Report Engineer

19 Hours ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Report Engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining dashboards, reports, and data models using Looker (LookML) and SQL. This role will act as the primary point of contact between data engineering and business teams, ensuring the effective use of Looker, optimizing performance, and supporting data-driven decisions. Key responsibilities include designing and developing LookML models, acting as a customer-facing contact, implementing persistent derived tables, building and maintaining Looker as a primary BI tool, investigating and improving query performance, influencing stakeholders to adopt data governance processes, building relationships with cross-functional team members, and assisting with platform administration. The ideal candidate should have strong Looker and SQL skills, the ability to communicate complex information clearly, and experience working on projects from feature definition to project deployment.

Must have:

3+ years of experience developing within Looker
Excellent SQL skills
Coding LookML, setting up Explores, Reports and Dashboards
Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent technical knowledge and experience
Knowledge of Git and it’s interaction with the Looker platform

Good to have:

Knowledge of software development processes and best practices
Understanding of development processes and agile methodologies
Experience within retail, eCommerce
Experience with cloud data warehouses, particularly Snowflake
Effective analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

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Job Details

Position Overview

We are looking for a Report Engineer with strong Looker (LookML) and SQL skills to build and maintain dashboards, reports, and data models. This role acts as a key link between data engineering and business teams, ensuring effective use of Looker, optimizing performance, and supporting data-driven decisions. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of Looker experience and a strong understanding of BI best practices.

ShyftLabs is a growing data product company that was founded in early 2020 and works primarily with Fortune 500 companies. We deliver digital solutions built to help accelerate the growth of businesses in various industries, by focusing on creating value through innovation.

Job Responsibilities

Design and develop LookML models, explore, Dashboards, and workflows in the Looker platform.
Act as the customer-facing contact point between data engineering and the business, assisting developers and users with how to use, navigate, troubleshoot, and develop on the Looker platform.
Implement persistent derived tables, caching policies, version control, and assess code quality, utilize SQL Runner for data validation.
Build, maintain and administer Looker as a primary BI tool and be the driving force behind the adoption and effective use of Looker within every team.
Investigate, improve and optimize query performance for improved user experience.
Influence internal and external stakeholders to design and adopt processes that elevate data integrity and facilitate self-help analytics and proper data governance.
Build and lead impactful and KPI-centric relationships with cross-functional team members.
Help create and maintain coding standards (style guides, etc.) and perform code reviews for other BI developers or technical analysts.
Assist with platform administration, including user and role maintenance, Git connectivity, etc.

Basic Qualifications

At least 3+ years of experience developing within Looker
Excellent SQL skills
High energy and action-oriented with a history of getting things done in complex, fast-moving environments.
Looker Development & Design: coding LookML, setting up Explores, Reports and Dashboards.
Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent technical knowledge and experience.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
Experience working on projects from feature definition to project deployment through the development lifecycle.
Knowledge of Git and it’s interaction with the Looker platform

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of software development processes and best practices (code style guides, linting, pull request reviews, GitHub branch/merge processes, etc.)
Understanding of development processes and agile methodologies.
Experience within retail, eCommerce is desired
Experience with cloud data warehouses, particularly Snowflake is desired
Effective analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Experience building data products incrementally and integrating and managing datasets from multiple sources.

We are proud to offer a competitive salary alongside a strong insurance package. We pride ourselves on the growth of our employees, offering extensive learning and development resources.