Cribl, the Data Engine for IT and Security, empowers organizations to transform their data strategy.
Staff Analytics Engineer
Location
California
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$145K - $190K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Staff Analytics Engineer
Cribl
• own the long-term architecture and evolution of Cribl's analytics engineering platform • design, build, and maintain certified dbt models as the authoritative source for business-critical metrics • establish and enforce analytics engineering standards for modeling, testing, documentation, and code review • design and maintain semantic and metadata layers that enable reliable AI-powered analytics and self-service • partner with analysts to migrate high-value business logic from Omni into governed warehouse models • partner with Data Engineering to improve source reliability, warehouse architecture, and Snowflake performance and cost efficiency • mentor analysts and analytics engineers on dbt development, data modeling, and analytics engineering best practices • work may happen across many time zones
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or a related technical field
- at least 3 years of hands-on experience running dbt in a production environment
- expert-level SQL
- deep expertise in modern analytics engineering practices, including version control, testing, CI/CD, documentation, data contracts, lineage, and governance
- experience designing reusable semantic models, certified metrics, and warehouse architectures that enable self-service analytics
- strong understanding of Snowflake performance optimization and modern cloud data warehouse architecture
- demonstrated ability to establish technical standards, influence engineering practices without formal authority, and improve platform reliability while reducing technical debt
- experience with semantic layers, metadata management, or AI-enabled analytics platforms
- proven ability to partner closely with analysts to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable warehouse models
- strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts and tradeoffs to both technical and business audiences
Benefits
- health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
- paid holidays and paid time off
- a fertility treatment benefit
- 401(k)
- equity
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