Business Intelligence Engineer Internship 2023

Groupon’s mission is to become the daily habit in local commerce and fulfill our purpose of building strong communities through thriving small businesses by connecting people to a vibrant, global marketplace for local services, experiences and goods. In the process, we’re positively impacting the lives of millions of customers and merchants globally. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. If you want to take more ownership of your career, then you're ready to be part of Groupon.

The role

As a global company that works with both local businesses and consumers, Groupon has a wealth of data, which is tucked away in our databases, service tools and analytics. As a Business Intelligence Engineer, you will oversee the full life-cycle of back-end development of Groupon's data pipelines, data sources, analytical tools and ETL tools.

By collaborating with data analysts and scientists, product managers, and data engineering teams, our Data Warehouse Engineers avail meaningful data and analytical products for the business and enable consistently informed management decisions to drive the business forward.

You’ll spend time on the following

• Perfect best practices for data visualization design, workflow optimization, ETL, documentation and analyst’s tools
• Enabling analysts through education of technical and soft skills
• Growing a community spirit within analytics throughout Groupon
• Identifying, collaborating and developing dashboards in internal consulting efforts
• Collaborating and developing / maintaining data tools
• Mentoring and collaborating with analysts and engineers
• Drive the discussion and decisions of topics related to data visualization, analyst’s tools, data, education and optimizing the processes of analysts at Groupon
• Creative problem solving with analysts and engineers

We’re excited about you if you have

• Proficient in SQL and using databases for data retrieval such as Snowflake, Dremio, Teradata, Hive, Tableau, ETL tools, data lakes, Exasol, Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery
• Skilled in Tableau or an equivalent data visualization tool where you can bring across the concepts
• Tableau Server knowledge
• Excellent knowledge of data visualization design
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• A drive to learn new things
• You have hands-on experience with designing, developing, testing, and implementing ETL solutions
• Working knowledge of AWS or an equivalent cloud infrastructure
• You have a solid understanding of Agile methodologies, metadata
• You take pride in producing high-quality documentation
• You can juggle multiple projects in a dynamic work environment
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
• Take responsibility for performance tuning
• Working knowledge on Linux/Unix Operating systems
• Seeking and demonstrating best practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

We value engineers who are

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing what’s right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward.
• Obsessed with quality: Your production code just works & scales linearly
• Team players. You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow/improve.
• Fast learners: We are willing to disrupt our existing business to trial new products and solutions. You love learning how to use new technologies and then rapidly apply them to new problems.
• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when it’s appropriate to take shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality or maintainability.
• Owners: Engineers at Groupon know how to positively impact the business.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local ecommerce marketplace, click here for the latest Groupon news. Plus, be sure to check out the values that shape our culture, guide our strategy and make our company a great place to work. And just don’t take our word for it. Hear from real Groupon team members, learn more about our inclusive employee groups, and check out our benefits. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and let’s see where this takes us.

Groupon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications for employment, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment are based upon the ability to perform the job. Equal-employment opportunities are provided to all applicants and employees without regard to race, creed, religion, color, age, national origin, sex, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, military discharge status (excluding dishonorable discharge), veteran status, citizenship status, or other legally protected status. We are all responsible for maintaining this policy. Groupon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at hraccommodations at groupon.com. If you have concerns related to Groupon’s equal employment opportunities, you may contact Groupon’s Ethics Reporting Service Ethicspoint.