Senior Analytics Engineer, People Data and Insights
The New York Times9 days ago
Base Salary
$160k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain data models and databases supporting people-data products.
- Own the transformation layer from source systems into governed, tested, and documented models.
- Convert metric definitions into executable logic and maintain consistency between definitions and results.
- Build pipeline tests, validation, and cross-source reconciliation to identify data-quality issues.
- Translate product requirements into data models with the Program Manager and challenge requirements that conflict with underlying data.
- Handle effective-dated, historical, slowly changing, and point-in-time data accurately.
- Implement and maintain access controls for compensation, demographic, and other sensitive data.
- Document data models and lineage and support the company’s journalistic independence mission.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or an equivalent role building production data models.
- Expert-level SQL skills.
- Strong dimensional modeling skills and judgment about normalization.
- At least 5 years of experience with a transformation framework such as dbt, version control, and code review.
- At least 5 years of experience with slowly changing dimensions, dated records, and point-in-time reporting.
- Preferred: at least 2 years of experience with HR or people data and systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, or One Model.
- Preferred: Python experience for orchestration, API work, or data validation.
- Preferred: at least 2 years of experience with AWS data services.
- Preferred: familiarity with Hex, Tableau, or Looker.
- Preferred: at least 2 years of experience in organizations with distinct employee populations operating under different rules, such as union and non-union groups.
Benefits
- The role is based in the New York office on a hybrid schedule.
- U.S. employees may be eligible for variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock, depending on the role.
- Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; a company-matching 401(k); an employee stock purchase plan; paid vacation and sick days; paid parental leave; tuition reimbursement; and professional development programs.
About The New York Times
The New York Times produces and distributes journalism and related digital products for global audiences across web, apps, print, audio, and newsletters. Its business model centers on paid subscriptions and advertising, offering the core news report alongside podcasts, newsletters, NYT Games, NYT Cooking, and Wirecutter product reviews. Founded in 1851 and headquartered in New York City, The New York Times Company is a public company listed on the NYSE under the ticker NYT.