Analytics Engineer

About the opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Analytics Engineer to help build the next generation of Contentful’s analytics foundation, powering Insight 360, our unified Snowflake-based data platform.

In this role, you’ll design and maintain robust, scalable data models that make our business data accessible and actionable across all teams. You’ll collaborate with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, trusted datasets that enable data-driven decision-making across the company.

Your work will sit at the heart of Contentful’s data evolution, helping us move to a modern, governed, and insight-led architecture.

What to expect?

Data Modeling & Transformation

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, scalable analytics models in dbt and Snowflake.

• Transform raw data from diverse domains (product, finance, sales, marketing, operations) into analytics-ready structures.

• Apply best practices in modularity, documentation, and testing to ensure long-term reliability.

Pipeline Ownership

• Take ownership of analytics engineering projects end-to-end: from scoping requirements through implementation and monitoring.

• Develop reusable, maintainable data transformations that enable self-serve analytics in Tableau and other BI tools.

Enablement & Collaboration

• Partner with analysts, data scientists, and business teams to define and deliver trusted data assets.

• Collaborate with data platform engineers to optimize performance, governance, and cost efficiency in Snowflake.

• Contribute to the shared data catalog and drive adoption of best practices across analytics and engineering teams.

What do you need to be successful?

Required

• Experience: 3+ years in analytics engineering, data engineering, or BI development in a modern data stack environment.

• Data Modeling: Proven expertise with SQL to build modular and well-documented data models in dbt. Understanding of various data modeling techniques.

• Warehouse Experience: Deep knowledge of Snowflake (warehouses, roles, virtual warehouses, performance tuning).

• Collaboration: Strong ability to work cross-functionally with analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate needs into technical solutions.

• Data Ops: Experience applying version control, testing, and observability practices in dbt or similar frameworks.

Preferred

• Visualization: Experience structuring data for BI tools such as Tableau, focusing on scalability and performance.

• Ingestion & Orchestration: Familiarity with Airflow, or similar tools for data ingestion and orchestration.

• Reverse ETL: Working knowledge of tools like Hightouch for operationalizing insights back into business systems (e.g., Salesforce, Gainsight).

• Governance: Understanding of data cataloging, lineage, and documentation using tools like Atlan

What's in it for you?

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences

• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company

• Comprehensive healthcare package covering 100% of monthly health premiums for employees and 85% of costs for your dependents.

• Fertility and family building benefits, including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.

• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, compassion days for loss, education days, and volunteer days

• Company paid parental leave to care for and focus on your growing family

• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career

• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events, including workshops, guest speakers, and fun team activities, supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties

• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical, financial, or emotional health

• A monthly communication stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.

• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

The application deadline is 03/21/2026

Colorado Salary Statement: The salary range displayed is specifically for those potential hires who will work or reside in the state of Colorado if selected for the role. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD/technology), for example.

Colorado Salary: $136,000- $183,999

[This position is eligible for equity awards in accordance with the terms of Contentful’s equity plans.]

Who are we?

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities, Contentful enables dynamic personalization, automated content delivery, and real-time experimentation, powering next-generation digital experiences across brands, regions, and channels for more than 4,200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver, San Francisco, London, New York, and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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