Analytics Engineering · dbt · Data Modelling · BI

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Analytics engineers who sit between raw data and business decisions — building the transformation layer, semantic layer, and data models that make dashboards trustworthy and self-serve possible.

★★★★★ 5.0 on Clutch/Snowflake & Databricks Partner/dbt Core & dbt Cloud certified

100+
Analytics Engineering Projects
18+
Countries Served
99%
Client Satisfaction
Average Reduction in Analyst SQL Query Time
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What we build

Our analytics engineering services.

Transformation layers, semantic layers, and data models that give analysts and stakeholders data they can trust.

01

dbt transformation layer

Build a modular, tested, version-controlled transformation layer using dbt Core or Cloud. Staging, intermediate, and mart layers with full lineage, data quality tests, and documentation your analysts can navigate.

dbt Coredbt CloudStaging / martsCI/CD for datadbt docs
02

Data modelling & warehouse design

Design dimensional models, one big table strategies, or wide denormalised marts that match how your business asks questions — not just what was easiest to load.

Dimensional modellingStar schemaOBTSlowly changing dimensions
03

Semantic layer & metrics definitions

Define a single source of truth for metrics — revenue, activation, churn — using dbt Semantic Layer or LookML so every dashboard and data consumer works from the same numbers.

dbt Semantic LayerLookMLMetrics definitionsSingle source of truth
04

BI layer & dashboard engineering

Build dashboards and self-serve analytics on top of a well-modelled data layer using Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or Metabase. Designed for business stakeholders who don't need to write SQL.

LookerTableauPower BIMetabaseSelf-serve
05

Data quality & observability

Instrument models with dbt tests, source freshness checks, and anomaly detection so your analytics team stops second-guessing numbers and starts making decisions.

dbt testsSource freshnessAnomaly detectionData SLAs
Why Brilworks

Why analytics teams choose us.

Most analytics teams inherit a warehouse full of raw tables and no transformation layer. We build the layer that turns it into something analysts can use without a data engineer beside them.

01

dbt-first from day one

We don't bolt dbt on at the end. Transformation logic, tests, documentation, and CI/CD are designed as one system — not separate concerns handed to different people.

02

Modelling for business questions, not source systems

We design marts that match how your business asks questions, not how the source data happens to be structured. Analysts find what they need without hunting through 200 tables.

03

Metrics that mean the same thing everywhere

We define metrics once in the semantic layer so Revenue in Tableau matches Revenue in the board deck. No more metric discrepancy meetings.

04

Handover that actually transfers knowledge

dbt docs, model READMEs, and a walkthrough your analysts can return to. We don't build black boxes.

Selected work

Analytics stacks built for self-serve.

Transformation layers and BI environments that analytics teams actually use daily.

★★★★★

Before this engagement, every analyst had their own version of the revenue formula. Now we have one definition, documented in dbt, tested daily, and trusted by the CFO.

Head of Analytics, SaaS
★★★★★

The dbt layer they built is the first thing our new analysts learn. It's documented well enough that they can be productive in a week without needing to ask the data team.

Director of Data, eCommerce
How we work

Our engagement models.

Whether you need a dedicated analytics engineering function, embedded expertise, or a scoped dbt build.

Dedicated Analytics Engineering Team

A team of analytics engineers working exclusively on your transformation layer, semantic layer, and BI stack. Best for companies that need to build or rebuild a complete analytics foundation.

Priced: dedicated team, monthly.

Team Extension

Embed analytics engineers into your existing data team. They join your dbt project, standups, and sprint ceremonies from day one. Best for scaling without a full hiring cycle.

Priced: per engineer, monthly.

Project-Based Build

Fixed-scope dbt layer, data model redesign, or semantic layer implementation. We own the delivery and hand over documented, tested, production-ready work. Best for defined analytics projects.

Priced: fixed-scope, quoted per project.
Their analytics engineers understood our data model within days. The dbt project they delivered is the cleanest thing in our entire data stack and our analysts say it daily.VP Data & Analytics
How it runs

How we deliver analytics engineering projects.

01

Discover

Audit source systems, existing SQL logic, key business metrics, and how analysts currently work.

02

Model

Design staging, intermediate, and mart layers. Agree metric definitions and semantic layer structure before build.

03

Build

dbt model development, test coverage, documentation, and CI/CD pipeline setup.

04

Validate

Data reconciliation against existing reports, quality test runs, and stakeholder review of marts.

05

Hand off

dbt docs walkthrough, model READMEs, and onboarding session. Your analysts own what we built.

They modelled the data around how our business asks questions, not how our source systems happen to be structured. That difference is why analysts actually use it.Head of Data
Industries we serve

Where we've built analytics layers.

SaaS & Product AnalyticseCommerce & RetailFintech & Financial ServicesHealthtech & Life SciencesMedia & PublishingLogistics & Supply ChainManufacturing
Before you call

The questions we get most.

Data engineers build the pipelines that move and load raw data. Analytics engineers build the transformation layer between raw data and the dashboards — the dbt models, metric definitions, and data marts that make data trustworthy and self-serve. In practice, our engagements often involve both, but the analytics engineering layer is what analysts interact with daily.
Both. We're proficient with dbt Core for teams running their own orchestration (Airflow, Dagster) and dbt Cloud for teams who want a managed environment with the IDE, job scheduler, and built-in docs. We'll recommend based on your existing infrastructure and team size.
Yes. Audit-and-refactor is a common engagement. We review model structure, test coverage, documentation, CI/CD setup, and performance, then prioritise what to fix based on impact. Many teams come to us with a dbt project that grew organically and needs structural work.
Looker (LookML), Tableau, Power BI, Metabase, and Redash. We design the data model to serve the BI tool, not the other way around. If you're using dbt Semantic Layer or a metrics store, we can integrate that with your BI layer as well.
You do. All dbt models, tests, documentation, macros, and CI/CD configuration transfer to your team at handoff. Your analysts and data engineers inherit a production-grade project they can extend without coming back to us.
✦ Start here

Let's build a data layer your analysts trust.

Whether you're starting a dbt project from scratch, refactoring an existing one, or rebuilding metrics that mean different things in different dashboards — we'll help you design the right model before any SQL is written.

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30-minute discovery callSnowflake & Databricks PartnerNo obligation