Analytics Engineer - SF

Company: OptiRoi Media
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 19, 2025

Job Description:

As our first Analytics Engineer, you'll be instrumental in defining and building our analytics infrastructure, ensuring data is reliable, accessible, and drives critical business decisions across the company. You'll play a key role in shaping how we use data at Perplexity, contributing directly to our mission of becoming the world's most knowledge-centric company.Perplexity is building the next-generation answer engine, empowering our users to find information more effectively. We are headquartered in San Francisco, and on a hybrid schedule with in-office days on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.Responsibilities

• Design and build core data models to improve analysis efficiency, enabling rapid, reliable insights for teams.
• Define and champion data modeling standards and best practices using tools like dbt.
• Boost data team productivity by improving tooling, automating workflows, and streamlining processes.
• Own decisions on tooling selection, balancing build vs. buy and managing vendor relationships when necessary.
• Partner closely with Data Scientists to ensure analytics requirements are clearly understood and effectively implemented.
• Develop and maintain critical dashboards and reporting to track business health and enable better decision-making.
• Lead data governance efforts, ensuring security, compliance, and quality standards are consistently met.Qualifications
  • Have 4+ years of professional experience as an analytics engineer, data engineer, data scientist, or closely related role.
  • SQL expert.
  • Experience in data modeling, including dimensional modeling and analytics engineering best practices.
  • Experience creating high-impact dashboards and visualizations using BI tools (e.g., Omni, Mode, Hex, Looker, or similar).
  • Have prior experience in fast-paced, rapidly scaling environments.
  • Comfortable working autonomously, taking projects from concept through execution with minimal oversight.Bonus
    • Experience with dbt.
    • Comfortable with Python.
    • Experience with Snowflake administration and optimization.
    • Familiarity or experience with Databricks.
    • Previous experience as an early or first analytics engineer in a high-growth startup.The cash compensation range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000.Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.Apply for this job* indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Resume/CV *WebsiteLinkedIn ProfileWill you now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment? *Are you open to a hybrid work schedule (In office M-W-F)? *Are you located in the San Francisco Bay Area? *Are you willing to relocate? *What are your preferred pronouns?
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