Analytics Engineer

At Zego, we understand that traditional motor insurance holds good drivers back. It's too complicated, too expensive, and it doesn't reflect how well you actually drive. Since 2016, we have been on a mission to change that by offering the lowest priced insurance for good drivers.

Overview of Team

The Data team at Zego partners with the business to maximise the value of data. Through collaborative engineering and analytics, we ensure our teams are equipped with relevant and reliable insights to drive fast, confident and high-impact decisions. We're a small, dynamic team responsible for all aspects of data — availability, quality, integration, problem formulation, success metrics, reporting, and analytics. We take an AI-First approach: AI is now central to how we work, and we focus less on hand-writing code and more on framing problems, specifying intent, and owning the trust infrastructure (testing, contracts, observability) that the business relies on.

About the Role

We're looking for an Analytics Engineer who's genuinely excited about how this craft is changing. The way we build is shifting: AI tools now handle a lot of the heavy lifting of writing SQL and boilerplate, which means the job is increasingly less about typing code and more about understanding the business problem, specifying what "good" looks like, and making sure what we ship is correct and trustworthy.

In practice, that means you'll design and build data models with the support of AI-assisted workflows, and you'll own a growing share of the testing, data contracts, and observability that let the rest of the business rely on our data with confidence. You'll work closely with senior engineers and stakeholders, with plenty of room to grow your technical depth and take on more ownership over time. You'll have a solid technical foundation, a natural curiosity for data, and a healthy instinct to question whether a number is actually right — not just whether a query ran.

What You Will Be Doing

• Data Modelling & Engineering (AI-assisted): Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into clear, well-scoped requirements. Build and maintain robust data models and exposures in dbt, Snowflake, and Looker — using AI-assisted development to move faster, spending less time hand-writing boilerplate and more time specifying intent, reviewing, and refining. Read, debug, and critically review SQL (including AI-generated code), so we ship models we can trust. Document modelling decisions, trade-offs, and outcomes clearly. Wrangle and integrate data from multiple third-party sources (e.g. Amplitude, Segment, Google Ads).
• Data Quality, Trust & Operations: Help build and maintain the "trust infrastructure" — tests, data contracts, and observability — that lets the business depend on our models. Ensure quality, reliability, and stability across data models and pipelines. Create secure, efficient data shares for external partners (e.g. S3, SFTP, Snowflake Data Sharing). Contribute to the continuous improvement of our data platform, tooling, and ways of working — including how we use AI in our workflows.
• Stakeholder Enablement: Support business users across the company to promote a culture of data-driven decision-making. Help translate business questions into well-designed data solutions and metrics. Help enable and maintain self-service capabilities within our BI tools.

About You

You'll have around 1–3 years' experience as an Analytics Engineer or in a similar role. You'll have solid SQL skills — comfortable reading, writing, debugging, and critically reviewing queries (including AI-generated ones); experience with dbt and/or Looker is a plus. You'll have some familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, AWS, GCP, Looker). You'll have experience with version control tools such as Git. You'll ideally have some exposure to Python for data or analytics engineering tasks. You'll have a meticulous eye for detail and strong problem-solving instincts — you care about whether the answer is correct, not just whether the code runs. You'll be genuinely excited about AI and how it changes our work — already using (or quickly building confidence with) AI tools to work smarter, and taking ownership of staying ahead. This is central to how our team works, not a nice-to-have. You'll have commercial curiosity — an interest in the "why" behind the numbers and the ability to connect data work to business outcomes. Experience in the insurance sector is a plus.

What’s it Like to Work at Zego?

Joining Zego is a career-defining move. People go further here, reaching their full potential to achieve extraordinary things. We’re spread throughout the UK and Europe, and united by our drive to get things done. We’re proud of our company and our culture - a friendly and inclusive space where we can lift each other up and celebrate our wins every day. Together, we’re setting the bar higher, delivering exceptional work that makes a difference. Our people are the most important part of our story, and everyone here plays a role. There’s loads of room to learn and grow, and you’ll get the freedom to steer your career wherever you want. You’ll work alongside a talented group who embrace each other’s differences and aren’t afraid of a challenge. We recognise our achievements, learn from our mistakes, and help each other to be the best we can be. Together, we’re making insurance matter.

How We Work

We believe that teams work better when they have time to collaborate and space to get things done. We call it Zego Hybrid. While some of our team choose to come into our central London office once a week, we’re flexible - some people prefer being in once a month or even quarterly. It’s all about finding the right balance between collaborative face time and focused home-working, so we can achieve great results while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Our Approach to AI

We believe in the power of AI to meaningfully improve how we work - helping us move faster, think differently, and focus on what matters most. At Zego, we encourage people to stay curious and intentional about how AI is leveraged in their work and teams to drive practical impact every day. This is your chance to do the most meaningful work of your career - and we’ll provide you with the tools, support, and freedom to do it well.

Benefits

We reward our people well. Join us and you’ll get a market-competitive salary, private medical insurance, company share options, generous holiday allowance, and a whole lot of wellbeing benefits. We also offer an annual flexible hybrid working contribution, which you can use to support with your travel to the office or towards your own personal development. And that’s just for starters!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.