Application Guide

How to Apply for Data Analyst

at Sensor Flow

🏢 About Sensor Flow

Sensor Flow is a smart room automation company that helps hotels reduce energy consumption by 30%, combining technology with sustainability. Working here means contributing directly to environmental impact while being part of a startup that's innovating in the hospitality tech space. Their remote-first culture allows you to join a mission-driven team from anywhere.

About This Role

As a Data Analyst at Sensor Flow, you'll partner with the commercial team to translate business needs into analytical strategies, using Looker to extract and analyze data that drives energy-saving decisions. You'll create dashboards and visualizations that help hotel partners understand their energy usage patterns, directly supporting the company's goal of reducing hotel energy consumption. This role is impactful because your insights will directly influence product improvements and client success in sustainability initiatives.

💡 A Day in the Life

You might start your day reviewing automated Looker dashboards tracking hotel energy consumption patterns, then join a standup with the commercial team to discuss upcoming client meetings. In the afternoon, you could be cleaning new sensor data streams, building a visualization to show a hotel chain their peak energy usage times, and collaborating with the data team to resolve data quality issues from IoT devices.

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🎯 Who Sensor Flow Is Looking For

  • Has 2+ years of Data Analyst experience in a startup environment where they've adapted to fast-paced changes and ambiguous requirements
  • Is proficient with Looker (not just familiar) and can demonstrate building complex dashboards and reports from scratch
  • Can show examples of translating technical data findings into business recommendations for non-technical stakeholders
  • Has experience ensuring data quality in environments with multiple data sources, ideally in IoT or sensor data contexts

📝 Tips for Applying to Sensor Flow

1

Highlight specific Looker projects in your resume - mention dashboard names, user adoption rates, or business impact metrics

2

Include a portfolio link showing visualizations you've created for energy/sustainability or hospitality clients if possible

3

Mention any experience with sensor data, IoT analytics, or energy consumption metrics in your cover letter

4

Research Sensor Flow's hotel partners and mention how your skills could help analyze their specific energy patterns

5

Prepare to discuss how you've collaborated with commercial/sales teams in past roles to drive business outcomes

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your experience with Looker specifically - mention specific features you've used (LookML, explores, derived tables)", "Examples of how you've helped reduce costs or improve efficiency through data analysis (align with their 30% energy reduction mission)", 'Your ability to communicate complex data to non-technical commercial teams', "Why you're drawn to working in sustainability tech and the hotel industry specifically"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Sensor Flow's specific technology - understand how their smart room automation works and what data it generates
  • → The hotel industry's sustainability initiatives and energy consumption challenges
  • → Sensor Flow's current hotel partners and their geographic locations
  • → Recent news about Sensor Flow's funding, partnerships, or product launches

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through how you would analyze hotel room occupancy patterns to optimize energy savings
2 Describe a time you found data quality issues in sensor/IoT data and how you resolved them
3 How would you create a dashboard for hotel managers showing real-time energy savings?
4 Tell me about a time you had to explain complex analytical findings to a sales or commercial team
5 What metrics would you track to measure the success of Sensor Flow's energy reduction initiatives?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying without Looker experience - this is a hard requirement, not a 'nice-to-have'
  • Generic data analyst experience without showing impact on business decisions or commercial outcomes
  • Focusing only on technical skills without demonstrating communication abilities for stakeholder management

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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Offer

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