Software Engineer - Analytics and Insights

<p><strong>Software Engineer - Insights & Analytics</strong></p><p><br><br>Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.<br></p><p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Sheffield, UK (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>£80,000pa - permanent employment (will go to £90k for exceptional candidates)</p><p>Also available as an inside IR35 contract at £435/day</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>Our client is a fast-growing international consultancy specialising in data, AI and advanced analytics for major financial institutions. With programmes running across the UK and Europe, they are expanding their team to support large-scale data science and modelling initiatives. They are looking for a Software Engineer specialising in Analytics & Insights to design and build enterprise analytics products. The role focuses on developing high-quality datasets, dashboards and analytical tools that help business stakeholders make better decisions using data.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Design and build analytics datasets and semantic layers for enterprise reporting</li><li>Develop dashboards and analytical products used by business stakeholders</li><li>Translate business questions into measurable metrics, dashboards and insights</li><li>Design reusable analytics assets such as curated datasets, metrics frameworks and analytical models</li><li>Implement CI/CD pipelines for analytics workflows</li><li>Work with enterprise data platforms to deliver scalable analytics solutions</li><li>Ensure strong data quality, governance and lineage practices</li><li>Use AI-assisted tools and LLMs to accelerate analytics workflows, documentation and insight generation</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Required Skills</strong></p><ul><li>Strong SQL and data modelling skills</li><li>Experience building analytics datasets and semantic layers</li><li>Hands-on dashboard development using Tableau, Power BI, Looker, ThoughtSpot or similar tools</li><li>Experience with enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks or BigQuery</li><li>Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for analytics, automation or data manipulation</li><li>Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Git, automated testing and deployment pipelines</li><li>Understanding of enterprise data governance, lineage and data quality practices</li><li>Strong ability to translate business questions into metrics, dashboards and actionable insights</li></ul><p><br> xwzovoh </p><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p><ul><li>Experience designing reusable metrics frameworks or analytical models</li><li>Experience working in large enterprise data environments</li><li>Experience using LLMs or AI-assisted tools to accelerate analytics workflows</li><li>Experience building analytics products directly for business stakeholders</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Ideal Candidate</strong></p><ul><li>Analytics Engineer or BI-focused Software Engineer</li><li>Comfortable working between data engineering and business analytics</li><li>Able to translate complex enterprise data into clear dashboards and insights</li><li>Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately our client is unable to sponsor work visas, either now or in the future.</p>