Associate Analytics Engineer

Description

Hi, We’re AppFolio.

We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company — we’re a cloud-based powerhouse that creates products to make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing the way people do business, and we want your ideas, your enthusiasm, and your passion to help us keep on innovating.

We love where we work, and you can, too.

Who Are We Looking For?

An aspiring Data professional working to grow AppFolio’s Data Platform to meet evolving business needs, in partnership with Data Analytics, Data Science, Product, Finance, and more. You will support data pipeline management and operations, drive alignment via documentation, create best practice frameworks, and partner with the broader Analytics Engineering team to improve Analytics efficiency and effectiveness at AppFolio. You will have the opportunity to receive mentorship and direction from a strong group of Analytics Engineers, all the while growing your own skill set and knowledge base as it relates to the work supporting AppFolio’s Data Platform. You’ll directly contribute each day to ensuring AppFolio’s data systems meet their full potential to drive top-line growth in a sustainable fashion.

What You’ll Do

• Ensure daily/weekly/monthly data pipeline processes are running smoothly, resolving any issues within 8 business hours or less
• Provide vital support to the dbt initiative within the Analytics organization - document and align the team on best practices & support the admin/training/development for new users
• Collaborate to build new data pipelines and ensure all user requests for new developments within existing pipelines are prioritized and met effectively by the team
• Collaborate to build the initial set of data models within dbt, including the initial set of Semantic Layer data models
• Cross-train other Analytics Engineering-capable employees across the business on how to use our tools and build within them successfully
• Ensure the delivery of business critical data by stewarding month-end and quarter-end processes
• Own and drive collaboration/engagement with the data documentation efforts across the AE-owned data within Snowflake
• Complete ad-hoc reporting and analytics projects to support business functions across AppFolio
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Creative problem solving - able to use creativity and curiosity as tools to pick apart any problem, producing a solution that is relevant and realistic

Rapid Learning - able to understand and conceptualize new realms of information in a quick fashion, and able to take that understanding to action through the work to be done

Data Skills – able to move data from one system to another with ease and accuracy. Understands how to organize and model data to make it scalable, easy to use and effective for stakeholders

Agility - Skilled at stepping into ambiguous situations, challenging the status quo with comfort; utilizes exceptional problem-solving skills to act through rapid business changes. Knows when to shift gears and can make the right trade-offs to drive business results.

Cross-Functional Knowledge - Navigates across verticals and functions and understands how each department contributes to our mission. Able to build relationships and quickly establish trust with others to make things happen.

Must-Haves

• BS or higher in STEM field
• Professional experience in Data Analytics and/or Data Engineering
• Experience with Data Modeling Some Python experience, particularly in the realm of APIs and data movement
• Strong SQL skills (Snowflake Experience preferred)
• Experience with Git
• Experience in Data Pipeline/ETL maintenance and management helpful Experience with AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, SQS, Lambda) helpful
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience partnering directly with Cross-Functional Teams Listening and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate ideas in both technical and business terms
• Highly self-motivated
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Solutions-Oriented mindset, with demonstrated ability to utilize tools/technologies to solve tough problems
  
  

Our Story

AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) was founded in 2006 with the mission to revolutionize vertical industry businesses by providing great software and service. Our easy-to-use, cloud-based software helps our customers more effectively market, manage, and grow their businesses. Our software solutions exist in the real estate vertical, including AppFolio Property Manager and AppFolio Investment Management.

To find out more about what AppFolio has to offer, check out appfolioinc.com/careers.

Statement of Equal Opportunity

At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. That’s why we’re a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that our products, our teams, and our business are stronger because of it. This means that no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status, you’re always welcome at AppFolio.