About CompareCredit
At CompareCredit, our mission is to help people make smart and informed financial decisions. We provide a comprehensive analysis of credit card offers from leading lenders across the United States so that consumers can compare them side-by-side and find the best fit for their needs. Our team of experts is dedicated to providing detailed reviews and helpful tips on how to maximize rewards, minimize fees, select low interest rates, and more – all in an effort to empower individuals with the tools they need to take control of their finances. At CompareCredit, there are No Games. Just Comparisons.
Position Summary
We are seeking a proactive and skilled Analytics Engineer to join our Analytics team. At CompareCredit, data is foundational to our operations, enhancing marketing campaigns, driving experimentation, and powering machine learning initiatives. However, we still have more we can do to reach our data’s full potential; this new role focuses on helping CompareCredit maximize the value of our data. In this pivotal role, you will contribute actively to the success of CompareCredit by refining and expanding our analytics capabilities. Over time, you will evolve into the go-to expert, assuming ownership of our analytics infrastructure’s continuous development and optimization. You will be expected to take personal responsibility for your work, demonstrating a high degree of ownership and accountability in an environment with minimal redundancy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and manage data models with Dataform (or dbt), improving data transformation workflows for optimal query/cost efficiency and data accuracy.
- Establish and maintain best practices for reliable and accurate sources of truth data.
- Ensure efficient data pipeline management and architecture, providing secure and accessible data infrastructure for our analytics needs (reporting, experimentation, machine learning).
- Partner with business and data stakeholders to solve business challenges using data-driven solutions that enable self-service analytics.
- Uphold high standards of code quality and organization by utilizing GitHub for version control.
- Engage in continuous learning and knowledge sharing with team members to foster a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Aim to become a leading expert in CompareCredit’s data infrastructure, guiding its evolution and refinement.
Tech stack / tooling:
- Data: Segment, StatSig, Google Cloud (BigQuery, Dataform, Cloud Storage, VertexAI)
- Reporting: Hex, Looker Data Studio, Mixpanel
- Other: Github, ChatGPT, Python / Javascript
Desired Qualifications:
To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and skills:
Must Haves:
- 1-2+ years of experience as an Analytics Engineer or in a similar role (Data Analyst or Data Engineer) with a proven track record in establishing best practices for accurate sources of truth data.
- Expert with SQL and experience with Python or Javascript.
- Experience with our data transformation stack (or similar): Segment, Google BigQuery, Dataform (or dbt).
- Experience creating data visualizations with our dashboarding tools (or similar): Hex, Looker Data Studio, Mixpanel.
- Empathy towards stakeholders and understanding their day-to-day pain points.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present data-driven solutions in both verbal and written form.
- Comfortable with solving for ambiguous problem statements in an early-stage environment.
- High degree of personal responsibility and ownership in a minimally redundant team environment.
Nice to Haves:
- Knowledge in consumer/business credit card industry.
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform and Dataform.
- Hands-on experience with Mixpanel (or similar event analytics offering).
- Experience with marketing analytics data.
- Experience with e-commerce data (we leverage an e-commerce data schema).
What We Offer
- Competitive salary ($90k to $110k) and benefits package with remote flexibility.
- A collaborative, innovative culture that fosters personal growth and learning.
- Opportunities to work on significant projects that impact the company.