Overview
Position Title:Analytics Engineer
Company:Rightmove
Location:Cambridge, UK
Job Description:
The Analytics Engineering role sits within the analytics engineering team and is responsible for helping teams across Rightmove make the most of our data assets/technology and fostering a data driven culture by helping to deliver the data strategy that underpins our commercial decision making.
Responsibilities:
- Colloborate with data engineers and analysts when designing solutions in the unified data platform to ensure we align different teams and different reporting objectives
- Work closely with analysts, product teams and senior management to standardise and unify metric definitions
- Write and maintain data abstractions using SQL within the unified data platform to turn one or many complex raw datasets into simple and optimised tables ready for consumption
- Continually evolve and document a unifed data model to act as the foundation for futher data products
- Reduce the barrier to entry for new users of the unified data platform at Rightmove by maintaining a knowledge base for the unified data platform and helping teams onboard new analysts
- Monitor and review the network of data abstrations available in the unified data platform to ensure they are healthy and being fully ultilised
Requirements:
- Deep understanding of SQL including how to fine tune queries and tables for optimal performance
- Practical knowledge of data modelling methods for analytic purposes in a business environment
- Good understanding of BI technologies and how best to build dashboard applications
- Resourceful and adventurous when investigating new ideas and opportunities
- Generates unique ideas and experiments that support our business goals
- Encourages colleagues to share information and work towards a joint solution
- Uses understanding of the industry to make well-judged decisions
About Rightmove
Rightmove is the UK’s number one property portal. Millions of people visit Rightmove every week to view more property listings than any other portal.