Lead Analytics Engineer, Dailymotion
Video streaming service
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Video streaming service
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the next generation of media platforms designed to inspire millions of people to grow and share a diverse and inclusive vision of the world.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years in data analytics or a related field, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Proven track record of leading technical projects, defining strategies, and delivering results
- Experience managing and mentoring engineering teams, with the ability to foster a collaborative and high-performing environment
- Strong capability in designing, optimizing, and executing complex SQL queries
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Golang preferred, or Java), with a focus on reusable and scalable code
- Deep knowledge of data modeling techniques (e.g., star, snowflake, medallion) and their practical applications
- Advanced experience with platforms such as BigQuery or Snowflake, including cost optimization strategies
- Proven ability to implement data quality frameworks and troubleshoot complex data discrepancies
- Strong interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure alignment
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate, adopt, and champion new tools and technologies
- Expert in optimizing the efficiency, scalability, and cost of data systems
- If you meet these qualifications and are passionate about leveraging data to drive insights and innovation, we encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- Dailymotion is seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to join the Data & Analytics Engineering Teams
- Our craft is responsible for most of the Data products at Dailymotion; your work will have an impact throughout Dailymotion’s business and help make data-driven decisions on products and strategy
- You'll join the Data & Analytics Engineering craft at Dailymotion, to create and maintain data products
- The Analytics Engineering team focuses on providing reliable data for analysis company wide
- This includes building and managing our multi-petabyte data warehouse, highly scalable client-facing analytics, data ingestion & distribution, and data synchronization systems
- As a Lead Analytics Engineer, you’ll lead the design of complex analytics systems, guide technical strategies, and mentor team members while maintaining a direct impact on business outcomes
- Our stack runs almost exclusively on Google Cloud Platform
- You will work with technologies such as Data Lakes (BigQuery, etc.), orchestration and scheduling platforms (Airflow), containerized deployment (Docker, K8S, JenkinsX), SQL, and Data Quality Tools (DBT, Sifflet)
- You will also participate in data modeling activities and design of data flows until their implementation and support in production
- Define and implement the technical vision for analytics engineering, aligning with organizational goals
- Lead the design, development and optimization of analytics pipelines and data models to support high-impact business needs
- Provide leadership and guidance to the analytics engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, growth and innovation
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Business Insights, Product, Engineering) to gather requirements and deliver actionable insights
- Establish and enforce best practices for data quality, pipeline reliability and system performance
- Oversee the cataloging of data entities, dimensions and metrics while promoting consistent usage across the organization
- Drive the adoption of emerging technologies and tools, ensuring the team stays at the forefront of analytics engineering industry
- Monitor and optimize the cost of data infrastructure, ensuring efficient resource usage
Our take
In many ways, it's difficult to talk about Dailymotion without talking about YouTube, its most obvious competitor. And it is indeed worth noting that the company underwent a major change in recent years to build its own programmatic platform partially to compete more directly with its famous American counterpart.
However, the truth is the nature of modern content consumption means that Dailymotion need not obsess over YouTube’s user base. There’s enough of an audience - at least 4 billion people by some estimates - for both video-streaming giants to co-exist.
That means Dailymotion has been able to experiment with different strategies. For example, the platform indisputably has better relationships than YouTube with its corporate partners, often engaging in bespoke product development to facilitate deeper relationships.
Perhaps the biggest competitive threat for Dailymotion will be not from its rival video-streaming platform, but from entirely new forms of internet-based entertainment. Short-form video content from platforms like TikTok is already siphoning away the younger cohort of users from longer-format video providers, a trend Dailymotion will need to address in the future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2009
$25m
SERIES C
Aug 2007
$34m
SERIES B
Total funding: $68.5m
Company benefits
- 🏡Hybrid Work Framework (4 types of remote work: Full office /Flex office (1/2 days remote) / Flex remote (1/2 days at the office) / Full remote + ability to work 3 months abroad)
- đź’°International Group Savings Plan offered through the Vivendi Group
- 🍼8 weeks paid Paternity leave or Co-parental leave
- 🕶️Excellent Employee Culture (Company Events / Trainings / Parties / All hands …)
- 🚀Career development support (training / career check-in with HR / internal mobility / compensation cycle / 360 quarter feedback review …)
- 🏥Company-paid Health Insurance and Personal Services Vouchers (CESU)
- 🚆Commuter benefit coverage - Public Transport and Bike refund
- ⛱️Paid Time off – RTT and Saving time plan (CET)
- âś…Meal Vouchers
- 🎡Workers representatives committee(sport membership/cinemas vouchers/gift vouchers/discount)
Company values
- Opening perspectives: We are building bridges between different sides of the spectrum. We believe in freedom of speech, inclusivity, and a mix of cultures
- Making bold move: We are ambitious challengers. We are making against-the-flow choices to make visible changes in the platform’s ecosystem
- Building a safer world: Empathy is the key to understanding alterity. Caring for each other is our driver to creating a safe community
- Creating meaning: We spark joy and curiosity, we feel good about what we do and we want everyone else to feel the same fulfillment
Company HQ
Plaine-Monceau, Paris, France
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Leadership
Maxime Saada
(CEO, not founder)Became the CEO of Dailymotion in 2015. They have also worked at CANAL+ since 2004, rising through the ranks, they are now the CEO. Prior to this, they worked as an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company.
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