
Intern – Metabase Governance & Optimization Project
Shapeways
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Eindhoven • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Visit company websiteJob Level
Entry Level
Tech Stack
SQL
About the role
- Analyze & Audit
- Inventory all Metabase dashboards, questions, and models.
- Identify duplicates, unused dashboards, and owners.
- Map dependencies between dashboards and database tables.
- Design Governance & Structure
- Define a folder structure for dashboards by department.
- Establish naming conventions for dashboards, models, and metrics.
- Propose roles and permissions (e.g., who can create vs. who can approve).
- Optimize Data Models
- Identify the most used queries and convert them into Metabase Models.
- Ensure models have clear documentation, field descriptions, and filters.
- Standardize metrics (e.g., Revenue, Active Customers, Conversion Rate).
- Implement Request & Review Process
- Create a lightweight BI Request Intake workflow, e.g.:
- Google Form / Notion / Jira board for new dashboard requests
- Clear criteria for request priority and expected delivery time
- Feedback loop for requesters after completion
- Educate & Document
- Build a Metabase User Guide (short and visual) for internal users.
- Host a short internal workshop or presentation.
- Deliverables
- A Metabase audit report (inventory + recommendations)
- A new folder structure and naming convention implemented
- A set of standardized Metabase models (e.g., Customers, Orders, Sales KPIs)
- A documented BI request process with a simple intake form or workflow
- A “How We Use Metabase” guide for company-wide onboarding
- A final presentation to management summarizing before/after improvements
Requirements
- Technical
- SQL (intermediate)
- Metabase (models, dashboards, permissions)
- Notion for documentation
- Git or version control for SQL queries
- Soft Skills
- Communication with non-technical stakeholders
- Process design and documentation
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Benefits
- Free lunch + tea + coffee
- Paid Internship
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
SQLMetabasedata modelingdashboard designdocumentationquery optimizationmetrics standardizationprocess designdata analysisproblem-solving
Soft skills
communicationanalytical mindsetproblem-solving mindsetstakeholder engagementworkshop facilitationpresentation skillscollaborationorganizational skillsfeedback managementeducational skills