Provide directional administration of the Looker platform, including permissions, performance considerations, content lifecycle, and development standards
Partner with teams to align on shared metrics and definitions, and guide them through semantic tradeoffs and definition differences
Oversee the care, development, and reliability of Kin’s core dashboards and reports
Partner with data engineers and provide input on dimensional model design and evolution while advocating for best practices that support downstream analytics
Hire and lead analytics engineers, mentoring them on modeling, semantic design, and stakeholder partnership
Develop and implement new analytics and reporting solutions

Requirements

6–8+ years in analytics engineering, BI engineering, or data modeling roles
Expert-level SQL and dimensional modeling abilities
Advanced reasoning related to metrics, definitions, and business meaning
Proven ability to design simple, durable semantic layers over complex data
Comfort influencing upstream data design without owning ingestion or platform operations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to align technical and non-technical partners
High emotional intelligence and empathy when working through differing perspectives
Demonstrated leadership through mentoring, technical direction-setting, or informal team leadership
Hands-on experience with modern lakehouse or warehouse platforms (e.g., Databricks) or BI tools (e.g., Looker)

Benefits

Competitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), granted as part of our standard compensation package
401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earnings
Multiple medical plan options, plus dental and vision coverage
Company-funded HSA contributions (based on medical plan selection)
Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
Employee referral bonuses
A variety of supplemental benefit options, including long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet insurance
Access to mental health support and confidential counseling resources
Flexible PTO for exempt employees (most employees take 15–20 days per year), plus 8 company-observed holidays
Paid parental leave, including up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents
Career mobility and internal growth opportunities across the organization
Professional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning available, subject to management approval

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills

SQLdimensional modelinganalytics engineeringBI engineeringdata modelingsemantic designreporting solutionsmetrics designdata analysisperformance considerations

Soft skills

written communicationverbal communicationempathyleadershipmentoringstakeholder partnershipinfluencingcollaborationemotional intelligencereasoning