Principal Analytics Engineer

Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is the world’s largest telematics service provider. Its mission is to make the world’s roads and drivers safer. The company’s AI-driven platform, DriveWell Fusion®, gathers sensor data from millions of IoT devices — including smartphones, proprietary Tags, connected vehicles, dashcams, and third-party devices — and fuses them with contextual data to create a unified view of vehicle and driver behavior. Auto insurers, automakers, commercial mobility companies, and the public sector use insights from CMT’s platform to power risk assessment, safety, claims, and driver improvement programs. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with offices in Budapest, Chennai, Seattle, Tokyo, and Zagreb, CMT measures and protects tens of millions of drivers across the world every day.

The Principal Analytics Engineer is a senior individual contributor and technical leader on the Customer Analytics team. This role is responsible for shaping and delivering customer-facing B2B analytics and machine-learning–driven products, with a focus on scalable design, technical rigor, and measurable business impact. The role works closely with Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, and customer-facing teams to solve complex customer and business problems through analytics and ML.

CMT is looking for a collaborative, customer-committed, and creative Principal Analytics Engineer I who wants to join us in making roads safer by making drivers better!

Responsibilities:

• Use independent judgment and discretion to translate ambiguous business and customer needs into well-defined analytical frameworks, success metrics, and product requirements that inform the analytics roadmap

• Design and evaluate advanced analytical and machine learning approaches, including experimentation design, causal evaluation, and rigorous validation of results

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of customer-facing analytics and ML products, spanning problem framing, analytical and model design, experimentation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration in production environments

• Provide technical and analytical thought leadership on advanced analytics–driven solutions that deliver sustained business value

• Partner with Product Management, Data Engineering, and Data Science teams to architect and deliver scalable, production-grade analytics, ML, and AI systems

• Clearly communicate complex analytical concepts, methodologies, and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Mentor and guide analysts, lead technical reviews, and help establish and evolve analytics best practices across the team

• Complete any additional tasks as they arise

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and/or certification in a related field

• 7+ years of experience in analytics, data science, analytics engineering, or data engineering

• Strong SQL expertise and proficiency in at least one analytics or data science language (Python or R preferred)

• Strong foundation in statistics, causal inference, time series analysis, and optimization

• Experience deploying analytics and ML solutions to production environments with appropriate monitoring and alerting

• Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake) preferred

• Communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels

Compensation and Benefits:

• Fair and competitive salary based on skills and experience, and annual performance bonus

• Equity may be awarded in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, matching 401k, short-term & long-term disability and parental leave

• Unlimited Paid Time Off including vacation, sick days & public holidays

• Flexible scheduling and work from home policy depending on role and responsibilities

Base Salary Range

• The base salary range for this position is: $122,200 to $152,700. This range is specifically for Cambridge, MA

Additional Perks:

• Feel great working to improve road safety around the world!

• Join one of our many employee resource groups including Black, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, Women, Book Club and Health & Wellness

• Extensive wellness, education and employee assistance programs

• CMT will do all that is possible to support our employees and create a positive and inclusive work environment for all!

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At CMT, we believe the best ideas come from a mix of backgrounds and perspectives.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a workplace and culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their unique talents and perspectives. Diversity is essential to our success, and we actively seek candidates from all backgrounds to join our growing team.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability state. CMT is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. To learn more, visit www.cmtelematics.com and follow us on X @cmtelematics.