Data Engineer
We are Yay Lunch, a new business concept with the mission to empower local communities by connecting people to real food, made fresh daily. Today, we are providing a meal solution that improves food quality AND access where kids learn and play. Our food services support local vendors AND remove all the pain points for school administrators and parents when it comes to supplying nutritious and tasty meals to kids.
Since launching a pilot in Spring 2018 in Charlottesville, VA, we have expanded rapidly now serving multiple markets along the East Coast. We have aggressive growth plans backed by experienced venture capital partners in the Ed and Food Tech space, and we are excited about creating change in how our youth eat today.
Come join us! We're a startup so you should know that we will always charge hard, move quickly with agility, and require deep passion and resilience for our mission. We give our growing team of rock stars the tools to succeed with a commitment to flexibility, transparency, respect, empowerment and positivity.
About The Role
As a data engineer, you will be responsible for assisting in the design, development, testing and management of the next generation data/analytics platform at Yay Lunch! This position is remote, but preference will be given to candidates in Charlottesville or Richmond, Virginia.
You Will
- Assist in the requirements gathering process with key stakeholders
- Be responsible for the design, development and testing of data integration/ingesting processes (including data quality routines)
- Assist in the design and development of the data foundation storage framework
- Conduct source system/data analysis as required
- Participate/lead in design and code reviews
- Assist in the management and administration of the Yay Lunch data foundation
- Assist data/business analyst and business partners with data-related requests
- Develop/promote best practices for data and analytics
You Must Have
- 3-5 years development experience in a data warehouse and/or data lake analytics environment, including working knowledge/experience in:
- SQL, Python, Java and/or other programming languages
- Data integration/data ingestion design and development
- Data warehouse, data lake and/or analytics data storage design
- Data analysis, data profiling and data quality
- Advanced analytical environments such as Snowflake, Data Bricks, etc.
- Cloud based environments
- 1-3 years experience in DevOps
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively work with all levels of an organization
- Experience in a startup environment a plus
You Must Be
- Hands-on in all aspects of data-centric solutions
- Relationship-focused and collaborative
- Detail-oriented + hyper-organized
- Comfortable with ambiguity and with creating tools and processes to build a path to success for the role
- Transparent in your communications and goals
- Curious about improvements
- Experienced using Google Suite for work
- Passionate about your role
- Resilient in the face of setback
- Respectful to all stakeholders
- Able to review data and create suggestions towards the best path forward
We Provide
- Competitive salary + bonus + company options
- Health Insurance - Medical, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance
- 401(K) Retirement, up to 3.5% employer match
- Flexible paid time off (unlimited time off program)
- Technology allowance, data stipend, office allowance (or co-working space)
- Remote, flexible, and family-friendly environment
- Significant support structures, on-the-ground training, & coaching from central team members
Yay Lunch requires all team members, including new hires, to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.
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