Analytics Engineer (you might also go by the name of Data Engineer or BI Developer - if you have experience with dbt)

We're a growing team, so are looking for engineers at various levels!

Team: Data  

Salary: £70K - £80K per annum depending on experience  

Location: Hybrid role, two days based in London  

Join our milk round 

Our goal at Modern Milkman is to make the home sustainable, and, to date, we've prevented over 100 million plastic bottles from polluting the planet. Not bad for a business that started as four friends from Lancashire delivering milk from a beat-up truck!  

We’re using technology, creative problem solving and innovating historical methods to bring back the Milk round and by doing that we offer our customers the ability to make more planet-positive shopping habits one small, simple and very convenient step at a time. We care about local communities and are proud to connect our customers to local dairies, bakers and producers. 

You can find us across the UK and in the US (Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island) 

Your mission 

We’re looking for an Analytics Engineer to help us build and scale our data stack. You’ll be joining a small team of data pros who work closely with colleagues in tech and the business to deliver reliable, valuable analytics in a self-serve BI environment. 

As an Analytics Engineer, you’ll be responsible for staging, transforming and modelling source data to produce clean, certified datasets in our data warehouse that can be used to generate critical analysis. 

You’ll work with stakeholders from across the business with a range of skills and needs, gathering their requirements and getting the right data to the right place at the right time. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Designing and building data models for analytics, reporting, and data science applications 

• Implementing and maintaining reliable, efficient ELT pipelines 

• Developing tools and processes to ensure the quality and observability of data 

• Monitoring and improving the performance and efficiency of the data stack 

• Producing excellent documentation on all of the above 

• Work in a small, agile team to build excellent data products 

• Build great relationships with stakeholders and understand their needs and challenges 

• Be curious, adaptable, and willing to pitch in to help with data problems of all shapes and sizes 

What You’ll Bring 

• Experience in a data or analytics engineering role, ideally in a start-up environment 

• Excellent SQL, with strong Python skills a plus 

• Solid understanding of data modeling, data transformation, and reporting tools 

• Previous experience with data cloud tech like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks 

• Knowledge of ELT tools like dbt, Fivetran, or Stitch 

• Strong problem-solving skills 

• Excellent communication skills, both technical and business-oriented 

Benefits 

• 25 days holiday, 8 bank holidays (5 flexible ones). Plus, your birthday off too!  

• Up to 6% matched company pension.  

• Access to thanksBen, for a range of core & flexible benefits  

• Employee discount off Modern Milkman products  

• Enhanced parental leave & pay  

• Life Insurance  

• Cycle to work scheme & Octopus EV salary sacrifice  

• In-person company events  

• £300 working from home set up  

• £300 L&D budget per annum 

• £300 Health and Well Being budget  

• Endless samples of our stock – Seriously, our category managers have us taste testing food and drinks all the time!  

• Up to 4 weeks working abroad  

• 2x volunteering days and team volunteering days 

• Loads of company clubs to join, from book clubs (Page Churners), Running, cycling and swimming (Trotters and Plodders), 5 aside Football (Modern Milkman FC) and any other pun-related clubs you can think of. 

 Interview Process: 5 stages (incl. a task)   

Talent Screen> Hiring Manager Interview >Task with wider team>Ways of working interview >Final interview with our CTO, Al  

Candidate Experience⭐️ Due to the high volume of applications, it might take us a little longer to get back to you. Most feedback will be shared via email, and we make every effort to provide specific and constructive insights whenever possible