Senior Analytics Engineer
Description
Senior Analytics Engineer
We are looking for an Senior Analytics Engineer to join our Data Engineering team which sits under Tech and Data.
We’re looking for an Senior Analytics Engineer to join our team and help shape the data foundations for high growth areas of Funding Circle. We have opportunities across multiple teams, each tackling unique challenges and building high impact data models to power critical reporting and self-serve analytics.
This is a unique opportunity to help build a top tier Analytics Engineering function, with the full backing of the business. We’re investing heavily in the people, tools, and technology needed to make it happen - and giving you the chance to play a key role in shaping its future.
Who are we?
We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed.
At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow.
With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash.
We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.
The role
- Building and owning high quality dbt models, ensuring they are performant, well documented and thoroughly tested
- Collaborating with analysts and data scientists to understand their needs and build models that drive insights and decision making
- Champion best practices for data modelling, transformation, and governance, in your immediate team and across the business
- Consult on our evolving data platform, advising on the tooling, infrastructure and practices needed to enable best-in-class Analytics Engineering
What we’re looking for
- Strong SQL skills, with experience writing efficient and well structured queries
- Hands on experience with DBT, building and maintaining modular, scalable data models that follow best practices
- Strong understanding of dimensional modelling
- Familiarity with AWS data services ( S3, Athena, Glue )
- Experience with Airflow for scheduling and orchestrating workflows
- Experience working with data lakes or modern data warehouses ( Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery )
- A pragmatic problem solver who can balance technical excellence with business needs
At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.
Want to learn more?
- We have a huge impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the overall economy (last year £6.9bn of GDP generated). You can read our full Impact Report here: https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/impact
- To see what our customers think, visit our Trustpilot page: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/fundingcircle.com
- And we’re still evolving! Our award-winning multi-product platform is solving more SME finance challenges than ever before. We think big, rally together and meet the needs of SME customers like no other.
Why join us?
At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better.
We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.
A few highlights:
- Health: Private Medical Insurance through Aviva, Dental Insurance through Bupa, MediCash, access to free online therapy sessions and exclusive discounts with Hertility for reproductive health support.
- Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
- Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
- Lifestyle: Wellhub (for fitness discounts), Electric Car Scheme and more!
And finally, we have award winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.
Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.