HelloFresh is hiring a

Data Engineer

Toronto, Canada

S'more about the team

Our Data Team supports HelloFresh Canada in delivering best-in-class data products to grow our business.  Within that, the Data Engineer is responsible for designing scalable and automated data flows using various big data tools and platforms (including, but not limited to AWS, Spark, Airflow, and Databricks) and supporting organizational adoption of new data and automation infrastructure. They will also play a key role in the implementation of HelloFresh Canada’s Snowflake based operational data warehouse.  Reporting to the Lead, Data Engineering, this role will develop and maintain datasets, analyze raw data, and improve data quality and efficiency systematically across the organization.

Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for

  • Work with a talented team of fellow data engineers, analysts and scientists to support various functional stakeholder groups across the business.
  • Design, implement and maintain data ingestion pipelines.
  • Design and implement automated ETL pipelines to feed data science models and business intelligence applications.
  • Identify, design and implement internal process improvements including re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes.
  • Leverage our existing data platform and collaborate with data scientists to deploy machine learning models.
  • Support the development and maintenance of our operational database.
  • Support the adoption of new data tools and infrastructure, including the seamless deprecation of legacy systems, where applicable.
  • Advocate for data quality, data governance and data product thinking, including driving initiatives behind this as needed (including leading training workshops, etc.).
  • Participate in the development and maintenance of the documentation of critical infrastructure, data systems, data tables and data flows for stakeholder use.
  • Contribute to the creation of data artifacts for knowledge socialization to drive data fluency and adoption.
  • Enhance current data workflows and reporting capabilities to boost data quality and reliability
  • All other duties, as assigned 

Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for

  • 3-5 years of experience in data engineering roles, projects and/or building data pipelines
  • 2-3 years of experience in Python (functional and object-oriented programming), and the ability to implement and deliver high-quality code
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL, data modelling and database design, including experience working with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Experience using command line tools and version control systems (GitHub)
  • Familiarity with core Amazon Web Services (EC2 and S3)
  • The ability to design ETL pipelines for workflow management using tools such as Airflow
  • Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
  • Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka
  • The ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Let’s cut to the cheese, this is why you'll love it here

  • Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week! 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box
  • Health & Wellness - Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, and unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs.
  • Vacation & PTO - Time off is also an important part of self-care! We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance. 
  • Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents
  • WFH Allowance - A one time fund to help you set up or improve your home office 
  • Growth & Development - We support your career progression, provide development opportunities, and invest in your continued learning through our organization wide L&D fund
  • Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to HQ Wellness Wednesdays, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun!
  • Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG’s like HelloChange and Women Empowerment, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts
  • Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven’t already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names!

Flexible Hybrid Approach

At HelloFresh, we know that flexible work arrangements are essential in enabling you to do your best work, while balancing your personal and life needs. Offering remote work flexibility, along with the opportunity to interact and collaborate in the office are all a part of creating a great employee experience. 

To meet these needs, we are pleased to provide Flexible Hybrid work. Flexible Hybrid is a people-first approach that is based on choice, trust, personalization, and empowers teams to choose when and how often they work from the office and work from home, in addition to team days and company days. This means a minimum of 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.

Working Conditions

It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process. 

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