Senior Looker Developer — Analytics Migration & Delivery

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Senior Looker Developer — Analytics Migration & Delivery

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Job Info

• Job Identification16186
• Posting Date06/26/2026, 12:46 PM
• Job RoleApplication Development-Business Intelligence
• Experience (In Years)6-9
• Job LocationSeattle

Job Description

What We Offer

• An exciting, fast-paced environment embedded in a high-profile enterprise retail analytics program
• The ability to learn aspects of client businesses and deepen expertise in Looker, BigQuery, and modern BI architecture
• A talented and experienced pool of mentors, advisors, and analytics professionals
• Significant investment in training across analytics tools, techniques, and domain knowledge

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities LookML Development & Architecture

• Design, develop, and maintain LookML models, views, explores, and Looker dashboards to client coding and quality standards

• Architect scalable LookML structures that support cross-domain reporting across multiple business verticals

• Conduct code reviews for offshore developers; enforce standards and best practices before client-facing delivery

• Optimize Looker report and query performance — identify bottlenecks, tune PDTs, and improve dashboard load times

• Migration Delivery

• Lead migration of legacy reports to Looker; own requirements analysis, LookML build, UAT support, and sign-off

• Partner with offshore Analysts to distribute and track migration workload against sprint deadlines

• Validate migrated reports against source data and business logic; document deviations and business owner approvals

• Maintain migration tracker, flag blockers, and provide weekly status to PM

• Data & Technical Collaboration

• Work hands-on with client data — manage large numbers of data sources, assess data quality, and proactively partner with client IT/data engineering teams to resolve issues

• Translate complex data models and technical constraints into clear, understandable language for business stakeholders and presentations

• Support data governance, security, and access control implementation within Looker

• Collaborate with client analytics engineers on BigQuery data model design and optimization

• Standards & Enablement

• Serve as the primary Looker standards resource for the EXL offshore team — build internal documentation, review checklists, and training materials

• Support onboarding of new Looker developers into client coding standards and development workflows

• Contribute to EXL's internal Looker practice — reusable patterns, accelerators, and peer knowledge transfer

Qualifications

Qualifications Required

• 8+ years of overall analytics / BI experience, with 5+ years hands-on in Looker — LookML, dashboards, explores, and SQL queries

• Master's or bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, computer engineering, or a related analytics field; strong academic record preferred

• Strong expertise in data modeling, SQL, and ETL concepts — ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex data issues

• Hands-on experience with performance tuning and optimization of Looker reports and queries

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery, or equivalent cloud data warehouse

• Extremely comfortable working with data — managing large numbers of data sources, analyzing data quality, and proactively working with client data/IT teams to resolve issues

• Ability to reformulate highly technical information into concise, understandable terms for presentations and business audiences

• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to research and make decisions on complex day-to-day and customer problems

• Excellent communication skills — written and verbal

• Preferred

• Experience with version control systems (Git) for LookML development

• Understanding of data governance, security, and access control within Looker

• Experience migrating from Tableau, MicroStrategy or other legacy BI platforms to Looker

• Domain experience in Retail, Media, Aviation, or Sports analytics

• Prior experience in analytics-based consulting

Required Skills

• Business Intelligence
• GCP
• Looker
• Python

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