Company Profile:
At CAVA we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every
day. We are guided by a Mediterranean heritage that’s been
perfecting how to eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize
authenticity, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We
are working towards something big, together.
We foster a culture built on five core
values:
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Generosity First, Always:
We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act
in service of others.
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Constant Curiosity: We
are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious.
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Act with Agility: We
welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt.
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Passion for Positivity: We
greet each day with warmth and possibility.
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Collective Ambition: We
have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared
purpose.
Lead Data Engineer, Big Data Engineering
Lead Data Engineer position is a key engineering role
helping us to design, build, and support our future state data platform here at
CAVA. In this role you will be expected
to spearhead the design, development, and implementation of our next-generation
data architecture, while leading and coaching junior engineers. This role also requires a combination of
technical expertise & strategic thinking as you will be collaborating
closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and
software engineers, to bridge the gap between business requirements and
technical solutions.
What You’ll Do:
- Engineer
an innovative, durable, robust, and economically viable data platform enabling
business velocity, delightful user experiences, and timely/meaningful analytics
- Design
and develop data pipelines to manage how data flows between disparate
systems.
- Develop
data quality metrics and perform QC tests (system and visual) to verify data
integrity.
- Interface
with architects, product managers/SMEs and product analysts to understand data
needs and support the implementation of the business rules into
transformation.
- Document
the data blending process along with the specifications and workflow/data
lineage.
- Perform
continuous integration to ensure that every step of the pipeline is testable
and automated
- Perform
detailed design (the Physical Data Model and transformations), based on
understanding of the Logical Data Model (the business requirements)
- Create
design documents for data integration or data reporting projects
- Analyze
data integration problems, provide solutions and recommend corrective
actions.
- Analyze
source system data structures and map them to target data warehouse
schemas.
- Must
have excellent skills in requirements analysis, logical/physical modeling, data
transformation and data modeling and technical governance design
concepts.
- Participate
in design and code reviews, documentation of design, and implementation of
methodologies to ensure high quality deployments
- Stay
updated with the latest industry trends and technologies, apply them to improve
software development processes.
- Ensure
security and data protection measures are implemented within software
applications. Abide by policies and procedures that support the service
mindset
- Manage
timeline expectations within and across teams, deliver on our responsibilities
accordingly
- Earn
the trust of Team Members and Managers by consistently embracing CAVA’s values
- Show
discipline in bringing consistent performance, communication, and attitude to
the job every day
- Actively
contribute to your department in order to complete tasks and meet company goals
- Recognize
the emotional stake each Team Member has in personal and organizational success
of this business
The Qualifications:
- 6+
years of experience as a Data Engineer, with at least 3 years in a lead role.
- Experience
and Comfort working with large scale data sets.
Petabyte scale, with daily ingress and egress numbers in the 10’s of
Terabytes
- Proven
experience designing and implementing data architectures on AWS, Azure, or
GCP.
- Expertise
in managed cloud services for data storage, ingestion, and processing with the
ability to articulate the services used for various stages of the data
lifecycle.
- Strong
proficiency in Python, R, Scala, or Java
- Experience
with notebook environments and big data engineering tools such as: Databricks, Sage Maker, Google Colab, Jupyter, etc
- Hands
on experience with streaming tools such as:
Kafka, Flume, Spark Streaming, or Flink
- Believer
in day one thinking and first principles engineering
- Ability
to work with a geographically disperse teams, both on and offshore
- Willingness
to work in 24x7 model when required.
Expectation is that you support the code and products yourself and your
team create
- Occasional
Travel Required
Physical Requirements:
- Ability
to maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other
office equipment
- Must
be able to identify, analyze and assess details
- For
certain positions, must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to
50 pounds
- Ability
to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
- Constantly
positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production
support or office operations, as applicable
- Ability
to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner
What
we offer:
- Competitive salary, plus bonus and
long-term incentives*
- Early Wage Access!*
- Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, plus
paid opportunities to give back to the community
- Health,
Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!
- 401k
enrollment with CAVA contribution
- Company-paid
STD, LTD, Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions*
- Free
CAVA food
- Casual
work environment
- The opportunity to be on the ground floor
of a rapidly growing brand
- All exempt and nonexempt
employees are eligible for benefits. Benefits are effective the 1st
of the month following 30 days of service and you have until the day before the
effective date to enroll. A new hire can enroll in our benefit program by
selecting a link that is emailed directly to the new hire at their personal
email address once hired.
- Please note that visa sponsorship is not available.
- The compensation range posted includes total cash.
*Indicates qualifying eligible positions only
CAVA
– Joining “A culture, not a concept”
This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive
list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position and such duties and
responsibilities may change without notice. As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants
for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national
origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation,
familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected
classes as defined by federal, state, or local law.