A business intelligence engineer is responsible for creating models and reports using data to help a company make strategic business decisions. Business intelligence engineers collaborate with data analysts to gather data, interpret it, and synthesize it to formulate suggestions and actionable steps a business can take to improve operations and revenue.
These roles are integral to any company’s success. When hiring for this role, managers will often be looking for a strong educational background in business analytics, business administration, or computer science. Hiring managers will be looking for prior work or internship experiences like an analytics internship or prior experience as a data scientist. To land this role, you’ll also want to have several important soft skills such as problem-solving and great communication skills.