Senior Analytics Engineer

The workforce is undergoing a massive transformation, with up to 50% of today’s jobs expected to require new skill sets within a few years. This shift makes evaluating talent challenging, and closing this skill gap is rapidly becoming the most critical issue for companies worldwide.

At Alva, we believe you are more than just your CV. Traditional evaluations can't capture your full potential, especially in a world where roles evolve quickly. We're dedicated to building an inclusive product that gives everyone an equal opportunity to showcase their abilities and match efficiently with relevant job opportunities. By doing so, we empower companies to thrive and improve their performance through better talent alignment.

We are currently seeking a Role title to help us revolutionize how the world views talent, today and tomorrow.

Alva Labs is a Stockholm-based SaaS company that offers a solution that is helping global organizations grow their team in a scientific way. Alva has created a unique candidate assessment platform that helps companies find the right candidate for them, and candidates to find their dream job. c. Combining state-of-the-art psychometrics, data science, and an obsession with candidate experience, it provides the needed tool for data-driven talent acquisition.

Our current focus is on transforming our offerings to meet the needs of larger and more complex organizations. By targeting this segment, we aim to redefine how the market perceives talent management. We are embarking on ambitious product innovations and evolving our go-to-market strategies. In this dynamic environment, the Senior Analytics Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping the future success of our company.

As our Senior Analytics Engineer, you will participate in and lead critical initiatives to transform our data infrastructure and establish best practices for data management across the organization. You'll be joining a small team consisting of yourself and a Machine Learning engineer and report directly to the CTO. In this role, you will serve as the analytics engineering expert, taking charge of our data infrastructure and processes.

Your primary focus will be tackling several key data-related challenges:

1. Reorganizing our data interface to ensure consistency and establish a clear source of truth

2. Improving data clarity and adherence to conventions within our BigQuery environment

3. Contributing to developing and implementing a comprehensive data strategy

4. Optimizing our data query workflow to enhance efficiency and accuracy

5. Collaborating with external stakeholders, such as Customer Success, Finance, Product, and Engineering teams, to help them access and utilize the data they need effectively

To excel in this role, you should have:

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering

• Strong technical background in data architecture, ETL processes, and data modeling

• Expertise in BigQuery or other cloud-based data warehousing solutions

• Proficiency in SQL and experience with Python

• Experience in implementing data governance practices and improving data quality

• Familiarity with machine learning workflows and how they integrate with data engineering processes

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

• Experience with Weld, Metabase, or other data management/visualization tools is a plus

The following qualifications are considered a plus:

• A track record of successfully leading data-driven projects and initiatives

• Experience in developing and executing data strategies aligned with business objectives

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is passionate about driving data-driven decision making and continuously improving our data infrastructure and processes.

At Alva, you will get to work with truly talented people on our mission to create a more fair and efficient job market. The problem we are solving is not only interesting and engaging, but it is also an area that deserves and needs attention. We have the opportunity to impact millions of candidates' lives, by helping organizations and candidates to find the right match.

As a company we have high ambitions and are eager to create value for our customers and candidates. To achieve our goals, we hold each other to high standards. In order to enjoy and thrive here we believe it is important that your values align with ours. Please take the time to read more about those here .

We offer an individual compensation & benefits package, where you can adjust the set up based on your personal preferences, where the starting point is a base salary above average, 30 days of vacation, ITP pension, and a few other neat perks.

We offer a flexible working set up where we spend at least 3 days at our office in central Stockholm per week.

Buckle up - it’s going to be quite a ride!

Given that we claim to be experts in hiring, you probably wonder what we have in store for you.

• Application with screening questions.

• Screening with Alva’s psychometric tests.

• First interview (focusing on who you are) with HR.

• Technical home assignment

• Tech interview with a colleague

• Interview with Hiring Manager and a colleague

• Short interview with our CEO

• Background check (yes, we do take security seriously).

• Offer, sign, and happy dance!