Senior Data Engineer
This is a Hybrid position to our Toronto Hello Fresh Headquarters
The role
The position is part of the Growth Alliance, which has the mission to empower the Hello Fresh business to convince more customers to try, recommend, or return to our products. Within Growth, the Customer Value Optimization Tribe maximizes long-term customer value by optimizing pricing, personalizing benefits, forecasting customer value (CLV), and creating compelling incentives that drive retention and revenue growth
Our Data Engineers assume development and operational responsibility for the Hello Fresh Platform that enables serving millions of customers globally by providing the best & productive experience for our customers and internal users.
Above all, we are looking for people who will make Hello Fresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences So even if you don’t tick all the boxes but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.
What you’ll do
Take ownership of the end-to-end process, including architecture, design, development, deployment, and operations of data pipelines, applying Dev Ops practices, pair programming, and other cutting-edge methodologies.
Be active, solution-oriented member of autonomous, cross-functional agile teams collaborating with Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Product Owners, Back-end Engineers, Front-end Engineers, Product Analysts, and Business Intelligence teams
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of Hello Fresh’s core product and architecture, and act as ambassador for software/data solutions offering support and mentorship to colleagues
Work with state-of-the-art technologies like AWS (EMR, Glue, s3, etc), Kafka, Py Spark, Kubernetes, Airflow, Prefect, Tecton, Databricks, as well as our in-house Data Pipeline tools




Leverage Claude Code and other AI tools as productivity multipliers
What you’ll bring
Solid data engineering experience with the ability to design, implement, and deliver maintainable, high-quality code in Python and SQL
Hands-on experience with cloud computing and data processing technologies, including Py Spark, Kubernetes, Kafka
Expertise in data modeling, relational databases (e.g., Postgre SQL), object stores (e.g., AWS S3), data platforms (Databricks)
Proven expertise in making efficient and robust data pipelines, including optimizing their performance
Passion for leveraging AI tools to streamline collaboration and execution
Passion for data quality assurance, data monitoring
Expertise in end-to-end development processes, including unit, integration & functional testing, application tuning/profiling, and continuous integration
Extensive experience with agile methodologies, with a strong focus on delivery, lean thinking, and quick iterations
Ability to continuously develop yourself and learn from your peers
Ability to collaborate and mentor team members, while also sharing practical knowledge and trends
Familiarity with e-commerce and subscription-based businesses is a plus
Interacting with back-end developers, front-end developers, product analysts, product managers and other teams around the world is very much part of our day-to-day, so communication skills are vital. We are looking for strong problem-solvers who can apply their engineering skills to a wide range of platforms and environments, while also acting as an ambassador to coach team members and 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 Hello Fresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
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📌 Senior data engineer (Toronto)
🏢 HelloFresh
📍 Toronto