The Role
Rakuten Kobo Inc. are seeking a Data Analyst (5 month contract) to join our Big Data team. Reporting to the Manager of Business Analytics, you will be part of a diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment where you will be able to work with unique and exciting data and directly impact the business on a daily basis.
Responsibilities :
- Leverage the large amount of data collected in our ecosystem, from our : website, partners, apps, and eReaders to further our mission of making reading better for all.
- Empower a culture of self-serve analytics by creating meaningful, efficient ETL pipelines to power our Data Lake & Marketplace.
- Use your engineering expertise to evolve, modernize, and improve the performance and reliability of our data collection, aggregation, and analysis pipelines.
- Work with the BigData and Data Engineering team to tackle complex data & processing challenges.
- Apply your knowledge of statistics, experimental design and A / B testing to help business & product owners make sound decisions based on meaningful data.
- Present your findings to audiences of various technical backgrounds.
The Skillset :
B.Sc. In Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Engineering or related field5+ Years of SQL experience in both a data mining & ETL capacity (In various environments : MS SQL Server, Google BigQuery, Hive)2-3+ Years of Python experience2+ Years using Data Visualization Tools (Tableau, Domo, Google Looker Studio)Working knowledge job orchestration tools such as AirflowWorking knowledge of the Unix shell environmentWorking knowledge of Git workflowsBonus Points :
Experience using large datasets in eCommerceFamiliarity with statistical tools such as RA passion for beautiful data visualizationsExcellent communication and presentation skills