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:

• Generosity First, Always: We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others.
• Constant Curiosity: We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious.
• Act with Agility: We welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt.
• Passion for Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility.
• Collective Ambition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.

Senior Data Engineer

Senior 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 design, develop, and implement our next-generation data architecture, while leading and coaching junior engineers and contractors. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with strong analytical thinking and collaborative skills to drive our data initiatives forward.

What You’ll Do:

• Designing and implementing end-to-end data pipelines using modern cloud technologies and best practices
• Architecting and maintaining our data warehouse and/or lakehouse infrastructure
• Optimizing data engineering pipelines
• Collaborating with data scientists and analysts to improve data quality and accessibility
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical decision-making
• Implementing data governance and security best practices
• 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.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in data engineering roles
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their data service
• Extensive experience with Apache Spark and distributed computing
• Proven track record working with Databricks or similar unified analytics platforms
• Advanced SQL skills and experience with data modeling
• Experience with Python and data processing libraries
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and dimensional modeling
• Hands on experience with streaming tools such as: Kafka, Flume, Spark Streaming, or Flink
• Experience implementing devops processes
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking
• Experience in performance tuning and optimization
• Ability to work with and 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
• Preferred bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

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.

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