Senior Analytics Engineer

Compare The Market Limited; Greater London, Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to drive analytics solutions and build scalable data models. This role offers the chance to work in a hybrid model, contributing to a modern analytics platform. Candidates should have strong SQL and DBT skills, experience with BI solutions, and a passion for collaboration. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment focused on performance and innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in SQL and DBT, with experience designing scalable, analytics-ready data models.
• Proven ability to deliver data reporting and BI solutions.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, testing, and performance optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex analytics engineering work across multiple teams.
• Own the architecture and evolution of key data models and pipelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align on outcomes and deliver scalable solutions.

Skills

SQL

DBT

Data modelling

Performance optimisation

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

Spark

Job description

Job Description

Senior Analytics Engineer

Function: Data

Location: Hybrid, London or Peterborough office

Curious about what’s next?

So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions.

At Compare the Market, we’re a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We’re building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers.

We’ve carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we’re looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you’ll fit right in.

We’d love you to be part of our journey:

We’re looking for a highly capable Analytics Engineer who wants to grow their individual contributor career by solving complex data and contributing to the foundations of a modern, self-serve analytics platform.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, building reusable and scalable data models, and making data more accessible across the business. You will also take on cross-domain technical ownership and contribute to technical strategy and standards across the organisation.

Some of the Great Things You’ll Do

• Lead and deliver complex, high-impact analytics engineering work across multiple teams within a domain or product area, driving solutions from design through to production adoption.
• Own the architecture and evolution of key data models, workflows, and transformation pipelines, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with established analytics standards and business priorities.
• Shape technical direction in partnership with Data Platform and Tech leadership, setting standards for data quality, observability, and resilience.
• Drive operational excellence across the analytics data stack, reducing technical debt, improving developer experience, and embedding reliability through better design, automation, and monitoring.
• Mentor engineers at all levels, building capability, confidence, and clarity in others through technical guidance, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Analytics, and Technology teams to align on outcomes, reduce delivery risk, and deliver scalable solutions that empower the business.
• Build and support BI reporting and dashboards using modern visualisation tools.
• Implement and maintain data quality checks and testing, contributing to trusted and reliable analytics outputs.
• Contribute to shared analytics engineering standards, documentation, and best practices.
• Represent Analytics Engineering in technical forums and strategy discussions, contributing to architectural alignment and data platform roadmaps.
• Support platform initiatives such as model refactoring, migrations, and improvements to governance and documentation.
• Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the analytics engineering community.
• Champion inclusion and high performance, fostering a culture of psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What We’d Like To See From You

• Strong skills in SQL and DBT, with experience designing scalable, analytics-ready data models.
• Proven ability to deliver data reporting and BI solutions, from requirements through to production.
• A solid understanding of data modelling, testing, and performance optimisation.
• Comfortable working with modern data engineering practices including version control, CI/CD, testing, and documentation.
• A problem-solving mindset and a passion for building high-quality, reusable data solutions.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Useful experience: Databricks, Airflow, Spark, or data platform migrations.

Why Compare the Market?

We’re a business built for pace and performance. Here, you’ll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress.

We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive.

If you’re ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that’s serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.