{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"03e1ea5ccf8bb81bf4a9ca02","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/03e1ea5ccf8bb81bf4a9ca02","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/03e1ea5ccf8bb81bf4a9ca02","title":"Senior Data Engineer","description":"About Us\n\nAt FreshDirect , we are reinventing the grocery experience.\nSince day one, our mission has been simple: bring the best, freshest food directly from the farm to people’s homes — faster, fresher, and smarter than anyone else.\nWe’re not just a food company. We’re a technology-powered, customer-obsessed team building one of the most innovative end-to-end food supply chains in the industry. From proprietary routing systems to our state-of-the-art fulfillment center, every part of our business is designed to deliver unmatched quality, convenience, and care.\nWe partner directly with farmers, fishermen, and artisans to source the highest quality ingredients — then use smart data, automation, and logistics to deliver them at peak freshness.\nIt’s grocery shopping reimagined — and we’re just getting started.\nIf you’re passionate about innovation, care deeply about what people eat, and want to help build the future of food, we’d love to meet you.\n\nThe Role\nWe are building a modern cloud-native data platform on Google Cloud and looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to own the transformation layer from raw source data through to analytics-ready models that power business reporting and decision-making. Our stack and processes are still evolving, so you'll help shape architecture and standards, not just inherit them.\n\nWhat You’ll Do\nDesign, build, and maintain layered data transformation pipelines in BigQuery (staging, integration, warehouse/mart models)\nEnsure pipeline reliability through automated testing, CI/CD with Git-based development workflow, scheduling, and monitoring\nOptimize cloud data warehouse performance and compute costs (partitioning, clustering, slot/usage management)\nCollaborate with analysts and BI developers to deliver trusted, well-documented data\nContribute to platform and tooling decisions as we mature our data infrastructure\nWhat You’ll Bring\n3+ years in data engineering or analytics engineering\nHands-on BigQuery (preferred), Snowflake, or Redshift experience in production\nExperience with a SQL-based transformation framework - Dataform or dbt Core\nStrong SQL - window functions, CTEs, complex joins, performance optimization\nPython proficiency - writing clean, reusable code for data pipelines, scripting, and automation\nData modeling fundamentals - staging layers, dimensional modeling, fact and dimension tables\nExperience with data ingestion or CDC pipelines into a cloud warehouse\nStrong communication skills - able to explain data models, trade-offs, and pipeline issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership\nAn entrepreneurial, builder mindset - comfortable with ambiguity, evolving requirements, and making pragmatic decisions when the playbook doesn't exist yet\nStrong critical thinking and problem-solving - you question source data, challenge requirements, and translate ambiguous business problems into well-structured data models rather than building the ticket as written\nNice to have\nBroader GCP ecosystem experience: Cloud Composer/Airflow, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, GCS, Datastream\nE-commerce or grocery/retail domain experience\nFamiliarity with marketing analytics data such as campaign, CRM, clickstream, or event-tracking data (e.g., Braze, Mixpanel, GA4)\nExperience with a BI tool (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)\nData quality and observability tooling\nOur Values at FreshDirect\nWe live these values every day:\nA Passion for our customers\nOur customers are at the heart of everything we do. We listen, innovate, and act quickly to exceed expectations with every order and interaction.\nOne team, one mission\nEveryone contributes & every role matters. We break silos, lift each other up, and share a relentless focus on delivering results. That way, we win together.\nDelivering excellence, every time\nWe take pride in the quality of our food, service, and the experience we create. Our team goes above and beyond to earn trust and guarantee 100% freshness.\nAct with integrity\nWe operate with honesty, respect, and accountability in how we treat our customers, teammates, and partners. We own our outcomes and always do what’s right, even when no one is watching.\nMake fast, bold decisions\nWe challenge the status quo, embrace technology, and take smart risks to build a better future. At the same time, we stay true to our NYC roots and care for our community.\n\nWe love food. Yes, literally all of us.\n\nWhat You’ll Love About Working Here\nA fast-paced, innovative environment where ideas turn into action\nOpportunities for growth — many of our leaders have risen through the ranks\nDirect impact on how thousands of customers experience food every day\nSalary\n$140,000-$150,000\n\nTotal Rewards & Benefits\n· Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits\n· PTO, Safe & Sick Time, and Paid Holidays\n· Medical, Vision, Dental, and Voluntary Disability coverage\n· 401(k) with employer match and Life Insurance\n· State-of-the-art Bronx campus with on-site basketball court, cafeteria, and employee market\n· Onsite FREE parking\n· FREE employee shuttle bus service from nearby Subway station\n· Training, leadership development, and tuition discount at local colleges\n· 20% employee discount on FreshDirect online orders and Brooklyn wine store\n· Minimum 50% employee discount at our onsite employee market\n· Mobile phone discounts through partnerships with T-Mobile and Verizon\n· Gym membership discounts through NYSC\n\nOur Culture\nWe embrace an in-office culture, composed of individuals who thrive on the collaboration and energy that comes from working together in a shared space. We are looking for people who excel in this environment, where physical presence enhances connections and engagement. At FreshDirect, we've created an environment that thrives on teamwork, where associates can innovate, grow, and have successful careers. Many of our leaders have successfully come up through our ranks. Because of our team's extraordinary efforts, we are a leading innovator in the e-commerce and grocery industries.\n\nEqual Opportunity\nWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Fresh Direct, LLC and its affiliates do not discriminate against applicants or employees because of their race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law.\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the Team member(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position. 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