Senior Analytics Engineer

Who we are:At SpotHero, we work as a team to empower people to get everywhere, easier! We’re rapidly growing with the mission of bringing the parking industry into the future through technology. Drivers across the nation use the SpotHero mobile app and website to reserve convenient, affordable parking in advance, on-the-go or through their connected cars, and parking companies rely on us to help them reach new customers while optimizing their business. We connect the dots with cutting-edge technology, delivering value to both sides of this exciting, evolving marketplace.

Senior Analytics Engineer at SpotHero:

As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you are responsible for bridging the gap between Data Engineering and Data Analysts. At SpotHero, this role will focus on modeling complex data sets with an eye towards data quality, timeliness, and re-use. Day-to-day tasks include but are not limited to writing performant SQL queries and always seeking to improve high-use queries, building up reusable pipelines, identifying useful and less than useful data-sets within the existing data warehouses, and building relationships between Data Engineering and its stakeholders and being an advocate for them.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Modeling/Architecting:
  • You understand and account for the data lineage/dependencies between other data pipelines.
  • You define/enforce service level agreements between you and the stakeholder with the appropriate level of monitoring and alerting around the ETL.
  • You are able to give and receive feedback from code reviews and architecture meetings in a blameless, constructive manor"
• Pipelining:
  • You are able to maintain existing ETLs and develop simple ETL processes from scratch. You are able to meet the requirements laid out for you.
  • You understand and account for the data lineage/dependencies between other data pipelines.
  • You define/enforce service level agreements between you and the stakeholder with the appropriate level of monitoring and alerting around the ETL.
  • You are able to give and receive feedback from code reviews and architecture meetings in a blameless, constructive manner.
  • Ability to provide support and observability for pieces of the codebase owned, and also understand the codebase with normal direction from peers and Data Engineers.
  • Ensure timeliness, availability, and quality of our highest value data-sets that meet established SLOs.
• Deriving Business Insights:
  • You have a strong understanding of the 'So What' with regard to analysis. You understand the impacts of the insight and are able to propose basic next steps.
  • You're able to parse out required analysis based on high-level stakeholder requests, helping them understand what it is they need based on their business requirements.
  • You now have expert domain knowledge for the given stakeholder group you support, understanding their day-to-day operations and being able to anticipate their needs."

Stakeholder Enablement:

• You actively work with Senior Engineers to develop features and/or products that solves for problems expressed by stakeholders with the intent of not creating bespoke solutions but instead generalized ones that can be used and reused by multiple groups of stakeholders.
• You are actively listening to the bottlenecks encountered by stakeholders and advocating for platform improvements that can make them more efficient.
• You actively work with Product Managers to breakdown stakeholder focused projects into individual milestones, including estimates, with the intent of facilitating gradual feature rollouts and easier iteration.
• Collaborate with analysts to wade through the structured and unstructured data lake to identify valuable data sets and provide guidance on proper data hygiene and industry best practices.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 2 years and a Master’s degree.
• 1-2 years of experience working with Dbt cloud (or Dbt core).
• Strong SQL and data modeling skills. Bonus: Strong Python experience.
• Knowledgeable of object-oriented and/or functional programming patterns and paradigms.
• Hands-on experience with multiple data platforms and tools (eg, S3, Redshift, Airflow, Spark, Presto, Hive).  
• Demonstrated experience with small teams that move fast - all members are expected to be able to achieve maximum results with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience measuring the impact of technical products across multiple domains through experimentation and statistical analysis.
• Strong ability to communicate on both business and technical subjects.
• Working with accounting stakeholders a plus

Seeking Candidates in:

• Chicago, IL

What we are offering:

• Career game changer – A truly unique experience to work for a fast-growing startup in a role with unlimited growth potential.
• Excellent benefits
  • We cover a generous portion of Medical Premiums, 50% of Dental and Vision Premiums, company-sponsored Life Insurance, STD, and AD&D coverage, a 401(k) with match and immediate vesting, and comprehensive leave policies to meet your needs in creating space for life.
  • Canada: We offer Medical (prescription drug and paramedical coverage), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, and LTD.
• Flexible PTO policy and outstanding work/life balance – We value and support each individual team member.
• Grubhub weekly lunch stipend for in-office days (UberEats for Canada)
• Udemy License and Personal Learning Budget – We support the professional and personal growth of our people by providing everyone with learning resources and development opportunities.
• Annual parking stipend – Duh. We help people park!
• The opportunity to collaborate with fun, innovative, and passionate people in a casual yet highly productive atmosphere.
• Our commitment to allyship has been a central driver of how we Respect Fellow Drivers. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of Employee Resource Groups, access allyship learning resources, and actively contribute to our ongoing effort of making SpotHero inclusive for all.
• Employee programs to grow and support our people such as Discovery Days for Product and Engineering, Gearing up for Aspiring Leaders, and Mentorship Program.
• Wellness program – a workplace that actively supports your physical and mental wellbeing through ongoing events, initiatives, resources, and thoughtful perks and benefits.
• A workplace recognized as CityLights award winner by 1871, 2026 Best Places To Work by BuiltIn, Most Loved Workplace Certified by the Best Practice Institute, and recipient of multiple Comparably awards, including Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, and Best Company for Diversity.

Compensation in Illinois:

• Depending on your skillset and experience, you can expect your base salary to be between $112,000 - $140,000 as well as a discretionary bonus and leading total rewards package.

At SpotHero, we Respect Fellow Drivers by providing an inclusive interview experience for everyone, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. Please let our team know of your need when you apply or as you begin interviewing with our team.SpotHero is an equal opportunity employer. We know that a diverse workforce is the strongest workforce, and are committed to building and supporting an inclusive environment for all. Additionally, because we want to Remember to Signal, if you choose to provide us personal information in connection with a job application, please review our Applicant Privacy Notice which provides details about what information we collect and process about you in order to consider your candidacy.PLEASE NOTE: This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship. To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the US and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.