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Autotrader.ca

Digital solutions for used-car dealers

Senior Analytics Engineer - m/f/d

Full-Time
CA$130k - CA$170k/yr+ 3% matching pension + Annual bonus
Senior
Toronto, ON, Canada
In Person
Data & AnalyticsData Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience in Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related data role.
  • Deep experience designing, building, and scaling analytical models and reusable data products.
  • Advanced SQL skills and strong knowledge of dimensional and semantic modeling.
  • Strong experience with cloud-native analytical platforms, ideally AWS services such as Glue, Athena, S3, or MWAA.
  • Practical Python experience for data processing, automation, validation, or troubleshooting.
  • A strong track record of owning complex technical initiatives within a team or across closely related teams.
  • Experience setting technical direction, resolving ambiguity, and aligning stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of data quality, testing, observability, documentation, and operational ownership.
  • Experience improving modeling standards, development workflows, review practices, or quality gates.
  • The ability to influence technical and business stakeholders through clear reasoning and communication.
  • Experience mentoring analytics engineers, analysts, or other data practitioners.
  • A good understanding of data privacy, security, governance, and compliance in analytical systems.
  • A proactive, collaborative, and solution-driven mindset.
Responsibilities
  • Own complex analytics engineering workstreams from problem framing through delivery and adoption.
  • Design and evolve scalable analytical models, semantic layers, and reusable data products.
  • Set technical direction for team-owned models and analytical systems.
  • Resolve ambiguity and align stakeholders around clear, pragmatic technical decisions.
  • Improve modeling standards, documentation, testing, review practices, and quality gates.
  • Drive consistency in KPIs, metrics, and analytical logic.
  • Partner with Data Platform, Product Analytics, Engineering, and Data Governance teams.
  • Improve the performance, reliability, and cost efficiency of AWS-based analytical workloads.
  • Contribute to AI-driven capabilities such as text-to-SQL, semantic modeling for AI, automated insights, and conversational analytics.
  • Guide complex refactoring, migrations, and technical debt reduction.
  • Review analytical solutions for correctness, maintainability, privacy, security, performance, and business fit.
  • Mentor analytics engineers and analysts through reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
  • Turn recurring quality or delivery issues into reusable standards, automation, and documentation.
  • Connect technical decisions to product, operational, and business outcomes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with semantic layers, shared metric frameworks, or AI-driven analytics is a strong advantage.

About the company

Autotrader.ca provides a suite of digital tools for used-car dealers to grow online sales. The platform is subscription-based and combines marketplace listings, web solutions, inventory management, traffic analytics, and conversion tools; dealers upload inventory, publish listings, review analytics, and convert traffic into leads. Premium listings on autoTRADER.ca offer extra exposure, while the tools are designed to be simple to use and easy to measure. The goal is to help dealers attract more customers, manage inventory more efficiently, and increase sales in a competitive digital automotive market.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.3B

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1975

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What believers are saying

  • AutoCanada signed a national partnership on March 31, 2026.
  • AutoTrader reported stronger inquiry quality and engagement during its 2026 platform tests.
  • Greenhouse listed 28 openings on September 2, 2026, signaling active expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Q2 2026 used-vehicle sales fell 2.5%, pressuring dealer budgets.
  • Google AI Overviews and zero-click shopping weaken marketplace traffic by 2027.
  • Kijiji, Facebook Marketplace, and OEM sites compress AutoTrader's pricing power.

What makes Autotrader.ca unique

  • AutoTrader.ca remains Canada’s largest automotive marketplace as of March 2026.
  • Its March 2026 AI platform bundles DemandAI with dealer tools and simpler packages.
  • Its price index and editorial data give dealers proprietary market intelligence.

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Benefits

  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Gym Membership
  • Wellness Program
  • Conference Attendance Budget
  • Professional Development Budget
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Performance Bonus

Company News

AIM Group
Dec 12th, 2024
AutoScout24 completes acquisition of Canada-based Trader Corp. - AIM Group

Germany-based auto marketplace AutoScout24 has completed its acquisition of Canada-based Trader Corporation from private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

Newswire
Aug 16th, 2024
AutoScout24 Acquires TRADER Corporation

AutoScout24, a leading pan-European online automotive marketplace, has signed an agreement to acquire TRADER Corporation from Thoma Bravo. Existing majority shareholder Hellman & Friedman will make an additional equity investment in AutoScout24. This acquisition extends AutoScout24's presence outside Europe and enhances its service offerings in automotive dealer software and lender solutions. TRADER Canada operates AutoTrader.ca and AutoHebdo.net, with 26 million monthly visits and 5,000 dealer partners.

PE Hub
Jun 25th, 2024
Thoma Bravo-backed Trader Corp buys Collateral Management Solutions | PE Hub

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AIM Group
Jun 25th, 2024
Thoma Bravo Selling Trader Corporation

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is looking to sell Trader.ca, the operator of AutoTrader.ca, Canada's leading automotive marketplace, according to Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based firm is working with an adviser to find a buyer.