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Senior Analytics Engineer

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Glasgow, Glasgow City Area, G1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Alpaca
Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-08-12
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Data Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • We are seeking an Analytics Engineer to own and execute the vision for our data transformation layer.
  • You will be at the heart of our data platform, which processes hundreds of millions of events daily from a wide array of sources, including transactional databases, API logs, CRMs, payment systems, and marketing platforms
  • You will join our 100% remote team and work closely with Data Engineers (who manage data ingestion) and Data Scientists and Business Users (who consume your data models).
  • Your primary responsibility will be to use dbt and Trino on our GCP-based, open-source data infrastructure to build robust, scalable data models.
  • These models are critical for stakeholders across the company—from finance and operations to the executive team—and are delivered via BI tools, reports, and reverse ETL systems
  • Own the Transformation Layer:
    Design, build, and maintain scalable data models using dbt and SQL to support diverse business needs, from monthly financial reporting to near-real-time operational metrics
  • Set Technical Standards:
    Establish and enforce best practices for data modeling, development, testing, and monitoring to ensure data quality, integrity (up to cent-level precision), and discoverability
  • Enable Stakeholders:
    Collaborate directly with finance, operations, customer success, and marketing teams to understand their requirements and deliver reliable data products
  • Integrate and Deliver:
    Create repeatable patterns for integrating our data models with BI tools and reverse ETL processes, enabling consistent metric reporting across the business
  • Ensure Quality:
    Champion high standards for development, including robust change management, source control, code reviews, and data monitoring as our products and data evolve
Benefits
  • New Hire Home-Office Setup:
    One-time USD $500
  • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
  • Work with awesome people, clients and partners from around the world
  • Stock Options
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Supplemental health care
  • Health benefits from day 1 (internationally, this includes a stipend value to offset medical costs)
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements; able to take ownership with minimal oversight in a fast-paced environment
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (GCP or AWS)
  • Expert-level SQL and DBT skills for complex queries and data transformations
  • Proven track record of owning data products end-to-end, applying analytics and data engineering best practices to ensure data quality, scalability, and robust data models
  • Experience owning CI/CD workflows and establishing team-wide standards for version control and code review (e.g., Git)
  • Experience proactively identifying and implementing improvements to data warehouse performance and ETL efficiency
  • Proficiency with Semantic Layer modelling (e.g. Cube, dbt Semantic Layer)
  • Hands-on experience with query optimization across OLTP and OLAP systems (e.g., Postgres, Iceberg)
  • Proficiency in Python for transformations that extend beyond SQL4+ years of experience in analytics engineering or data engineering with a strong focus on the “T” (transformation) in ELT
  • Experience with data ingestion tools (e.g., Airbyte) and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow)
  • Domain experience for brokerage operations or passion for financial markets and modeling financial datasets
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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