’ll turn that raw data into a scalable, well-structured analytics foundation - defining how data is modelled, organised, and used across the company
- This is a high-ownership role with the opportunity to build the data model from the ground up and set the standard for how we use data to measure performance and impact
- You'll also own our reporting environment, ensuring data is reliable, accessible, and useful for both internal teams and external stakeholders - working closely with engineering, product, and operations to make that happen
- Design and maintain the analytics data model in BigQuery
- Develop and maintain data transformations that convert raw application data into structured analytics datasets
- Define shared metrics and reporting datasets
- Ensure data quality, documentation, and efficient query performance
- Manage datasets and dashboards in Apache Superset for internal and customer-facing reporting
- Perform analysis to support product, operational, and impact reporting
- Work with engineering and other teams to understand data structures and reporting needs
- The role involves using Google Cloud Platform and Cloud SQL
Application process
- Apply via Welcome to the Jungle
- First round interview with our Product team
- Take home task, followed by a task assessment call with the team
- Final round interview