Associate Director - Data Engineering (f/m/x) 

At HelloFresh, our mission is to change the way people eat - forever. From our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin, we’ve become the global market leader in the meal kit sector and inspire millions of energized home cooks across the globe every week.

We offer our meal kit boxes full of exciting recipes and thoughtfully sourced, fresh ingredients in more than 10 countries, operating from offices in Berlin, New York City, Sydney, Toronto, London and Amsterdam. Our more than 4,000 employees are the heart and soul of our highly international, fast-paced, and dynamic environment where innovation and smart, fast action is encouraged.

Our Engineering, Data, Product and Security teams are located in Berlin and New York and are critical to what we do. From procurement tools, to conversion rate optimization, live pricing tools, payment services and add-on upselling features, we work on challenging problems and have a high output of building and releasing features and engines that make our business thrive and deliver real financial impact. You can get a taste of what we've been working on by checking out our tech blog.

What you'll do

As an Associate Director, you will be actively contributing to the codebase and managing a team of Data Engineers.

• You will be responsible for the on-time delivery of your team’s projects, through creating a framework of accountability, and continuously optimizing your team’s performance by promoting a culture of excellence, where best practices and industry standards are an everyday habit.
• Articulating tactical roadmap & initiatives based upon program management strategies
• You will coach, mentor, and further grow and develop engineers on your team.
• As the manager of the team, you are expected to provide valuable and timely feedback to your team, as well as conduct regular performance reviews.
• You will be reporting directly to the Director of Data Engineering and you will be working closely with them on topics such as hiring and capacity planning.

You will have the opportunity to work on challenging data-related problems, such as:

• Designing and building a world-class data products & services
• Taking responsibility for design, build, and maintenance of our data infrastructure, with special focus on flexibility and scalability
• Understanding and bringing solutions for complex business problems, enabling insights that can empower better decision-making

What you'll bring

• You are an experienced data engineer, having worked with the Hadoop Ecosystem (Hadoop, Kafka, Spark), with cloud based services (AWS: S3, EMR, Glue) and with containers (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS).
• You have hands-on experience working within an enterprise-scale Data Platform, while setting best practices for security, privacy, monitoring & alerting, and CI/CD (ideally with a few of these: Azure, Prometheus, AlertManager, Grafana, Jenkins, Concourse, Airflow, Tableau, Alation)
• You have experience managing cross-functional requirements in an agile environment, driving them to their full potential
• You have the ability to communicate clearly, listen and show empathy, to your team and your stakeholders
• You are a self-organized individual, with a focus and ability to prioritize your workload using business data and metrics

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What we offer

Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion.

• Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme , Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.
• Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.
• Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits. From our 24/7 gym access, wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options. HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!

 

About HelloFresh

HelloFresh is on a mission to change the way people eat, forever!

Since our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub, Berlin, we’ve become the world's leading meal kit provider, delivering to over 4.2 million households worldwide in 14 countries across 3 continents.

Our more than 17,000 employees from over 70+ nationalities are the heart and soul of our diverse, fast-paced and dynamic environment where innovation and smart, fast action is encouraged. 

We will encourage you to make an immediate impact in your area of work as well as empower you to grow your career with us.

 

Are you up for the challenge?

Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.

After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days. We are HelloFresh

At HelloFresh we embrace and welcome diversity and we currently employ over 7,000 individuals globally who contribute to this. We employ individuals based on their ability to perform a job rather than on the basis of their: race, national origin, color, caste, social origin or position, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political opinion, marital status or any other characteristic. We encourage everyone to apply and will give everyone equal consideration. We are an equal opportunity employer – everyone is welcome at our table.