Senior Analytics Engineer

Thistle is a food-tech startup focused on improving health and sustainability through plant-based meals. The Senior Analytics Engineer will lead the development of data infrastructure and models, enabling data-informed decision-making across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Own the architecture and governance of Thistle’s end-to-end data infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to best practices
• Lead the design and implementation of our core data models and pipelines (ETL/ELT), enabling advanced analytics, reporting, and experimentation
• Drive cross-functional alignment on data definitions, metrics, and source-of-truth models to ensure consistency and clarity across teams
• Develop and mentor analytics engineers and analysts, elevating technical standards and fostering a data-driven mindset throughout the company
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership by identifying opportunities for data to unlock business value and advising on high-impact initiatives
• Continuously optimize the performance of our data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift), workflows, and query efficiency
• Champion best-in-class tooling and practices, including dbt, Airflow, version control, testing frameworks, and documentation standards
• Support self-serve analytics by building scalable, intuitive data products, dashboards, and exploration tools tailored to business stakeholders

Requirements:

• Experience in designing and implementing data infrastructure and architecture
• Proficiency in ETL/ELT processes and data modeling
• Strong understanding of data governance and best practices
• Ability to drive cross-functional alignment on data definitions and metrics
• Experience in mentoring and developing analytics engineers and analysts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift
• Familiarity with data tools and practices including dbt, Airflow, version control, testing frameworks, and documentation standards
• Ability to build scalable and intuitive data products and dashboards
• Experience in a leadership role within an analytics team
• Background in a food-tech or sustainability-focused company
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment