Analytics Engineer

TrustedHousesitters is a fast growing, direct-to-consumer marketplace that is redefining pet care and travel. We’re on a mission to make travel work better for pets, for their people, and for the global community of animal lovers who look after them. We’ve built something special: a trusted place where pet owners and sitters connect to keep pets happy at home while their humans explore the world. The company has grown into a global community with members in over 140 countries, a product people genuinely love, and a team of more than 100 brilliant humans powering it all. Our goal is to grow to 1 million members and make TrustedHousesitters the world’s most-loved travel solution for pet people.

We are looking for a highly motivated Analytics Engineer with strong skills working in dbt to join our growing data team. In this role, you will be responsible for transforming raw data into clean, reliable, and well-documented datasets that enable self-serve analytics and advanced data modeling across the business. You’ll sit in our growing Data Platform team, working closely with our Data Manager, Engineers, and business stakeholders to create scalable data pipelines and semantic layers that power reporting, dashboards, MLOps and decision-making. You’ll be working with a modern data stack that is built around Databricks, Segment, Fivetran and dbt.

This is a remote, UK-based role, and the hours of work are 37.5 hours per week. The salary range will be £55,000-£65,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus discretionary bonus and generous equity options.

• Data Modeling: Design, build, and maintain robust, tested, and documented data models in dbt to support analytics and business intelligence.
• Data Transformation: Optimise the way in which our transformation layer builds to ensure scalability.
• Collaboration: Partner with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Governance & Quality: Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security through validation testing and monitoring tools.
• Documentation: Maintain clear documentation for datasets, definitions, and data flows to support data literacy and self-serve analytics.
• Tooling & Automation: Improve and automate data workflows, version control, and deployment practices across the analytics stack.

• 3+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience working with modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift - we use Databricks).
• Hands-on experience with advanced modelling techniques in dbt.
• A deep understanding of ETL/ELT processes and tools (e.g. Airbyte, Stitch - we use Fivetran).
• Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, Power BI - we use Mode) and BI semantic layers.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing principles, dimensional modeling, and analytics best practices.
• Git-based workflow familiarity (version control, CI/CD pipelines for data).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.

• Experience in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Exposure to Python for data scripting or orchestration.
• Experience designing and implementing data models using Medallion Architecture.
• Background in a fast-paced, high-growth environment (e.g., tech, SaaS, ecommerce).
• Knowledge of data privacy and governance frameworks.
• Experience using Databricks.

If you’re ready to join us on our mission to become the most loved pet travel solution, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits:

• Fully remote work.
• Generous equity options.
• Discretionary 10% annual bonus scheme.
• 25 days holiday annually plus bank holidays and Christmas to New Year closure.
• Pension scheme: 5% from you as an employee and 3% from TrustedHousesitters.
• Premium TrustedHousesitters pet owner and sitter membership.
• Our team have an unlimited housesitting allowance, can work remotely from their sits, and are eligible to £500 per year towards travel costs.
• £200 annually towards home office equipment.
• Access to Spaces (co-working) Locations across the globe.
• Monthly working from home stipend.
• Macbook.
• Find a rescue pet to join your family and we’ll cover the adoption fees.
• We host a quarterly all-expenses paid meet-up and will fund team events throughout the year.
• We can cover costs of personal development resources.
• Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan.
• SimplyHealth Healthcare Cash plan.
• Weekly virtual yoga sessions.
• Brighton Bikeshare.
• Recruitment Referral Bonus.