Analytics Engineer

Halter


Job Location:

Auckland - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 7 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Halter

At Halter were on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break No quad bikes no dogs no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. Its changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us youll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think out-work and out-care. Were committed to delivering real change in the world - this isnt easy and in truth we love that its hard.

Were backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund Bessemer Venture Partners BOND DCVC Blackbird Promus Ventures Rocket Labs Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.

To find out more visit our LinkedIn & Instagram.

About the role:

Were on the hunt for a world-class Analytics Engineer to join our team! Youll work hand-in-hand with our Planning and Intelligence team to own the semantic layer between raw data and the business trusted modelled analytics-ready datasets that power everything from AI analytics agents to reports and dashboards. The role will be building the metrics layer that houses definitions queries and relationships to enable downstream systems to call the same insights - agnostic of tool. Working hand in hand with our wider platform discipline youll help build the foundations of our GTM data stack and contribute to the strategic direction and future of analytics at Halter.

The ideal candidate is product-minded and user-driven; you treat datasets and metric definitions as a product with internal customers versioning and high quality documentation. Youll work closely with internal stakeholders to deeply understand their needs and through the metrics layer enable access to the data the business needs in a consistent digestible format.

Were looking for people who are comfortable working in a dynamic environment where they will be challenged on a daily basis. We want people who are obsessed with helping to deliver the best outcome for our farmers. To succeed you will need to be able to learn quickly and utilise your own initiative while working under pressure and to tight deadlines.

What your day could look like:

  • Build and maintain dbt models that serve as the trusted source of truth for GTM analytics.

  • Developing our semantic / metrics layer so dashboards ad-hoc SQL and AI agents all see the same numbers.

  • Working with stakeholders to define and document and metric definitions how Halter measures itself commercially.

  • Partner with Data Engineering on upstream pipeline design and with the Data Scientist and Tableau analysts on downstream consumption.

  • Maintain documentation lineage and data quality testing across the modelling layer.

  • Stay up-to-date with your area of expertise and ensure the team is aware of new technological advances and better ways of working.

  • And finally this is a start-up so youll also be rolling your sleeves up and helping with whatever is required to succeed in our mission knowing that your whole organisation is with you doing the same.

Who were looking for:

  • Deep expertise in SQL and dimensional / data modelling for analytical workloads.

  • Strong working knowledge of dbt staging intermediate and marts layers tests documentation and metrics / semantic layer.

  • Foundational AI knowledge - Open to experimenting with AI tools and building skills alongside the team as the space matures.

  • Experience defining metrics and building analytics-ready datasets in close partnership with BI and analyst consumers you understand that a clean dbt model is only half the job.

  • Comfort with Python (or another scripting language) for orchestration and lightweight automation Airflow exposure is a plus.

  • Strong stakeholder skills and a product mindset you treat internal data consumers as customers and dataset quality as a service-level commitment.

  • Experience working with AWS-based analytical stacks (S3 Athena Glue or similar) and CI/CD-based deployment with GitHub.

Bonus things you could bring along to the role these are not essential for you to apply

  • Familiarity with Tableau (or another modern BI tool) ideally enough to partner closely with analysts on the consumption layer.

  • Knowledge of statistical methods and/or machine learning or a strong interest in supporting predictive analytics workflows.

  • Any exposure to one or more of our GTM platforms Salesforce Intercom Netsuite Linear.

  • Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tooling.

Our Benefits:

  • Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.

  • Healthy body healthy mind. Were partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being.

  • We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.

  • Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.

  • Our time to recharge is valued were offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave.

  • Importantly we offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.

Our Office First Approach

Humans are wired for connection. Being office first is a core pillar of our culture because in-person connections drive your growth learning impact and relationships. Strong relationships make it easier to disagree give feedback and do meaningful work together.

Were office first not office only. Working from the office is our default but we flex when needed. We have a high-trust culture where everyone is trusted to do whats best for Halter.

Our office vibe is special the high energy and spectacular people make work enjoyable. Your growth and impact are unlimited here coming from solving problems innovating and constantly learning from each other.

Join our team

Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but dont necessarily tick every requirement on this job description please still get in touch and apply to Halter. Wed love to chat to see if youll be an epic fit!

If this opportunity sounds like you please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why youre excited about this role and working at Halter along with your CV and well be in touch!

Please also feel free to check out the careers page for more information on working at Halter and dont forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.

Why our team loves working at Halter:

  • Work that genuinely matters. Every now and again a company comes along that transforms an entire industry and leaves the world in a better place. Our team gets to be part of something truly meaningful helping farmers improve their livelihoods spend more time with their families and build more sustainable operations.

  • Spectacular people solving hard problems. Our culture is designed for talented people to do work that changes lives. The team is filled with diverse kind and driven people who push each other to do their best work. Youll be thrown into the deep end tackling complex challenges and building something tangible that solves real problems.

  • Youll grow here. Autonomy mastery and learning define how we work. Youll have the freedom to work on interesting problems master new skills and continuously develop yourself both through your role and our $1000 personal growth fund.

  • This isnt easy and we love that its hard. Working at Halter will be the most rewarding and the most challenging work of your life. We move fast take bold bets and work hard to reshape an entire industry. As one team member put it: Joining Halter is a bit like strapping yourself to a rocket ship but its an epic journey to be a part of!


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