Titlesby GlyphAnalytics Engineer job title trend since Apr 2011
Engineering · Fading · in 0.19% of HN hiring posts · 61 open roles at 40 companies · median $188k
Models raw data into clean, tested tables (usually with dbt) for analysts and dashboards; named by dbt Labs around 2019.
first seen Oct 2011, Hacker Newstook off Oct 2013
Why it exists
Written from the sources below
Cloud warehouses and SQL transformation tools let analysts build the data models engineers used to own. dbt Labs named the role in 2019: someone between data engineer and analyst who applies software practice (version control, tests) to analytics code.
- CoinedWhat is analytics engineering?dbt Labs (Claire Carroll), Mar 2019 · backs: defines the analytics engineer role
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Software10
- Fintech6
- AI application6
- Developer tools3
- Robotics and autonomy3
- Data platform2
- AI infrastructure2
- AI lab2
Cities
- New York14
- San Francisco13
- Boston3
- Palo Alto3
- Dallas2
- Vancouver, Canada1
- London, United Kingdom1
- Melbourne, Australia1
- Portland1
- Washington1
Countries and remote
- United States49
- Canada3
- Poland2
- Spain1
- United Kingdom1
- Australia1
Remote option51%
Posted pay
Middle half $179k to $210k, median $188k from 48 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Pay by level and city on SalariesWho is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 5 | |
| 3 | Peregrine TechnologiesA company hiring most for Staff Engineer and Deployment Strategist. | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | ||
| 8 | forusA company hiring most for Product Manager and Data Scientist. | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 1 |
Open roles
8 of 61; company pages list the rest| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Data & Analytics EngineerforusNew York office$170k to $250k | forus | New York office | $170k to $250k |
| Analytics Engineer (X) | Palo Alto, CA | $140k to $225k | |
| Senior Analytics Engineer, People Data and Insights | New York, NY | $160k to $185k | |
| Staff Analytics Engineer | Remote - USA | $207k to $244k | |
| Staff Analytics EngineerPermitFlowNew York City, NY$170k to $250k | PermitFlow | New York City, NY | $170k to $250k |
| Analytics Engineer | San Francisco | $250k to $400k | |
| Senior Analytics Engineer | United States | $144k to $183k | |
| Senior AI Data & Analytics Engineer II | Remote - Seattle | $137k to $231k |
Lineage
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
187 posts since Apr 2011November 2026 0 of 207 postings, 0%
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About this title
Models raw data into clean, tested tables (usually with dbt) for analysts and dashboards; named by dbt Labs around 2019.
Also counted: analytics engineering, dbt
First sighting
...and students. Looking most urgently for a front ender, an analytics engineer, and a business person, but if you are excited about what we are doing...
Median posted salary $188k from 48 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.