Data Engineer

Who are we?

Buyers Edge Platform stands at the forefront of revolutionizing the foodservice industry through technology, purchasing power and partnerships. We are dedicated to empowering stakeholders across the entire foodservice ecosystem (operators, distributors, manufacturers) with efficiency and unprecedented visibility. With a diverse portfolio of over a dozen brands, our mission is clear: to reduce costs, streamline the foodservice supply chain, and propel the industry from manual to automated.

Today, we are one of the largest players in foodservice, with over 200K operator locations across North America and over $50 billion of aggregated spend volume. Our commitment to foodservice excellence is proven in four distinct areas of value: Digital Procurement Network, Fresh Solutions, Supply Chain Management, and Software. Buyers Edge Platform is not just a provider - we are a strategic partner on the journey towards a more efficient, connected, and automated future for the foodservice industry.

This position is remotely based. We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role.

The data engineering mission within BEP is to make our data quickly and easily accessible with highly performant, scalable, secure and cost-effective solutions. As a data and analytics company, it's important to ensure our clients and analysts can quickly get the information they need to make informed business decisions. Data Engineering allows developers to focus on creating product and features while experienced data engineers focus on the data required for those features.

Your impact:

• Support and improve our existing data infrastructure
• Create and modify ETL processes within the AWS Data Ecosystem
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to create redeployable resources
• Assist developers and analysts with data performance improvements
• Responding in a timely manner to service issues and requests
• Testing and proposing new technology to solve business problems
• Occasional after-hours work

About you:

• Expert with AWS data platforms and integrations, including Data Lakes, pyspark, Glue and Athens
• Understanding of at least one scripting language such as Python, Golang, NodeJS or TypeScript
• Basic understanding of an orchestrator tool such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
• Git version control
• Experience with monitoring tools, APM, Logging and Infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of RDMS schema and performance. MySQL, Amazon Aurora, and Postgres. MSSQL is a plus
• Familiar with data warehousing technologies like Redshift and Snowflake
• High level understanding of data storage systems including NoSQL, Time Series, Document and RDMS.
• High level understanding of messaging queue and data streaming technology
• Thorough understanding of Apache Hudi or Iceberg
• Both written and oral effective communication skills

Don't meet every requirement mentioned here? Studies have shown that women, communities of color and historically underrepresented talent are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Buyers Edge Platform and our subsidiary brands, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this position or others with us!

What's in this for you?

Amazing coverages to start. Medical, dental, and vision coverages are just the beginning! We also offer ancillary plans, such as flexible spending accounts for both health and dependent care, critical illness, accident, and voluntary life as well as company paid life and long-term-disability plans! On top of this, we also offer a 401(k) plan with company match.

Invest in your success.We will provide you with a thorough training and development program; and offer competitive compensation.

Live well = Work well. Relax with our Personal Responsibility Paid Time Off policy where you don't have to accrue time off in order to take it! We also offer half-day Summer Fridays!