Analytics Engineer

Gateway Recruiting

Analytics Engineer

Houston, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    The Analytics Engineer will design, build, and deliver advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions that turn our enterprise data, centered in Snowflake, into trusted, business-ready insights and decision support tools.

    • Collaborate with data engineers to design and refine analytics-ready data models, transformations, and semantic layers in Snowflake.
    • Contribute to data quality checks, validation logic, and usability standards for downstream analytics and AI use cases.
    • Develop and apply statistical, predictive, and machine-learning techniques to business problems.
    • Build and evaluate features, models, and analytical prototypes using Python, SQL, and Snowflake-native capabilities.
    • Partner with internal teams or vendors to operationalize models and AI-driven insights into reports, dashboards, or lightweight applications.
    • Support GenAI and retrieval-augmented (RAG) by preparing high-quality data, defining guardrails, and validating outputs for business use.
    • Work directly with business stakeholders to translate business questions into analytical approaches.
    • Communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences through visuals, summaries, and working prototypes.
    • Follow standards for version control, documentation, and reproducibility.
    • Contribute to data governance practices related to lineage, access controls, and responsible AI use.
    • Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to ensure deliverables meet quality and business expectations

    Qualifications

    • 5–7 years of experience in analytics engineering, advanced analytics, data science, or a closely related role.
    • Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience building analytical workflows and models.
    • Hands-on experience working with Snowflake as an analytics platform.
    • Experience developing predictive or statistical models and translating results into business insights.
    • Comfort working closely with business partners to define problems, scope solutions, and deliver actionable outcomes.
    • Working knowledge of data governance, security concepts, and responsible data use.
    • Proven ability to collaboratively move analytical prototypes into repeatable, production-supported solutions.

    Preferred Skills and Experience:

    • Experience in homebuilding, construction, real estate, manufacturing, or related industries.
    • Exposure to GenAI or RAG-style analytics applications.
    • Familiarity with Snowflake-native advanced analytics or AI capabilities.
    • Experience collaborating with vendors or external partners on analytics or AI initiatives.