Principal Analytics Engineer
Analytics
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Data Analysis
Data Analytics
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Data Build Tool
Data Engineer
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Data Engineering Lead
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Data Lake
Data Lakehouse
Data Management
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Data Transforms
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Database
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Reporting and Analytics
Semantic Layer
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SQL
Vector Databases
Job Description
Principal Analytics Engineer - Data Architecture is a principal individual contributor and technical leader on the Customer Analytics team.
Responsibilities
- Architect relational data marts and high-scale dbt models in Databricks and Delta Lake using dimensional modeling and software engineering practices for scale, maintainability, and cost efficiency
- Own analytics data products end to end: discovery and contracts, automated testing, CI/CD deployment, documentation, monitoring, support, and controlled change
- Design and productize a modular semantic layer and shared data services delivering governed metrics and dimensions, metadata, approved access paths, and vector-enabled retrieval for BI, data science, and AI
- Operate high-availability data and reporting products to agreed SLAs using freshness and quality alerts, lineage, observability, proactive issue detection, and urgent resolution
- Drive alignment on metric definitions, governance, and domain ownership; resolve ambiguity with internal and external stakeholders
- Raise team standards through reusable dbt frameworks, technical reviews, mentoring, and AI-assisted development
- Complete additional tasks as they arise
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience and/or certification in a related field
- 7+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or data architecture with a bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years with a graduate degree
- Expert SQL and dimensional modeling, including grain, star and snowflake schemas, conformed facts and dimensions, SCD Type 2, snapshots, event models, and incremental processing
- Extensive dbt experience with modular models, macros, packages, custom tests, documentation, and source freshness; hands-on Databricks, Delta Lake, and Spark experience
- Production engineering experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, SLA support, performance tuning, data catalogs, lineage, and policy-aware access
- Experience with semantic layers, embeddings, semantic search, and vector databases, plus exposure to AI/LLM tools as data consumers; proven product-oriented ownership and cross-functional influence
Technologies
- SQL
- dbt
- Databricks
- Delta Lake
- Spark
- Git
- CI/CD
- Dimensional modeling
- Star schema
- Snowflake schema
- SCD Type 2
- Event models
- Incremental processing
- Semantic layers
- Embeddings
- Semantic search
- Vector databases
- AI/LLM tools
Benefits
- 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
- Parental leave
- Unlimited Paid Time Off including vacation, sick days & public holidays
- Flexible scheduling and work from home policy depending on role and responsibilities
Compensation
Base salary range: $169,700 to $212,100 per year (Cambridge, MA).
Additional Perks
- Work on a mission with real impact: crashes prevented, injuries avoided, lives protected around the world
- Join an industry leader: 65 million drivers protected, powering 140+ programs across 25 countries
- Recognized innovator in mobility AI, including TIME Industry Leader in AI, a Gold Edison Award, and the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award for AI for Social Good; Great Place to Work Certified
- Be part of the team inventing the future of mobility and road safety
- Move fast, own outcomes, do work that matters
- High ownership, small teams, and direct access to leadership
- Summer Fridays with half days for team members
- Employee resource groups: Black, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, Women, Book Club, and Health & Wellness
- Comprehensive wellness, education, and employee assistance programs
Diversity and Inclusion
- CMT is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a workplace and culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered
- No discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability state
Company Overview
- Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is the world’s largest telematics and AI company for safer mobility
- Mission: make the world’s roads and drivers safer
- DriveWell Fusion® proactively identifies and reduces driving risk, leading to fewer crashes and injuries
- Over 126,000 crashes prevented worldwide
- Helps partners measure risk, detect crashes, provide life-saving assistance, and streamline claims
- Headquartered in Cambridge, MA; offices in Budapest, Hungary; Chennai, India; Seattle, Washington; Tokyo, Japan; and Zagreb, Croatia
Location
- Cambridge, MA (onsite)
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