Preply

Staff Analytics Engineer

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9 months ago
Kyiv, UkraineStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and evolution of scalable analytical data models across key business domains.
  • Define and champion organization-wide analytics engineering standards, including modeling patterns, naming conventions, testing strategies, and documentation.
  • Build and optimize reliable ETL/ELT pipelines for multi-terabyte data volumes.
  • Own and evolve the Looker and LookML BI and semantic layer for performant self-service analytics.
  • Partner with Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Engineers to streamline analytical workflows and reduce duplicated logic.
  • Drive data quality, reliability, governance, and documentation initiatives for decision-critical datasets.
  • Influence company-wide data strategy supporting experimentation, marketplace growth, and large-scale personalization.
  • Provide data products for Experimentation, Engineering, and Applied AI teams.
  • Mentor analytics engineers and provide technical reviews, architectural guidance, and discipline-wide leadership.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or related roles working with complex, high-impact data systems.
  • Expert-level SQL proficiency and experience using Python in data workflows.
  • A proven track record designing scalable analytical data models for experimentation, reporting, and strategic decision-making.
  • Advanced hands-on experience with dbt, Looker, Airflow, or similar tools.
  • Deep understanding of data modeling, analytics architecture, and self-service BI platforms.
  • Strong business acumen and the ability to translate ambiguous problems into data-backed solutions.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder-influence skills across technical and non-technical teams.
  • A proactive and strategic mindset focused on improving systems, standards, and long-term outcomes.
  • Fluency in English at C1 level or above.
  • Experience scaling data platforms in high-growth or post-Series C startups is preferred.
  • Experience defining and standardizing event taxonomies, KPIs, and canonical metrics is preferred.
  • Strong experience with AWS or Google Cloud data ecosystems is preferred.
  • Experience mentoring or coaching other data professionals is preferred.

Tech Stack

Apache AirflowAWSdbtGoogle CloudPythonSQL

Categories

Data Engineering
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About Preply

10,000+ employees

Preply builds an online marketplace that connects learners with human tutors for live language lessons, supported by AI tools. Consumers book 1:1 sessions and ongoing courses, while organizations use Preply Business for corporate language training; revenue comes from commissions and subscriptions. Founded in 2012 and privately held, Preply operates globally with 100,000+ tutors teaching 90+ languages.

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