Looker Developer / BI Analyst
$40,000–$50,000 year
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Design, develop, and maintain LookML models, including views, explores, and dashboards, to build scalable semantic layers that ensure consistency and trust in business metrics. Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Finance teams to translate reporting needs into robust Looker solutions while developing and maintaining data pipelines and transformations. Optimize Looker performance through efficient modelling, caching strategies, and query design, then enforce data governance standards to ensure accuracy and proper documentation of metrics. Analyse datasets to identify trends and patterns, clearly communicating findings to stakeholders and supporting business users through training and best practice guidance. Collaborate cross-functionally to align on KPIs, definitions, and data strategy, contributing to continuous improvement of the data platform and processes.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience with Looker and LookML development
- Advanced SQL skills with several years of hands-on experience
- Experience building scalable semantic layers in a BI tool
- Solid understanding of data modelling principles (e.g., star schema, dimensional modelling)
- Experience with ETL/ELT tools (e.g., dbt, Fivetran or similar)
- Knowledge of data governance and metric standardisation practices
- Experience delivering high-quality dashboards and data visualisations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence decision-making
- A curious mindset with a passion for continuous learning
- Location: Sheffield or London
- Working Pattern: Hybrid, includes 3 days each week in the office
- Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced Looker capabilities, such as extensions, API usage, or embedded analytics
- Cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery)
- Analytics engineering practices and tools (e.g., dbt testing, CI/CD for LookML)
- Programming languages such as Python or R
- Working on data transformation or modern data stack implementations
- Supporting or driving organisation-wide BI adoption initiatives
- Looker preferred
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