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Shield AI

Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance (R6185)

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance (R6185) in San Diego, United States. It pays $120k-$190k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.

AI in this role

Design and deliver trusted data products and AI-enabled decision support for corporate finance on Databricks.

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Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Job Description:

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to lead the design and delivery of trusted data products for Corporate FP&A, Accounting, Program Finance, GTM, and Strategic Finance. You will independently shape analytical solutions, establish shared standards, and turn business priorities into AI-enabled decision support on our Databricks platform. This senior individual contributor role combines hands-on engineering with cross-functional influence and mentorship to expand Finance's impact.

How we rate this

Senior Analytics Engineer - Finance (R6185) at Shield AI rates 30 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Analytics EngineeringFinanceSQLData ModelingDatabricks

Questions you could be asked

  1. Tell me about a project where analytics engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where finance was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where sql was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where data modeling was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Databricks in your day-to-day work.

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  • Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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