Staff Analytics Engineer leading analytics architecture, dbt models, and semantic layers at Render. Building trusted data foundations for AI-assisted decision-making across the developer cloud platform.
Responsibilities
Lead the evolution of Render’s Analytics Engineering platform
Design, build, and maintain governed dbt models as authoritative sources for business-critical metrics
Define and improve data modeling, testing, documentation, version control, CI/CD, and code review practices
Review high-impact dbt changes and reduce technical debt across the analytics codebase
Design and maintain semantic and context layers for consistent metrics, data discovery, and reliable analysis by people and AI tools
Partner with analysts, scientists, data engineers, and teams across Product, Engineering, Growth, Go-to-Market, Finance, and other business functions
Translate domain-specific business logic into scalable, maintainable warehouse models
Partner with Data Engineering to improve source data quality, warehouse architecture, BigQuery performance, and cost efficiency
Mentor analysts, scientists, and analytics engineers on dbt development, dimensional modeling, and engineering best practices
Set technical direction and shared standards for Analytics Engineering at Render
Requirements
7+ years of experience in Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
At least 3 years of hands-on experience running dbt in production
Expert-level SQL skills
Track record of designing and owning scalable Kimball dimensional models
Deep expertise in Git, testing, CI/CD, documentation, data contracts, lineage, and governance
Experience building semantic and context layers, trusted metrics, and warehouse architectures for self-service analytics for humans and AI agents
Strong understanding of modern cloud data warehouse architecture, performance optimization, and cost efficiency
Experience with BigQuery, Databricks, or Snowflake
Track record of establishing technical standards, influencing engineering practices without formal authority, and improving reliability while reducing technical debt
Ability to partner with analysts, scientists, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable data models
Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
Experience building data models connecting product usage, acquisition, CRM, and financial data across the customer lifecycle
Experience using AI-assisted coding or analytics tools such as Codex, Cursor, or Claude Code
Applicants requiring visa sponsorship must receive business authorization; the position is generally not eligible for new visa sponsorship
Nice-to-haves: experience with BigQuery, Segment, dbt, Metabase, or Mixpanel; developer-focused, product-led, sales-led, or usage-based businesses; cloud infrastructure, PaaS, developer tooling, or technically complex products
Benefits
4 weeks of paid vacation
14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents
Long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
401K plans
100% employer-paid medical coverage
99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent
FSAs and HSAs
Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health and therapy, hobbies, etc.
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