Senior Data Analytics Engineer

About Us:

Rent the Runway (RTR)  is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

Galway Office 

Rent The Runway established its European Technology Hub in Galway in April 2019.  Based in the historic Claddagh area of the city, the growing team in Galway tackles core technology challenges and influences the next generation of services critical to Rent The Runway’s success and continued growth. 

The Galway office is Rent the Runway's first international office outside the US and enables the company to significantly expand its Software Engineering, Product Development, Machine Learning Engineering and Data Science footprint. Rent The Runway’s Galway-based employees have the opportunity to grow their careers across several roles and career paths in Technology.

Our engineering team is smart, pragmatic, and entrepreneurial. We practice continuous integration & test-driven development, engage in constant peer code reviews & pair programming, and work hard to give back to the software community through open-source contributions.

About the Team:

Data is core to our growing business and has been ingrained in the company's DNA since its founding. As a member of the Business Intelligence team, you will help arm stakeholders with data to measure performance and insights, driving continuous improvements across the company. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining RTR’s core data models, building scalable data pipelines, and ensuring reliable data accessibility across the organization. This team enables self-service analytics, powers data-driven decision-making, and collaborates closely with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to drive key initiatives.

About the Job:

We are looking for a Data Analytics Engineer to enhance our data ecosystem by ensuring scalable, well-structured, and high-quality datasets that drive insights across the business. You will be responsible for building and optimizing data models, developing ETL/ELT pipelines, and improving data infrastructure to support analytics and reporting. This role requires a blend of data modeling expertise, engineering best practices, and strong collaboration with the other members of your team (BI Analysts), and Data Engineers.

What You’ll Do: 

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Ops, Supply Chain, Product, Finance, Engineering) to identify data visibility gaps and ensure data supports business objectives.
• Develop and optimize core data models using DBT, designing scalable, reusable, and well-documented transformations that power dashboards, reports, and analysis across the organization.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering to design, optimize, and maintain efficient data pipelines, ensuring accuracy, availability, and performance.
• Enhance data validation and governance processes, driving best practices in data modeling, quality assurance, and documentation.
• Define and monitor key business KPIs, providing insights that drive experimentation, optimization, and strategic improvements.
• Support and administer BI tools (Looker, Heap, etc.), ensuring adoption and effective use across teams.
• Contribute to data infrastructure improvements, including refactoring legacy models and optimizing data warehouse architecture.
   

About you:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with large, complex data sets.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics…); advanced degrees and/or specializations a plus.
• Highly proficient in SQL, with experience optimizing queries in cloud-based data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with DBT, with a firm grasp of data modeling, warehouse concepts, and transformation logic.
• Strong Looker development skills, including LookML modeling, dashboard creation, and project structuring.
• Experience with code management and deployment on Github.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle ambiguity, and manage multiple priorities.
• Experience leading or contributing to a data warehouse migration (e.g., Snowflake → BigQuery) is a plus.

Benefits:

At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the happiness and wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Generous Paid Time Off including annual leave, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program  - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - unplug, recharge, and have some fun.
• Competitive Stakeholder Pension - taking care of your future. 
• Comprehensive health, dental care and dependents care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered. 
• Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
• Hybrid Work -This hybrid role requires 2-3 days per week in our Galway, Ireland office with the option to work 2 days remotely.

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee on any legally-recognised basis, including, but not limited to: gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the Traveller community.

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