Sr Analytics Engineer Chicago, IL

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online  and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo ! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.

The Senior Analytics Engineer leads technical work and projects which enable Home Chef to make more and better data-driven decisions. With the broader team, this role is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the end to end data “value chain.” This encompasses capturing the right data, designing a data model that fits the needs of our data consumers, and building the analytics on top of that data.

This role has vast expertise in certain functional areas, and can therefore scope and solve the most complex problems in those areas. This position is responsible for leading a lot of that complex work and appropriately engaging with the rest of the team to help complete. This role also lends their knowledge to the rest of the team to act as a technical mentor.

Detailed Responsibilities

Technical:

• Convert business requests to code and frameworks in a way that is effective and understandable for even the most complex of issues
• Support the team in the creation and maintenance of the standard elements in an end-to-end data value chain
• Document internal knowledge and best practices as necessary
• Lead the execution of complex projects from a technical standpoint
• Implement processes, standards, and technologies to enable a higher level of effectiveness, and a higher quality of data products

Non Technical:

• Provide active feedback and mentoring on technical abilities of more junior team members
• Work with PMs effectively to plan out larger projects from a resourcing and timing perspective
• Brainstorm new innovative data solutions with stakeholders
• Engage with stakeholders to truly understand the needs of the departments
• Ensure business teams can effectively utilize data model and are aware of trade-offs, gotchas, etc.
• Communicate progress and gather feedback on projects with the business

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field
• Multiple years of experience working with complex topics in specific functional areas (e.g. data engineering, data modeling, data analytics, etc.)
• Experience leading multi-people projects to completion
• Can effectively problem-solve and get to the root cause when troubleshooting issues
• Ability to influence business stakeholders to help drive more data-driven decision making throughout the company. This includes but is not limited to written communication, as well as leading presentations and meetings as necessary.
• Highly organized both in terms of work management and written code
• Highly proficient in SQL
• Skilled in Python
• Open to utilize AI tools in day-to-day work. Some experience in the area preferred.

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE
  30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

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