ZipRecruiter
Sr. Business Intelligence Engineer
Santa Monica, CA/Remote · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- ZipRecruiter has the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role-related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role-related considerations.
Requirements
- 5+ years as a Data Engineer, analytics/BI Engineer or in a similar role at a senior IC level.
- Advanced SQL and deep proficiency in data modeling, schema design, and query optimization.
- Hands-on experience applying software engineering practices to data work: Git, CI/CD, code review, automated testing, monitoring.
- Proficiency with cloud-based data platforms (Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or similar).
- Most US-based positions can also be performed remotely (any exceptions will be noted in the Minimum Qualifications below.)
Nice to have
- Expertise with Spark (PySpark or Scala) and big data environments such as Delta Lake or Data Lake.
- Production-level proficiency with dbt and the modern data stack.
- Production-grade Python - beyond scripting, into shared libraries, services, or pipelines.
- Employer matched 401(k) plan
Skills
- Key Focuses:
- Architect across business and engineering:
- Extend our internal AI platform:
- Set the engineering bar for data:
- Build and own data models:
- Translate complex, cross-domain business questions into robust, well-tested, reusable data sets and models.
- Partner with product engineering:
- Mentor and uplevel:
Compensation
- Competitive salary
Company info
- ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace. Powered by AI-driven intelligent matching technology, the company actively connects job seekers with millions of businesses of all sizes through innovative mobile app, web, and email services, as well as partnerships with the best job sites on the web. ZipRecruiter has the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android.
- Summary:
- As a Senior BI Engineer on our Business Intelligence team, you'll sit at the intersection of data, business, and engineering - designing the data systems, models, and AI-powered tooling that scale how ZipRecruiter operates and makes decisions. You'll partner with RevOps, Decision Science, Product, and Engineering teams, working with technologies like Spark, Databricks, and Kubernetes to process billions of records daily.
- ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace.
- Powered by AI-driven intelligent matching technology, the company actively connects job seekers with millions of businesses of all sizes through innovative mobile app, web, and email services, as well as partnerships with the best job sites on the web.
- As a Senior BI Engineer on our Business Intelligence team, you'll sit at the intersection of data, business, and engineering - designing the data systems, models, and AI-powered tooling that scale how ZipRecruiter operates and makes decisions.
- You'll partner with RevOps, Decision Science, Product, and Engineering teams, working with technologies like Spark, Databricks, and Kubernetes to process billions of records daily.
- Architect across business and engineering: Lead the design and implementation of data systems that serve both our operational business stakeholders (RevOps, Decision Science) and our product and engineering teams.
- Extend our internal AI platform: Contribute to and help shape the future with work that compounds across every analysis we run at Zip.
- Set the engineering bar for data: Bring software engineering rigor to data work: testing, CI/CD, code review, version control, observability and evangelize these practices across the team.
- Build and own data models: Translate complex, cross-domain business questions into robust, well-tested, reusable data sets and models.
- Partner with product engineering: Collaborate directly with engineering teams to embed analytical and data-modeling capabilities into product systems and pipelines.
- Mentor and uplevel: Coach teammates, raise the technical bar, and help establish standards that scale beyond any single project.
- To actively connect people to their next great opportunity.
- Competitive salary
- Exceptional benefits package
- Flexible vacation and paid time off
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