Analytics Engineer

Civitech is a remote-first organization dedicated to increasing civic participation and supporting progressive causes through data-driven tools and infrastructure. The company values diversity and encourages underrepresented groups to apply.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 a year

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain dbt models that transform raw data from multiple sources into clean, tested, well-documented datasets.
• Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to translate ambiguous questions into durable data models.
• Improve data quality across the stack by writing tests, defining expectations for critical models, and triaging issues.
• Document models, metrics, and lineage for self-service by engineers, analysts, and partners.
• Use Python for orchestration, ad-hoc work, or transformations.
• Raise the bar on analytics engineering practices, including code review, modeling conventions, CI, and documentation standards.
• Perform additional engineering and data duties as needed.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or a related role.
• Strong SQL skills and production experience with dbt.
• Comfortable in Python for data work, including pandas, scripting, and automation.
• Experience with a cloud data warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar).
• A bias toward clarity in models, tests, and documentation.
• Comfort with ambiguity and working with messy political and civic data.
• Familiarity with voter file data, VAN/EveryAction, or other political/civic data sources is a plus.
• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect) or modern data ingestion (Fivetran, Airbyte) is an advantage.
• Committed to leveraging technology to support Democratic candidates, empower progressive causes, and increase civic participation.