Senior Analytics Engineer

Location: New York

## Senior Analytics Engineer Apply remote type:
Remote:
Work from Home Full-Time locations:
USA-New York-NY-1166 Avenue of Americas time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0034923

At
** Epiq**, your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You’ll join a values‐driven community where integrity guides decisions,
** relentless service
** sets the bar, and we
** thrive on big challenges
** together. We invest in your growth with enterprise‐wide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that’s recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI,
** you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career
** and see your impact at scale.
*
* Job Description:

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* Job Summary:

** The Senior Analytics Engineer is a key role to help our team establish modern data and analytics capabilities in order to help corporate legal departments work smarter, faster, and more cost effectively. The role is responsible for architecting and maintaining a local data environment; they translate complex business logic into modular, version-controlled Python/SQL code. This role ensures that all client reporting derived is reproducible, secure, and consistent, rather than relying on fragmented Excel spreadsheets.

Key Responsibilities:

** Essential

Job Responsibilities
*** Pipeline Architecture:
Design, build, and manage dbt (data build tool) models using DuckDB (or similar solutions) to standardize calculations across the team (e.g., ensuring “Average Blended Rate" means the same thing for every engagement).
* Code Quality Assurance:
Review requests from non-technical consultants. Validate that generated code is clean, documented, and secure before merging into production repositories.
* Environment Management:
Configure local dev environments for consultants (e.g., Ollama, DuckDB drivers) to ensure security compliance.
* Metric Definition:
Translate business requirements from Practice leadership and Senior Consultants into stable SQL definitions (e.g., in a models/ folder if using dbt).
* Documentation Maintenance:
Ensure every code module has clear comments and links to client-facing reports; maintain the internal "Data Dictionary" that AI tools use to understand our data.  
** Qualifications & Characteristics
*** Technical Proficiency:
Good command of SQL (Postgres/DuckDB) and Python scripting. Hands-on experience with dbt, plotly, and/or related tooling ideal.
* Version Control:
Knowledge of Git flows (Commits, Branching, PRs) and demonstrated ability to maintain strong version control over projects.
* Data Modeling:
Ability to normalize messy client data (Parquet/CSV) into clean schemas without losing nuance.

* Soft Skills:

Ability to explain technical limitations ("We can't do this in one Jupyter notebook cell") to non-technical stakeholders without sounding dismissive; ability to propose creative solutions based on known constraints.
* Familiarity with Jupyter notebooks, Quarto, Ollama, Cursor IDE, or VS Code a plus.
* Experience with established software engineering best practices as well as modern techniques (e.g., Claude Code) preferred.
* Knowledge of LLM prompting/privacy best practices a plus.

Your specific salary will be determined based on several factors:
* ** Location-based market rate
** for the role
* ** Your abilities
** in relation to the job specification
* ** Performance
* * during screening and interview
* ** Pay parity
** with the wider team in the considered location

Further details about the package will be provided during the initial screening call with the Talent Acquisition Team. to learn about Epiq's Benefits.
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