Analytics Engineer

Analytics Engineer

Airtasker, the tech company that connects people who need to get things done with those who have the skills to do it, is looking for an Analytics Engineer to join our growing Data Platform team. In this role, you will be at the heart of our data ecosystem, helping to build, maintain, and scale the infrastructure that empowers our entire organisation.

Your mission will be to develop the robust infrastructure, tooling, and data models that enable data analysts, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to work efficiently and effectively. You will be instrumental in shaping a reliable and scalable data foundation, making a significant impact on how data is used across the company.

This is an ideal position for someone with foundational data skills who is eager to grow their experience in cloud infrastructure, MLOps, and modern data and analytics engineering practices.

What You'll Do:

Build & Maintain Data Pipelines: Design, develop, and maintain clean, performant, and reliable data models and transformation pipelines using dbt and SQL.

Develop Data Infrastructure: Contribute to the design, deployment, and management of our cloud data infrastructure on AWS using tools like Terraform.

Enable Self-Service Analytics: Build and support tooling and foundational datasets that empower stakeholders to answer their own questions and gain insights independently.

Champion Best Practices: Promote and apply software engineering best practices to our data domain, including version control (Git), CI/CD, testing, and documentation.

Collaborate & Educate: Work closely with data analysts, scientists, and other engineers to understand their needs, provide support, and share your knowledge of our data platform.

Support MLOps Initiatives: Assist in building out our MLOps capabilities, including supporting the deployment and operationalisation of models in AWS SageMaker.

Automate & Innovate: Use Python to develop tooling and automate processes to improve the efficiency and reliability of our data platform.

We'd Love To Hear From You If You Tick Some Of These Boxes:

A foundational understanding of the data lifecycle, from ingestion to analysis.

Proficiency in SQL for data modeling, transformation, and analysis.

Hands-on experience with dbt in a professional or personal project setting.

Familiarity with software engineering principles like version control, testing, and CI/CD.

A keen interest in learning about cloud platforms (we use AWS) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).

Some experience with Python for scripting or data manipulation is a big plus.

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work through ambiguity.

A collaborative spirit, a growth mindset, and a genuine passion for data.

Bonus Points:

Experience with a modern cloud data warehouse like Snowflake.

Exposure to AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Lambda).

Familiarity with MLOps concepts or tools like SageMaker.

Our People Experience:

Our people team at Airtasker are dedicated to designing an industry leading people experience. This means creating an environment where you are empowered to do your best work and realise the full potential of your skills.

• Hybrid working - when it comes to working, there's no "one size fits all" approach, with Airtasker you choose the environment that helps you do your best work.
• Airtime - welcome to no Slack and meeting-free Fridays! Airtime is designed so we regularly have dedicated focus time for work and personal growth.
• Recharge days - each quarter we have a company-wide Recharge Day, equivalent to 4 additional days of leave per year. It's a day for everyone when the world can wait and self-care takes centre stage.
• Wellbeing support - our Employee Assistance Program provides confidential access for our people to GPs, dieticians, counselling and mental health specialists, providing essential support whenever needed.
• Airpowerment Fund - we provide a $200 allowance to spend on anything that supports your health & wellbeing.

Rewarding

• Airtasker credits - it's a great feeling to get things done. Even greater when you get $1000 worth of credits every year to help you check off your to-do list and connect with our community of Taskers.
• Fair and equitable pay - this is a core commitment to our people. Every year we review industry data to ensure our compensation framework supports everyone to be recognised for the full value of their skills.
• Tenure leave - To celebrate our people's commitment to Airtasker, we offer tenure leave starting from your 3rd anniversary with the company. This begins with 3 extra days of leave per year, gradually increasing to a maximum of 5 days per year.

Belonging

• DAREtasker - join our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee! Every month we meet to create meaningful and impactful programs of work that embrace belonging at Airtasker.
• Celebration swap - not everyone celebrates the same things. That's why, at Airtasker, you can swap national, state or territory public holidays for the ones that matter to you.

Growing

• Learning and development - learning at Airtasker is on the job, guided by managers, enhanced by peers and led by ourselves. We deliver learning programs and budget allowances to invest in your growth.
• 360 performance reviews - feedback is a gift. Every year we run 360 reviews across the business to recognise achievements and promote personal growth.
• Volunteer leave - Our team members can take a day each year to lend a helping hand and support a cause they are passionate about.

Celebrating

• Awards - and the winners are… our go-getters! Whether it's our peer-nominated quarterly Values Awards or our periodic Go-Getter Spirit Award, we love celebrating our people and spreading good energy.
• Vibe committee - good vibes only! Our Vibe Committee delivers events that hit the sweet spot of bringing us all together to enjoy each other's company whether you're local or remote.
• Birthday leave - All of our people get an extra day of leave during their birthday week to take time away from work to celebrate.

At Airtasker we believe in culture add - that each person is different and has their own background, learnings and unique experiences that can add to the Airtasker cultural tapestry. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.