Sr PowerBI Developer

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Power BI Developer with administrative experience to support our retail business intelligence initiatives. This role will focus on building high-performance Power BI dashboards and reports to support sales, inventory, customer behavior, and operational analytics while managing and administering the Power BI Service environment.

The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of retail metrics, technical expertise in Power BI development and administration, and a collaborative mindset to work across merchandising, marketing, finance, and operations teams.

THE ESSENTIALS:

• Works across Technology, Vendor, and D&B operational and executive teams for data-related and insight needs.
• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools.
• Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals.
• Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate accountability, prioritize tasks, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM practices

SCOPE:

• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards and visualizations for retail-specific use cases (e.g., sales performance, inventory turnover, product margin, foot traffic, promotions).
• Translate retail business needs into scalable and insightful BI solutions.
• Build data models, measures, and KPIs using DAX and Power Query.
• Optimize report performance for large volumes of POS, ERP, and e-commerce data.
• Work with retail stakeholders to define requirements and deliver insights that drive decisions.
• Administer Power BI Service including workspace management, dataset refreshes, gateway configuration, and capacity monitoring.
• Implement and manage row-level security (RLS) and user access across departments and store locations.
• Maintain compliance with corporate data governance and privacy policies (e.g., customer data protection).
• Monitor usage metrics and audit logs to ensure efficient and secure BI operations.
• Study, analyze and understand business requirements in context to business intelligence.
• Work closely with data engineering teams to integrate data from POS systems, inventory management platforms, CRM, and e-commerce channels.
• Partner with merchandising, marketing, finance, and store operations to understand analytics needs.
• Develop strong data documentation about algorithms, parameters, models
• Serve as a mentor and technical lead to Power BI developers and analysts.
• Establish and promote BI development standards, best practices and documentation processes.

CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or Software Engineering
• 7+ years of experience in Power BI dashboard development.
• 2+ years administering Power BI in production environment.
• Advanced skills in DAX, Power Query and data modeling.
• MS Power BI Certification
• Experience in restaurant / gaming industry

THE GOODS:

• Minimum 5 years of experience of working with BI tools
• Knowledge about database management, SQL querying, data modeling, and Online Analytical Processing.
• Must be able to build rich dashboards, write DAX expressions, and implement security.
• Additional consideration given for experience scripting and programming language such as Python
• In depth knowledge of Microsoft Business Intelligence stack like Power Pivot, SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?:

Dave & Buster’s is an imaginative and dynamic company dedicated to creating innovative entertainment experiences that bring joy, laughter, and excitement to people of all ages. Our mission is to foster a culture of fun and creativity, and we take pride in our commitment to delivering memorable and unique entertainment solutions.

• Exclusive discounts on food and games at D&B & Main Event.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that increases with tenure.
• 10 Company Holidays (Including your Birthday) & 2 Floating Holidays per year.
• Medical, dental, vision and voluntary benefits
• Part Time/Full Time benefits available
• Sub Benefits:
• SurgeryPlus, and Telehealth benefits
• 401k with company match following 6 months of employment.
• Buster’s Legacy Fund (Support Team Members during difficult Times)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Offerings.
• Work out facility on-site.
• Employee Power Card | Free Video Games.

We work hard, play hard and have FUN!

Salary Range:

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We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify in states where required.