We’re Tovala, a food-tech company reinventing home cooking to save consumers time. Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and fresh food delivery, we make it incredibly simple for anyone to prepare and enjoy delicious, home-cooked meals without sacrificing time to do whatever matters to them. Through our superior technology, product experience and food quality, we have separated Tovala from the busy pack of other meal delivery businesses. In the process, we’ve amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following and our retention, product engagement and customer NPS are all best-in-class. We’ve raised over $100mm from great investors like Left Lane Capital, Origin Ventures, Y Combinator and Comcast Ventures and have invested strongly in building a unique culture that fosters growth, personal development and camaraderie.
At Tovala, we eat data for breakfast…along with our delicious biscuits. Our team is a small group of engineers and analysts who are passionate about helping teams across the Tovala organization make data-driven decisions. We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer who can help us to develop our existing data platform as well as bringing their own expertise and ideas to the table. An ideal candidate would be a data nerd with a strong technical background who enjoys working cross-functionally to solve problems with data. Bonus points if you love food as much as the rest of us!
How you’ll spend your time at Tovala
Designing, building, maintaining, and improving our data pipelines to efficiently ingest, process and transform large volumes of data from multiple sources
Developing robust data models to support analytics and reporting requirements, ensuring that the data is correct and up to date
Maintaining and developing user-friendly development and production environments to ensure smooth deployment of new tooling
Implementing rigorous testing and validation processes to ensure that our code and systems are running smoothly
Deploying machine learning and AI models to enhance our understanding of the business and product
Working closely with analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements
Using your engineering know-how to turn business problems into precise technical solutions
About you
Have 3+ years of experience working as a Data Engineer under your belt
Proficient at using the skills below to turn business requirements into technical solutions
Comfortable working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excellent SQL skills (preferably SnowSQL)
Excellent Python skills with an emphasis on efficiency and performance of ELT pipelines
Expertise at maintaining, tuning, and administering a database (preferably Snowflake) for multiple use cases
Keenly understand the importance of good security and DevOps practices
Comfortable in an AWS ecosystem (S3, Lambdas, EC2, IAM roles, Security Groups)
Experience with dbt (Data Build Tool) - especially using macros
Experience with Docker or similar containerization tools
Experience deploying machine learning models is a plus
Experience with using generative AI for text analytics is a plus
Compensation & Benefits
Tovala uses market data, geography, and placement of internal employees to determine appropriate salary. Additionally, we offer all employees real ownership in the company in the form of a competitive equity package.
Flexible paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you HAVE to take)
Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in 401k with match
Free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala meals
Paid holidays and our winter holiday office shutdown where the offices and facilities close for a week around Christmas and New Years
Various other perks - recognition programs, continued learning stipend, casual dress code, in-office coffee, snacks and drinks, and Tovala swag
The values we hold dear
Put the team first
We put what is best for the broader team ahead of what is best for ourselves or our immediate department.
Get s#!t done (well)
We celebrate people at all levels for delivering high impact work that expands the bounds of what we’re able to do.
Connect the dots
We engage with curiosity to learn how our work impacts others so that we can problem-solve holistically and work collaboratively.
Be Direct
We share our perspective openly and directly, even when it feels difficult to do so.
Embrace the obstacles
We rise to meet challenges with a sense of urgency, resolve, and optimism.
Champion the customer
We consider and prioritize our customer in all of our decisions
At Tovala we‘re committed to building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here!
About Tovala
Tovala is a Chicago-based food-tech company with a smart oven that is paired with a weekly meal delivery service.
