Analytics Engineer at Givebutter

COMPANY DESCRIPTION Givebutter is the most-loved nonprofit fundraising and CRM platform, empowering millions of changemakers to raise more, pay less, and give better. Nonprofits use Givebutter to replace multiple tools so they can launch fundraisers and events, use donation forms and donor management (CRM), send emails and text blasts—all in one place. Use of the Givebutter platform is completely free with a 100% transparent tip-or-fee model. Givebutter has been certified as a Great Place to Work® every year since 2021, and is the #1 rated nonprofit software company on G2 across multiple categories. Our mission is to empower the changemaker in all of us. We believe giving should be fun, so you’ll want to do it again, and we also believe that work should be fun, so that you’ll have the greatest impact. We are excited to hear from talented people who want to work with other talented people in making the world a butter place—and have fun along the way.  ROLE DESCRIPTION Givebutter is seeking a curious and technically strong Analytics Engineer to join our growing Data team. This role partners closely with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders to understand business needs, uncover insights in our data, and build reliable data systems that scale with the company. You’ll help maintain and expand our analytical data model, monitor and improve our data pipelines, and investigate complex data questions across our systems. As part of this work, you’ll also contribute to the documentation and structured context that helps both stakeholders and internal AI tools effectively interact with our data. We want to hear from people who… - Have experience designing and maintaining analytical data models that support reporting and operational decision-making. - Have worked with modern data stacks and understand how to build and maintain reliable data pipelines. - Can partner with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical solutions. - Enjoy performing deep data investigation and root-cause analysis when numbers don’t look right. - Are genuinely excited about working with AI, eager to explore new tools, experiment with use cases, and actively champion its adoption to improve workflows and decision-making across the organization. - Care about documentation and clarity, and want to improve how people interact with data across the company. Responsibilities Data Modeling - Maintain and expand the company’s analytical data model using Snowflake and dbt, ensuring datasets are reliable, well-structured, and easy to use. - Partner with stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs and translate them into new models and datasets. - Investigate discrepancies in metrics and datasets and perform root-cause analysis across systems. Pipeline Monitoring and Maintenance - Monitor and maintain ELT pipelines across our data stack. - Investigate and resolve pipeline failures, schema changes, and data inconsistencies. - Identify opportunities to improve pipeline reliability, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. Data Documentation and Governance - Expand documentation across the data model to clearly describe business logic, relationships, and definitions. - Ensure datasets are clearly structured and documented so they can be reliably used across analytics tools and internal workflows. - Contribute to the structured AI data context files that help internal AI tools accurately interpret datasets and metrics. - Help maintain data governance standards, including contributing to PII masking policies and ensuring sensitive customer data is handled appropriately across the data platform. Stakeholder Partnership - Work closely with Product, Revenue, and Operations teams to understand their data needs and questions. - Help stakeholders navigate the data model and identify the most appropriate datasets for their use cases. - Occasionally build or modify Hex projects to support data exploration or reporting needs. Requirements - 2+ years of experience working in analytics engineering, data engineering, or analytics roles. - Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational data warehouses. - Hands-on experience working with Snowflake as a cloud data warehouse. - Hands-on experience developing and maintaining models using dbt. - Experience using Python for data workflows, scripting, or API integrations - Understanding of analytical data modeling concepts, including fact tables, dimensions, star/snowflake schema, and partitioning. - Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex data issues across multiple systems. - Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Ability to work independently, investigate ambiguous problems, and propose improvements to the data platform. - Deadline to apply: May 16th at 12:00 AM EDT MORE ABOUT GIVEBUTTER Benefits [Upgrade to PRO to see link] - Remote Work: Work remotely from one of our 10 hubs (Austin, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Nashville). - Health Insurance: We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance covered 100% for employees as well as HSA and FSA accounts. - Dependent Care Coverage: We offer coverage for dependents, with 50% of Medical, Dental, and Vision premiums covered for all eligible dependents. - Mental Health: Givebutter health insurance plans come with access to a TalkSpace membership. - 401k: We offer a 3% 401k match for all eligible employee's. - Vacation and Holidays: Givebutter offers a Flexible PTO policy with uncapped vacation days and company-recognized holidays. - Wellness Week: Givebutter closes for one week each summer to prioritize rest and recharge for the entire team. - Parental Leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid leave for all parents and comprehensive leave planning management through Aidora. - Family Care Support: Access a company-paid UrbanSitter membership plus care credits to book trusted, background-checked caregivers for childcare, senior care, pet care, and household support when you need it most. - Home Office Stipend: Upgrade your home office with company-sponsored expenses, including high-quality laptops, monitors, and modern technology. - Coworking Stipend: Enjoy a monthly stipend that gives you the freedom to work from coworking spaces or cafés whenever you need connection, community, or a change of scenery. - Charitable Giving: Employees are encouraged to donate up to $50/month to any verified nonprofit they wish to support on Givebutter. - Professional Development: We offer learning and development reimbursement opportunities. - Love What You Do: We are a mission-driven company serving the charitable sector. Feel good about the work you're doing and the company you work for. Interview Process Below is a high-level outline of our standard interview process 1. Recruiter Screen: A 30-minute conversation to learn more about your background, walk through the role, and ensure mutual alignment on expectations, values, and logistics. 2. Hiring Manager Interview: A deeper dive into your relevant experience, skillset, and working style. This is your first opportunity to connect directly with the person who may be your future manager. 3. Assessment (technical or non-technical): This stage will vary based on the role. It could involve a live coding session, case study, or take-home project. Some roles may include two parts to this stage to evaluate both practical skills and problem-solving approaches 4. Values Interview: A conversation with team members focused on how you align with our core values and leadership principles. 5. References: We connect with a few folks you’ve worked closely with to get a better picture of your working style and impact. 6. Offer: If all goes well, we’ll move to the offer stage! Please note, we will have an AI note-taking tool join most of our interviews. Hi potential new butterslice! A recent study from LinkedIn [Upgrade to PRO to see link] showed that most women apply to jobs only when they meet 100% of the requirements, whereas men will hit the apply button if they hit 60%. Givebutter is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. So to the women and nonbinary folks out there feeling unsure if you're a perfect fit, we strongly encourage you to apply!