Full-Time

Staff Analytics Engineer

Aurora Solar

Aurora Solar

201-500 employees

PV design and sales software platform

Compensation Overview

$136.2k - $216.7k/yr

United States

In Person

US locations only; offices in SF, NY, Seattle, LA, DC, Boston, San Diego; remote not offered.

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Required Skills
SQL
Looker

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Requirements
  • 4+ years of experience in analytics, analytics engineering, or a similar data-focused role using SQL to develop data models and generate business insights.
  • 2+ years of experience working with dbt and Looker in a production environment.
  • Strong experience designing, building, and optimizing scalable dbt models and Looker dashboards based on business and performance requirements.
  • Advanced SQL and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently solve complex data challenges.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis, troubleshoot data issues, and support complex data modeling workflows.
  • Experience owning the end-to-end analytics lifecycle, including data modeling, validation, quality assurance, and delivery of trusted reporting.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and analytical insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, influence stakeholders, and independently drive projects from concept through implementation.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and evolve scalable dbt data models that accurately represent company KPIs and business metrics.
  • Develop and maintain intuitive Looker dashboards that enable stakeholders to make informed, data-driven decisions.
  • Partner with Finance, Product, Go-to-Market, and other cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable analytics solutions.
  • Collaborate with Data Engineering to ensure reliable, high-quality data is available for reporting and analysis.
  • Partner with analytics engineers and analysts to establish dbt and Looker best practices, perform quality assurance on data models and dashboards, and support analytics needs across the organization.
  • Analyze complex datasets to uncover actionable insights that improve business performance, forecasting, and operational decision-making.
  • Help scope, prioritize, and execute analytics initiatives that deliver measurable value across the company.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience building forecasting models using Python.
  • Experience supporting Finance, Revenue Operations, or SaaS business analytics.
  • Experience working with modern cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake.
  • Familiarity with Fivetran or similar ELT tools.

Aurora Solar provides cloud-based software for solar installers to design, quote, and sell PV systems. Its core product creates detailed 3D models of residential and commercial properties, runs performance simulations, and performs financial analyses, all from a subscription-based platform. The software automates many steps in the design process, enabling users to generate accurate system layouts quickly and prepare proposals for customers. Unlike generic design tools, Aurora Solar focuses specifically on the solar industry and offers tailored features, scalable plans, and ongoing updates to support installers as they grow their business. The company’s goal is to help solar companies design and sell more systems efficiently, reducing time and cost while promoting solar energy adoption.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$520.2M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Storage modeling deepens commercial penetration as batteries become deal-critical.
  • Post-25D financing shifts toward TPO expand Aurora's workflow coverage.
  • Trust and cost transparency tools address key homeowner conversion barriers.

What critics are saying

  • Enphase and SolarEdge can bundle integrated workflows and weaken Aurora's differentiation.
  • Residential volume weakness raises churn as installer teams shrink.
  • Trust failures in solar sales reduce lead quality and proposal conversion.

What makes Aurora Solar unique

  • Aurora unifies PV design, sales, financing, and storage in one platform.
  • Its HelioScope workflow now combines layout, production, financials, and storage modeling.
  • Over 7,000 organizations have used Aurora to design more than 20 million projects.

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Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision plans

PTO

Fully remote

Parental leave

Wellness benefits

WFH stipends

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

0%
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Rochester, NY, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Today EagleView, a leading provider of aerial imagery and analytics, and Aurora Solar, the leading platform for solar sales and design, announced availability of EagleView Powered(TM) models through the Aurora Solar Platform to improve the capacity of solar professionals to drive design accuracy, deliver faster project timelines, and improve the homeowner experience.