Analytics engineer with 5 years of experience building modern data stacks for venture-backed SaaS companies. Rebuilt a 400-model dbt project that cut warehouse spend 38% and pipeline runtime by two thirds. Brings software engineering practices like testing, CI and code review to analytics teams.
Experience
Analytics Engineer, Relay HR Cloud (Remote)
Jan 2023 – Present
Refactored a 400-model dbt project into staging, intermediate and mart layers, cutting Snowflake spend 38% and runtime from 3 hours to 55 minutes
Added 900 dbt tests and Slim CI in GitHub Actions, reducing broken dashboards reported by users 80%
Built a semantic layer of 60 metrics consumed by Hex, Looker and the customer-facing analytics product
Onboarded 5 analysts to Git workflows, dbt conventions and code review
Data Analyst, Brightside Logistics Software (Portland, OR)
Mar 2021 – Dec 2022
Replaced scheduled SQL scripts with dbt models and Fivetran connectors for 12 sources
Built Looker explores for finance and customer success, ending weekly CSV exports
Wrote documentation for 80 models and published a dbt docs site for business users
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Beaver Industrial Engineering Lab (Corvallis, OR)
Jun 2019 – Jun 2020
Built a PostgreSQL database for manufacturing sensor data from 12 machines
Education
B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Oregon State University (Sep 2016 – Jun 2020)
Engineering: Git, GitHub Actions, Python, data testing
BI & Semantic: Looker (LookML), Hex, dbt Semantic Layer
How to write a Analytics Engineer resume
A strong Analytics Engineer resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Analytics Engineer resume FAQ
What should a Analytics Engineer resume include?
A Analytics Engineer resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Analytics Engineer?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Analytics Engineer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Analytics Engineer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Analytics Engineer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Analytics Engineer roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Analytics Engineer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."