Analytics Engineer: Semantic Layer & AI-Driven Analytics

Ignition; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS platform is seeking an experienced Analytics Engineer in Toronto to enhance data access and reporting. You will collaborate with North American stakeholders and a global data team, focusing on data modeling and semantic layer design. Candidates should have strong SQL skills, a solid understanding of data modeling, and experience with BI tools. An inclusive workplace offering a competitive salary, benefits, and flexible working arrangements awaits. The role promises career growth, teamwork, and support.

Benefits

Employee share options

RRSP program with employer matching

20 days of accrued annual leave

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Annual education allowance

Quarterly wellness allowance

Paid subscriptions to wellness apps

Flexible working arrangements

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of facts vs dimensions and grain.
• Experience in advanced SQL on a modern data warehouse.
• Ability to work with Looker or similar BI tools.
• Experience in coding and reviewing production analytics.
• Daily use of AI tools for automation and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data models using dbt.
• Develop and maintain the semantic layer in Looker.
• Conduct investigations across the data stack.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality.
• Champion engineering best practices across the team.

Skills

Data modeling fundamentals

Advanced SQL

Production analytics codebases

Looker or similar BI tools

Stakeholder engagement

AI tools usage

Autonomous working

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Fivetran

Segment

Amplitude

Hightouch

Python

Job description

A leading SaaS platform is seeking an experienced Analytics Engineer in Toronto to enhance data access and reporting. You will collaborate with North American stakeholders and a global data team, focusing on data modeling and semantic layer design. Candidates should have strong SQL skills, a solid understanding of data modeling, and experience with BI tools. An inclusive workplace offering a competitive salary, benefits, and flexible working arrangements awaits. The role promises career growth, teamwork, and support.