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Senior BI Engineer (Hybrid)

Enova · Chicago, IL · Analytics

Posted Sep 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

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Behavioral

Describe a project where you owned the full lifecycle - from a stakeholder's vague ask through scoping, building, and supporting it after launch. Where did it almost go wrong.

end-to-end ownership and honesty about project pitfalls, not just success stories

Tell me about a time you had to explain a technical limitation or tradeoff to a senior business leader who wasn't technical. How did you frame it.

ability to translate technical reality into business language for senior audiences

Describe a time you inherited or found a data pipeline or report that was technically working but poorly built. What did you do about it.

willingness to improve fragile systems and advocate for best practices, not just ship features

Technical

Walk me through a SQL query you wrote that was genuinely complex - what made it hard, and how did you make sure it stayed performant as data volume grew.

depth of real expert-level SQL experience versus surface familiarity

Tell me about a time you had to design a data mart or warehouse structure from scratch. How did you decide between a star schema and other approaches, and how did you handle slowly changing dimensions.

actual hands-on dimensional modeling knowledge, not textbook recall

What's an AI tool you've actually used in your day-to-day BI or data work, like a coding assistant or something built on Claude, Gemini, or Bedrock, and what did it change about how you worked.

genuine hands-on AI tool adoption versus buzzword familiarity

Have you worked with MicroStrategy or a comparable enterprise BI tool like Tableau or Looker? Tell me about a dashboard or report you built that stakeholders actually relied on daily.

real depth with enterprise-grade BI tools versus lightweight reporting experience

Tell me about a time your Python skills mattered for a data transformation or pipeline task that SQL alone couldn't handle well.

whether Python is a genuine working skill or just listed as nice-to-have

How have you worked with Snowflake or a comparable cloud warehouse like Databricks or Redshift at scale - what kind of performance or cost issues have you had to solve there.

specific hands-on cloud data warehouse experience at meaningful scale

Situational

Say you're building an ETL pipeline in Astronomer Airflow and a DAG starts failing intermittently in production, only during peak load. How would you go about diagnosing and fixing it.

practical orchestration debugging skills under real-world pipeline pressure

A Finance stakeholder and a Marketing stakeholder both want changes to the same dashboard, and their requirements conflict. How do you handle that conversation.

stakeholder management skill and comfort navigating competing priorities across business units

If you were asked to find new AI use cases across a business unit you didn't know well, how would you go about identifying where AI could actually help versus where it would just be noise.

judgment and initiative in driving AI adoption rather than chasing hype

You're given a request from a business owner that's really a symptom of a deeper data problem, not the actual fix they need. How do you handle that conversation without just doing what they literally asked.

requirements-gathering maturity and pushing back constructively on stakeholders

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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas or take over sponsorship at this time.</span></em></p> <p><strong>About the role:</strong></p> <p>We live and breathe data at Enova - and this role sits at the center of it. As a Senior Business Intelligence Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain robust reporting solutions and analytic applications that power decision-making across Finance, Marketing, Operations, Compliance, and more.</p> <p>You will partner directly with business owners to gather requirements, translate them into scalable BI solutions, and take ownership of the full project lifecycle – from scoping through delivery and ongoing support. You will also play a key role in advancing our use of AI across the BI and data development workflow, leveraging modern tools to accelerate insight delivery and drive strategic impact.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong><strong>:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with stakeholders across all our PnLs, Marketing, Operations, Accounting, and Finance to understand data needs and deliver actionable reporting solutions</li> <li>Lead technical initiatives end-to-end from architecting the solution to collaborating with peers on execution</li> <li>Design, implement, and maintain complex, multi-layered SQL and Python processes for reporting and analytics</li> <li>Architect and enhance ETL/ELT pipelines using Astronomer Airflow and other modern orchestration tools</li> <li>Operates as a senior member of the team: leads projects end-to-end from scoping and design through delivery and support</li> <li>Build, optimize, and support data marts and data warehouse solutions using Snowflake</li> <li>Develop and maintain dashboards and reports in Strategy(MSTR) and/or comparable BI tools</li> <li>Proactively identify and implement AI use cases across various business units, leveraging Enova’s AI tech stack(Claude, AWS Bedrock, Gemini, and more) to drive adoption</li> <li>Advise on best practices, innovative designs, and emerging BI technologies</li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Expert-level SQL and database skills - writing high-quality, performant queries is a core part of this role</li> <li>Strong experience with relational databases and cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or AWS Redshift)</li> <li>Strong grasp of data warehousing and data mart concepts, including dimensional modeling (star schema, slowly changing dimensions, etc.)</li> <li>4+ years designing and implementing ETL/ELT pipelines; hands-on experience with Astronomer (Apache Airflow) or similar orchestration tools</li> <li>4+ years working with enterprise BI and visualization tools – MicroStrategy, Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, or equivalent</li> <li>Experience leveraging AI tools in day-to-day work - coding assistants, agents, and identifying new use cases (e.g., Claude, Gemini, AWS Bedrock) - with a curiosity to push adoption further</li> <li>Strong business acumen – ability to understand domain context and translate business needs into technical data solutions</li> <li>Proven experience working directly with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and define success</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proficiency in Python for data transformation, pipeline automation, and analytics</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation:</strong></p> <p>This position includes various levels within our career ladder. The actual annual salary will be determined based on qualifications, skills, experience, and level assessed during the hiring process and may fall outside of the ranges shown.&nbsp;</p> <p>Budgeted annual salary ranges:</p> <p>Senior BI Engineer I: $72,000-105,000<br>Senior BI Engineer II: $80,000-115,000</p> <p>Additional compensation for this role may include a bonus. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in Company benefits, described in more detail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.enova.com/culture/#:~:text=Full%2Dtime%20employees%20receive%20medical,and%20dependent%20daycare%3B%20and%20more!">here</a>.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Benefits &amp; Perks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Our hybrid roles require in-office work Tuesday through Thursday, with remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. This schedule fosters collaboration, team connection, and strategic planning, enhancing communication and effectiveness to drive results.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">401(k) matching plus a roth option (U.S. Based employees only)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">PTO &amp; paid holidays off</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Summer hours (for eligible roles)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paid parental leave</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Employee recognition and rewards program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day…Plus so much more!</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>About Enova</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enova International is a leading financial technology company that provides online financial services through our AI and machine learning-powered Colossus™platform. We serve non-prime consumers and businesses alike, while offering world-class technology and services to traditional banks—in order to create accessible credit for millions.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being a values-driven organization is at the core of Enova’s success. We live our values by listening to our customers, challenging assumptions, thinking big, setting high expectations, and hiring and developing the best. Through our values and our commitment to making Enova an awesome place to work, we maintain an environment of inclusion and culture where our employees can thrive. You can learn more about Enova’s values and culture </span><a href="http://www.enova.com/culture"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons and not discriminate in employment decisions by placing the most qualified person in each job, without regard to any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. California Applicants: Click</span><a href="https://www.enova.com/ccpa/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to review our California Privacy Policy for Job Applicants.</span></p></div>

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