Shield AI
Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance (R6185)
San Diego, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 24, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or minimum 3 years with a master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical or quantitative field, or master’s degree.
About the job
Leads the design and delivery of trusted finance data products and AI-enabled decision support on Databricks, partnering across Finance, GTM, and data engineering.
What you'll do
- Shape the analytics roadmap with Finance and GTM leaders, and build governed datasets and semantic models for reporting, planning, and strategic decisions.
- Establish modeling and metric standards; own business-facing reconciliation and acceptance of data products.
- Develop conversational analytics and AI-enabled workflows, use AI coding assistants, and mentor engineers and Finance partners.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical or quantitative field and minimum 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and minimum 3 years of related experience.
- Substantial analytics engineering, BI engineering, or financial data modeling experience, including advanced SQL and production data products.
- Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguous cross-functional work from problem definition through adoption.
- Proficiency with AI coding assistants and practical experience with AI-assisted analytics; sound judgment reviewing generated work.
Nice to have
- Experience with Databricks, Python, semantic layers, or AI application development; Databricks Genie is ideal, and Snowflake Cortex or comparable experience is welcome.
- Experience supporting FP&A, GTM, Strategic Finance, Accounting, or Program Finance; familiarity with enterprise planning, financial controls, or high-growth business environments.
Tools
Databricks, Databricks Genie, Snowflake Cortex, SQL, Python
AI focus
Develops conversational analytics and AI-enabled workflows grounded in trusted business context, and uses AI coding assistants to accelerate delivery with rigorous validation.
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