Business Intel Engineer II, Operational Reporting & Analytics Id-2185

Description

The Operational Reporting & Analytics (ORA) team is seeking an experienced and motivated Business Intelligence Engineer (BIE II) to design, develop, and innovate analytics products that support Amazon Grocery's strategic goals. This is a unique opportunity for someone inspired by Amazon's core values and is interested in working in a high-growth grocery business.

Key job responsibilities

You will partner with Software Development Engineers, Data Engineers, Business Analysts, Product Managers, and Program Managers to design, develop, automate, and innovate analytics solutions. The ideal candidate has strong business judgment, backbone, and collaborates well with product owners to answer key questions. The operating environment is fast-paced and dynamic, balanced by a strong team and welcoming culture. To thrive, you must be detail-oriented, enthusiastic, and flexible; in return you will gain tremendous experience with the latest in BI technologies as well as exposure to several functional areas such as labor, inventory, store operations, food safety, and merchandising.

A day in the life

About The Team

We enable sophisticated, fact-based decision making across Amazon Grocery by delivering constantly evolving technology and analytic capabilities. This team will solve challenging and novel problems every day and have the opportunity to redefine the grocery industry while collaborating with multiple teams across Amazon Grocery brands including Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon Go. You will be able to enjoy and contribute to the unique blend of Amazon's culture. You will be based out of Austin, TX, or San Francisco, CA

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of analyzing and interpreting data with Redshift, Oracle, NoSQL etc. experience
  • Experience with data visualization using Tableau, Quicksight, or similar tools
  • Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines
  • Experience in Statistical Analysis packages such as R, SAS and Matlab
  • Experience using SQL to pull data from a database or data warehouse and scripting experience (Python) to process data for modeling

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AWS solutions such as EC2, DynamoDB, S3, and Redshift
  • Experience in data mining, ETL, etc. and using databases in a business environment with large-scale, complex datasets

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $89,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. 

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