Senior BI Engineer_ Remote/Contract

BI Engineer - Senior

Contract - Remote/ 6 months+

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Systems

Experience : Minimum 6+ years as a BI Engineer

Job Descriptions

Looker Semantic Modeling & Metrics Layer

• Design and maintain LookML models (views, explores, derived tables)

• Define consistent business metrics, dimensions, and calculations

• Implement reusable measures, joins, and aggregate awareness

• Optimize semantic models for performance and usability

• Align semantic definitions with data engineering and business stakeholders

• Governed LookML models Certified explores Standardized metrics Metric definitions doc Semantic layer performance artifacts

Dashboard & Report Development

• Design and develop interactive Looker dashboards and reports

• Translate business requirements into clear, actionable visualizations

• Apply visualization best practices for usability and storytelling

• Implement dashboard filters, drill-downs, and user-level access

• Maintain and enhance existing dashboards based on feedback

• Production-ready dashboards Dashboard design standards Dashboard templates

Self-Service BI Enablement

• Enable business users to explore data using certified Looker explores

• Design user-friendly semantic models to reduce ad-hoc SQL dependency

• Provide training, demos, and best-practice guidance to users

• Define data governance guardrails for self-service analytics

• Self-service Looker explores User enablement materials Adoption metrics & usage insights

In-DB Semantic Layer & SQL Development

• Write and optimize complex SQL queries for analytics use cases

• Validate data accuracy, aggregations, and business logic

• Partner with Data Engineers to optimize tables, partitions, and models

• Troubleshoot data discrepancies and performance issues

• Optimized SQL logic Query validation results Reconciliation reports

Operations, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor dashboard performance, usage, and failures

• Maintain Looker content lifecycle (dev → prod)

• Implement access controls and content organization

• Continuously improve models and dashboards based on usage analytics

• Stable Looker environment Usage & adoption reports

• Strong experience with Looker and LookM L development
• Expertise in semantic modeling and metrics layer design
• Hands-on experience in dashboard and report development
• Strong SQL development and query optimization skills
• Experience with data modeling , analytics, and reporting solutions
• Understanding of BI governance and self-service analytics
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and business teams
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills