Senior Analytics Engineer

Thistle; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A food-tech startup is looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to shape and scale its data infrastructure. This role involves driving data strategy, delivering robust data models, and mentoring team members. Key responsibilities include leading data governance practices, implementing ETL processes, and optimizing data warehousing solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience with analytics tools and a passion for enhancing business value through data. This is a full-time position in the Information Technology function.

Qualifications

• Experience in shaping data infrastructure, strategy, and culture.
• Ability to mentor analytics engineers and elevate technical standards.
• Proficiency in building data products and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and governance of data infrastructure.
• Lead design and implementation of data models and pipelines.
• Drive cross-functional alignment on data definitions and metrics.
• Identify opportunities for data to unlock business value.
• Continuously optimize performance of data warehouse.

Skills

Data modeling

ETL/ELT processes

Data governance

Analytics tools (dbt, Airflow)

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

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Overview

Founded in 2013, Thistle is a food‑tech startup empowering customers to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. We make delicious, ready‑to‑eat plant‑forward meals, snacks, and juices delivered right to our customers’ doorsteps. Our convenient subscription service helps people incorporate more plants into their diet, improving personal and planetary health.

About the Role

The Senior Analytics Engineer will play a critical leadership role in shaping and scaling Thistle’s data infrastructure, strategy, and culture. You will drive the evolution of our modern data stack, deliver robust data models, and enable data‑informed decisions across the business. As a senior member of the Analytics team, you’ll act as both a technical expert and a thought partner to cross‑functional leaders, including marketing, product, engineering, operations, and finance.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and governance of Thistle’s end‑to‑end data infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to best practices.
• Lead the design and implementation of core data models and pipelines (ETL/ELT), enabling advanced analytics, reporting, and experimentation.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment on data definitions, metrics, and source‑of‑truth models to ensure consistency and clarity across teams.
• Develop and mentor analytics engineers and analysts, elevating technical standards and fostering a data‑driven mindset throughout the company.
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership by identifying opportunities for data to unlock business value and advising on high‑impact initiatives.
• Continuously optimize the performance of our data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift), workflows, and query efficiency.
• Champion best‑in‑class tooling and practices, including dbt, Airflow, version control, testing frameworks, and documentation standards.
• Support self‑serve analytics by building scalable, intuitive data products, dashboards, and exploration tools tailored to business stakeholders.

Additional Information

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior; Employment type: Full‑time; Job function: Information Technology; Industries: Manufacturing.