Junior Analytics Engineer

Job description

WE POWER PEOPLE’S PROGRESS. At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day. Meet the team! At Preply, data is foundational to how we build, experiment, and scale our product. We run hundreds of A/B tests at any given time, power a complex two-sided marketplace, and increasingly rely on data to enable AI-driven personalization and decision-making. Our analytics platform supports teams across Product, Growth, Finance, Engineering, and AI. The quality, discoverability, and accessibility of our data directly impact how quickly teams can make confident decisions. As a Junior Analytics Engineer, you’ll own one of the most widely used pieces of our analytics ecosystem: Looker. You’ll help ensure that more than 900 people across Preply can easily find, understand, and trust the data they use every day. This is a hands-on role with real ownership from day one, combining analytics engineering, data governance, documentation, and continuous improvement of our self-service analytics platform. Please note: This role is open to candidates based in Ukraine. You can work from our Kyiv hub or remotely from anywhere in Ukraine. What you'll be doing: - Own Looker licensing — Manage the license granting process, be the point of contact with Looker’s service, stay up-to-date with new Looker upgrades, identify unused licenses and periodically revoke them, - Classify and organize Looker artifacts — establish clear structure and governance, and reflect it consistently across Looker. - Create and maintain documentation — produce high-quality technical documentation, user guides, and onboarding materials that help teams work confidently with data. - Support continuous improvement — identify opportunities, propose improvements, and run lightweight innovations to test new ideas. - Partner with stakeholders across the business — be the go-to person for Looker, helping teams find, understand, and use data effectively. What you need to succeed: - Working knowledge of SQL and confidence querying and exploring data. - Understanding of business metrics and how data supports product and business decisions. - An analytical mindset — you enjoy understanding what data means, not just retrieving it. - Strong attention to detail and an interest in making data organized, reliable, and easy to discover. - Hands-on experience through internships, industry projects, or relevant personal projects. Commercial experience is a plus. - Comfortable using AI tools to improve productivity and learning. - English proficiency at B2 level or above. Why you'll love it at Preply: - An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture; - A generous monthly allowance for lessons on http://preply.com/Preply.com http://Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development; - A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance; - Access to free mental health support platforms; - The opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!). OUR PRINCIPLES - Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing. - We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience. - Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters. - Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen. - Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently. - Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions. - Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks. - Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference. - Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made. - One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Preply.com http://Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.