Senior Analytics Engineer

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Design, develop, and optimize scalable dimensional data models and marts using dbt
Build and extend Forward's semantic layer and metrics standards
Help deliver the data foundation that powers AI at Forward
Advance Forward's data centralization vision
Act as the primary liaison with the Data Science team
Collaborate closely with the Data Engineering team
Partner with the Core Technology teams on internal application schema changes
Collaborate with the DevOps team to monitor, maintain, and contribute to streaming pipelines
Elevate team code quality by serving as a technical reviewer
Evaluate, integrate, and operationalize high-value third-party data sources
Champion data governance and quality across the data platform

4+ years of experience in Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, or Business Intelligence
2+ years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining production-level data transformation pipelines using dbt or equivalent scripting experience in Python
2+ years of experience with a cloud-based data warehouse such as Snowflake or Redshift
Advanced proficiency in SQL and dimensional data modeling
Demonstrated strong ability to quickly translate complex business needs and ambiguous requirements into robust, scalable technical data solutions

Hands-on experience with Python for data scripting, automation, or predictive modeling support
Experience designing or contributing to a semantic layer / metrics layer that serves as an organizational source of truth
Experience building data products that support AI, LLM, or agent-based applications
Familiarity with streaming/CDC pipelines (Streamkap, Fivetran, Kafka)
Experience in fintech, lending, or another regulated, data-intensive industry

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