Data Analytics Engineer

Discovery Education is seeking a seasoned Data Analytics Engineer to join their team to assist various sectors including marketing analytics, sales and revenue and operations. The role involves supporting data-driven decision making by modelling data from the data warehouse and cloud storage to aid in the creation of business insights. The Analytics Engineer will also turn into an expert in our modern data stack, including Snowflake, dbt, Looker, and Hightouch. This position will be based in our Charlotte headquarters with a hybrid schedule (Tuesday to Thursday in the office). What You Will Do - Collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to generate business value by transforming data models into actionable insights for business stakeholders. - Furnish clean, transformed data ready for analysis. - Apply engineering best practices to analytics code. - Maintain data documentation and definitions. - Team up with team members to gather business requirements, define successful analytics outcomes, and design data models - Write code that complies with our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale database environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through code review. - Capacity to use Snowflake, dbt, Looker, and git. - Capability to thrive and work with remote colleagues. - Maintain a positive and solution-focused mindset. Requirements - A minimum of 2-3 years experience as an analyst, engineer, data scientist, or equivalent. - At least 2 years of experience working with marketing, sales and revenue data. - Proven ability to learn new systems rapidly and master data integrity among multiple systems. - 3+ years of experience using SQL. Experience analyzing data with R or Python or other similar tools is a plus. - Experience working with data warehouses, data transformation tools, and writing technical documentation for your work. - Experience with Snowflake and dbt is a plus. - Able to work collaboratively with the data management team; experience with API integrations is a plus. - Experience working with large data volumes (millions of daily events). - Must possess excellent interpersonal skills – collaboration across multiple business and technology functions, relationship building, and consensus building are a must. - Ability to multi-task and prioritize while performing well under pressure. - Always open to learning something new, not rigid in beliefs or expectations. - Demonstrated ability to understand, accept and engage with people of diverse backgrounds. - Legal right to work in the United States. Benefits - Flexible PTO. - Paid holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. - Generous parental leave. - Annual education and professional development allowance. - Major medical, vision, and dental plans (multiple choices). - Summer hours and company recharge days. - Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability. - Pet insurance. - Company-paid volunteer hours. Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. We strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the culturally rich and diverse communities we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment irrespective of their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disabled status, or genetic information.