Senior Analytics Engineer, Data Platform

Who we are is what we do.

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 100+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 5,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why should you be part of our success story?

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,  Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $800  million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

The Team

The Data Platform team at Deel is composed of senior engineers focused on improving data quality, data pipeline performance, data development experience, and cost management of the entire data stack from ingestion to outbound integrations (and everything in between). As a Senior Analytics Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will spend significant time crafting the future of our Snowflake data warehouse and ensuring it can scale with the business growth of Deel.

We work cross functionally with analysts, analytics engineers, data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and leadership to accomplish these goals. 

As a Senior Analytics Engineer on our Data Platform team you will:

• Design and implement RBAC on Snowflake to meet all business and compliance requirements.

• Enforce data governance policies and practices to maintain data integrity, security, and compliance with global data privacy regulations.

• Design and implement scalable and efficient data models for our Core data mart.

• Develop and optimize SQL queries for analytical and reporting purposes.

• Improve data team productivity by contributing components to our data processing, transformation, orchestration, and messaging framework(s).

• Build data observability systems to provide near real-time visibility into errors, anomalous behavior, and late arriving data.

• Build a world-class development environment and CI/CD system that will allow our systems to scale for years to come

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as data scientists, software engineers, and business stakeholders, to understand data platform needs. 

• Mentor other Analytics Engineers on the team, help them grow, and ensure their work meets internal standards

What you’ll need to be successful in this role: 

• Proficient in RBAC principles and implementation details in modern data warehouse.

• Proficiency in a data engineering tech stack:

  • 5+ years of experience writing complex, performant, readable SQL to process and transform large scale data sets

  • Deep DBT core experience required (experience building on top of dbt core libraries would be awesome)

  • Experience with Snowflake desired (or other cloud database platform)

  • Experience with workflow management frameworks like Airflow, Luigi, Dagster, etc

• You are proficient in Python and/or another data centric language

• You have experience building highly observable data systems

• You are familiar with dimensional data modeling techniques and best practices

• You have an eye for detail, good data intuition, and a passion for data quality

• You appreciate the importance of great documentation and data debugging skills

• You are comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with ambiguous requirements. You are nimble and take intelligent risks

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of  race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com and @paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visitingour careers page.
Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives.
Deel will provide accommodation on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team at recruiting@deel.com of the nature of the accommodation that you may require, to ensure your equal participation.

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