Lead Data Architect

Promote Project; Toronto; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is on the lookout for a passionate Data Architect to join their mission of revolutionizing the dairy supply chain. This role is pivotal in overseeing the evolution of their data platform, focusing on data warehousing, transformation pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. As a key player in the organization, you will engage in feature engineering, business analytics, and advanced machine learning applications, making a significant impact on the industry. If you're excited about data and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Equity - Stock options

Unlimited paid vacation

Health and dental coverage

Remote work environment

Flexible hours

Latest software tools

Quarterly culture events

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, focusing on large-scale data platforms.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data architectures for analytics and AI/ML workloads.
• Collaborate with teams to design scalable data models for new products.

Skills

Data Engineering

SQL

Python

Cloud Solutions (AWS)

Data Warehousing

Machine Learning

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Dagster

Job description

Milk Moovement is building a world-class team focused on getting the right milk to the right place at the right time.

Our growing herd of employees is driven to provide our clients with the data they need to make critical decisions that impact their operations and ultimately your favourite dairy products.

Who is Milk Moovement you might ask? We are a young VC-backed company with humble roots and massive ambitions to disrupt the dairy supply chain. We think differently, act nimbly, and always leave things better than we found them.

We're expanding our team to further our mission. Find us out on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn (@milkmoovement), and our home page to learn more or hit “apply” below!

We will only be considering Canadian applicants at this time

THE ROLE

We’re hiring a Data Architect to join our team! Milk Moovement is a data analytics platform for modern dairy supply chains. Having well structured data for reporting, advanced analytics, and data science is integral to our mission of revolutionizing the dairy supply chain. As the Data Architect you will oversee the continued evolution of our data platform including the data warehouse, transformation pipelines, visualization tools, and supporting cloud infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of feature engineering, business analytics/reporting, and AI/ML, connecting the dots between foundational data architecture and advanced analytical and machine learning applications. If you are passionate about this convergence and ready to make an impact, we want to hear from you!

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

1. Develop new and maintain existing data architectures to support internal and external customer analytics as well as AI/ML workloads
2. Supervise business analytics and reporting efforts both internally and for our external cooperative customers
3. Participate in design sessions with our logistics and financial feature teams to ensure data models for new products are scalable and extensible
4. Collaborate with the broader team to enable AI feature engineering, model training, and deployment at scale
5. Provide mentorship to ensure alignment with data engineer best practices

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Milk Moovement seeks to have a diverse, inclusive, team-oriented, and curiosity-driven herd. Our technical team lives to find unique solutions to the challenges inherent to digital supply chains, and we expect you will be excited to do so as well. You must have at least 5 years prior experience with data engineering, but experience working in the dairy industry is not required! We will teach you all there is to know about the industry beginning with our Dairy 101 course. It is definitely more complicated than you think and that is why we do what we do!

WHAT ELSE

REQUIRED

1. Proven track record of deploying large-scale data platforms, with specific experience in Snowflake
2. Familiarity with dbt for data transformation and Dagster (or other tools) for pipeline orchestration
3. Solid fundamentals in data warehousing concepts and transformation design patterns (real time, batch, event-driven workflows)
4. Hands-on experience building cloud native data solutions in AWS
5. Proficiency in SQL and Python
6. Experience using Terraform to build data infrastructure, deployed via CI/CD pipelines
7. Ability to collaborate, prioritize, and deliver value in a dynamic workplace

PREFERRED

1. Background in MLOps and productionizing AI/ML models. Experience with implementing ML models in Snowflake is considered a bonus
2. Exposure to common ML Frameworks (TensorFlow, MLlib, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn)
3. Experience using container-based services (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
4. Experience designing and building data pipelines that integrate and process data from both document-oriented NoSQL and relational SQL databases.

WHAT WE OFFER

1. Competitive salaries - we’re constantly reevaluating market trends to ensure we meet or exceed industry standards.
2. Equity- Stock option plan on a standard 4 year vesting schedule with a 1 year cliff.
3. Unlimited paid vacation and flex time - unlimited vacation can be vague and difficult to track; we strongly encourage everyone to take at least 2 weeks off per year plus public holidays. The rest is up to you.
4. Health (mental & physical), dental, & HSA coverage across North America.
5. Remote work environment - work from home or from one of our hubs in Halifax and St. John’s.
6. Flexible hours - night owl or early riser? No problem.
7. Tools - need the latest and great software to perform more efficiently? Ask and you shall receive.
8. Quarterly culture events - trivia, robot building, hackathons, etc. We like to keep it fresh and exciting.

ABOUT OUR CULTURE

We’ll drop everything to ensure our customers feel supported.

Transparency is ingrained in everything we do.

Respect is paramount.

We win and lose as a herd - lessons learned are equally as important as the wins.

We’re all in this together - our company wide thirst for knowledge is unquenchable.

Want to learn a bit more about what makes us moo-nique? Check out our About Us page for company mission, purpose, and values.

Did we mention we love puns?!

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please submit your resume through our Careers page. Don't forget to complete our Get To Know The Candidate form; we love hearing what your favourite dairy products are!

We always conduct remote interviews to ensure accessibility. This role offers flexibility based on your location and work preferences, and we'll collaborate closely with you because we recognize that each individual has unique circumstances.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and individuals from diverse backgrounds may hesitate to apply for positions unless they meet nearly every qualification. At Milk Moovement, we are deeply committed to enhancing our approach to creating a diverse, inclusive, and value driven workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experiences don’t align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may well be the right candidate for this role or others!

Milk Moovement is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Milk Moovement is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process. If you require an accommodation, please notify your Recruiter.