Staff BI Engineer

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Toronto, ON
3-5 Years Experience
Consumer Web • Internet of Things
The Role
Design and deliver self-serve interfaces, reports, and dashboards to enhance data accessibility and usability for various analytics use cases. Create, optimize, and innovate effective analytical solutions supporting strategic decision-making. Act as a subject matter expert in business intelligence for large projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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Hi, we are ecobee. 

ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution. 

In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together, we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment.

Why we love to do what we do: 

We’re helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact on the planet. Our products and services work in harmony to provide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, there’s still a lot we can do—and you can be part of it.  

Join our extraordinary team. 

We're a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, in the heart of downtown Toronto, with a satellite office in Leeds, UK (and remote ecopeeps in the US). We get to work with some of North America and UK's leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We’re always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.

Who You'll Be Joining

The business intelligence team, consisting of BI and data professionals, is responsible for managing and optimizing our analytical infrastructure. As the Staff BI Engineer, you will design and deliver self-serve interfaces, reports, and dashboards that enhance the accessibility, usability and exploration of our data for various analytics use cases. Leveraging your extensive experience in BI and data architecture, along with a deep understanding of business processes and user needs, you will create, optimize, and innovate effective analytical solutions that support strategic decision-making across the business. You will ensure adherence to best practices and foster continuous improvement in BI processes. Technically strong yet adept at consulting with non-technical business users, you will understand their requirements to develop BI solutions that truly meet their needs. Acting as a subject matter expert in business intelligence for large projects, you will collaborate with data engineers, cross-functional teams, and business stakeholders to ensure they have the necessary tools to analyze trends, measure performance, and drive strategic initiatives.

How You’ll Make an Impact:  

  • Design and create datamarts, views, and BI semantic layers for governed reporting and self-service data discovery and analytics
  • Design and build dashboards and reports that goes beyond stated requirements and serve the core business needs
  • Contribute to datawarehouse architecture using industry best practices that serves as the foundation of BI
  • Lead consultations workshops with various business stakeholders to understand the root business needs for new reporting and analytics use cases
  • Build experimental data processes and BI assets for rapid prototyping of reports and dashboards from new data sources
  • Administers the Business Intelligence platforms to ensure the environment is secure, up to date, and accessible

What You’ll Bring to the Table:  

  • A seasoned Business Intelligence professional with hands-on experience developing and administering front-end BI tools such as SiSense, Looker and Sigma.
  • A savvy data architect with strong understanding of datawarehouse principles and methodologies such as Inmon and Kimball
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to effectively engage with cross-functional teams of varying technical expertise
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to systematically analyze, hypothesize, and implement innovative solutions
  • Hands-on experience with datawarehouse technologies, preferably cloud-based platforms such as Google BigQuery and Snowflake
  • Experience in developing and building ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Matillion and dbt; ability to code custom data workflows via Java and Python a strong asset
  • Ability to develop scalable solutions for handling large data volumes, complex, and interactive reporting
  • Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members, fostering a collaborative and learning-focused environment
  • Energized by working in a small team with the ability to make an immediate impact on the business
  • Experience in an Agile environment, skilled in developing stories, prioritizing tasks, refining backlog
  • Just so you know: The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check

What happens after you apply:
Application review.
It will happen. By an actual person in Talent Acquisition. We get upwards of 100+ applications for some roles, it can take a few days, but every applicant can expect a note regarding their application status.

Interview Process:

  • Round 1: 30-minute phone call with a member in Talent Acquisition
  • Round 2: 60-minute video interview with the Hiring Manager covering technical, behavioural, and situational questions to evaluate your qualifications and fit for the role
  • Round 3: 60-minute video interview with team members to delve into your technical expertise and experience
  • Final Interview: 45-minute video interview with the VP

With ecobee, you’ll have the opportunity to: 

  • Be part of something big: Get to work in a fresh, dynamic, and ever-growing industry.  
  • Make a difference for the environment: Make a sustainable impact while on your daily job, and after it through programs like ecobee acts. 
  • Expand your career: Learn with our in-house learning enablement team, and enjoy our generous professional learning budget. 
  • Put people first: Benefit from competitive salaries, health benefits, and a progressive Parental Top-Up Program (75% top-up or five bonus days off). 
  • Play a part on an exceptional culture: Enjoy a fun and casual workplace with an open concept office, located at Queens Quay W & York St. ecobee Leeds is based at our riverside office on the Calls. 
  • Celebrate diversity: Be part of a truly welcoming workplace. We offer a mentorship program and bias training.  

Are you interested? Let's make it work. 

Our people are empowered to take ownership of their schedules with workflows that allow for flexible hours. Based on your job, you have an option of a office-based, fully remote, or hybrid work environment. New team members working remotely, will have all necessary equipment provided and shipped to them, and we conduct our interviews and onboarding sessions primarily through video.

We’re committed to inclusion and accommodation. 

ecobee believes that openness and diversity make us better. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity, or any other aspect which makes them unique. Accommodations can be made upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Our recruitment team is happy to answer any questions candidates may have about virtual interviewing, onboarding, and future work locations.

We’re up to incredible things. Come and be part of them. 

Discover our products and services and learn more about who we are.  

Ready to join ecobee? View current openings. 

Please note, ecobee does not accept unsolicited resumes.  

Top Skills

Python
SQL
The Company
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
500 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

ecobee Inc. introduced the world’s first smart wi-fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and seamlessly bring home automation into their lives. With the release of ecobee Switch+, we continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind and harmony into the home, allowing people to focus on the moments that matter most. ecobee was founded by Stuart Lombard, whose love for tinkering can be traced back to the age of 12, when he built a foldable canoe that could be carried around in a briefcase.

ecobee has been praised for its intuitive design, pioneering room sensor technology, and providing users an environmentally friendly solution—leading to our status as a #1 ranked product on Navigant’s Smart Thermostat Leaderboard.

We're a rapidly growing tech company in the heart of downtown Toronto and we employ some of Canada’s leading engineers and developers. ecobee is a fun and casual workplace with an open concept office, an in-office bike rack & lots of free snacks.

We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting connected home revolution!

For more information, visit www.ecobee.com.

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