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Data Visualization Engineer

Palo Alto, CAOnsiteFull Time$132,000–$198,000 /yrPosted 24 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • SQL
  • data visualization
  • dashboard design
  • storytelling with data
  • row-level security
  • data access controls
  • Tableau
  • Looker
  • Power BI
  • Superset

Nice to have

  • data modeling
  • warehouse concepts
  • star schemas
  • semantic layers
  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake

Role summary

We are seeking a versatile Data Visualization Engineer to manage our BI platform (Tableau Server), build dashboards, and partner with business stakeholders to create a unified reporting and analytics solution. Responsibilities include platform administration, user support, request handling, dashboard development, and setting data quality standards. Basic qualifications include strong SQL, data visualization design, row-level security, rapid dashboard development in BI tools, and platform administration fundamentals. Comfort using AI tools is also required. Preferred skills include data modeling and warehouse concepts on platforms like BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks, and proficiency in Python or JavaScript for data preparation and automation.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

DATA VISUALIZATION ENGINEER

This Data Visualization Engineer is a versatile, hands-on builder who owns how X turns data into decisions. They will administer our current BI platform, build dashboards quickly, and partner with the business to shape a modern, unified reporting and analytics solution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Administer our BI platform (currently Tableau Server) as its sole administrator: upgrades, patches, maintenance, license management, SSO, and data drivers
  • Support 12 department sites and their Site Admins, plus about 700 users, including owning the tbl-site-admins and tableau Slack channels
  • Handle all BI requests through Slack and Jira (about 12 a week): access, ownership changes, data source issues, troubleshooting, and fixing bugs
  • Communicate proactively with Site Admins, users, and developers about downtime, upgrades, and widespread issues
  • Quickly design and build dashboards and data products that turn complex data into clear, decision-ready insight
  • Maintain an inventory of existing reports and dashboards and working with business owners to decide what to migrate, rebuild, or retire
  • Help stakeholders pick the right solution for each use case (dashboard, custom application, Grok team bot, and so on) and leading the migration to it
  • Set standards for data access, row-level security, and visualization quality
  • BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM or engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience working in engineering or operations/process development (internships may qualify)
  • PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience with SQL, including complex joins, window functions, and performance tuning
  • Experience in data visualization and dashboard design: chart selection, UX, and storytelling with data
  • Row-level security and data access controls
  • Rapid dashboard development in one or more BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Superset, or similar)
  • Platform administration fundamentals: SSO/SAML, APIs, and monitoring
  • Comfort using AI tools to speed up analysis, development, and migrations
  • Data modeling and warehouse concepts (star schemas, semantic layers) on platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks
  • Python or JavaScript for data prep, automation, or custom visuals
  • COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

    $132,000 - $198,000 USD

    Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

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