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Sr. Analytics Engineer (X)
- Palo Alto
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- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
What you'll do
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SR. ANALYTICS ENGINEER (X)
We are seeking a skilled Senior Analytics Engineer to build and maintain robust data systems that enable high-impact quantitative analysis and business decision-making. This role combines strong software engineering practices with expertise in large-scale data processing and advanced analytical methods to deliver reliable, scalable solutions across the organization. This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that power quantitative decision-making at global scale.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines for processing high-volume datasets using tools such as Spark, Kafka, and/or Flink
- Develop quantitative models and statistical frameworks to support experimentation, forecasting, and performance measurement
- Build and maintain data infrastructure that ensures data quality, consistency, and accessibility for analytical workflows
- Collaborate with product engineering, product, and operations teams to translate business requirements into production-grade data systems and insights
- Conduct A/B tests, causal analysis, and performance evaluations to drive measurable improvements in key metrics
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and automation for data systems to support real-time decision support
- Mentor team members on best practices for scalable data engineering and quantitative problem-solving
Requirements
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or quantitative field
- 5+ years of experience building production data pipelines and infrastructure at scale
- Experience in Python, SQL, and distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Flink, Hadoop)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrated expertise in statistical methods, predictive modeling, hypothesis testing, and experimental design
- Solid understanding of cloud services for data storage, processing, and orchestration
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business impact through reliable systems
- Prior work in consumer technology, or social media domains
- Experience with real-time streaming systems and low-latency data processing
- Contributions to open-source data tools or publications on large-scale analytics systems
- Track record of reducing operational costs or improving system efficiency through data optimizations
- Have the ability to bridge engineering excellence with rigorous analytical approaches
Skills
Stack
- Python
- SQL
- Spark
Working languages
English
Salary & benefits
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
$180,000 - $440,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
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