Senior Engineer, Data Engineering & Analytics

KeHE Distributors, LLC; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

ESOP

401(k)

PTO

Sick time

Short/Long disability

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own complex data pipelines, drive system design, and mentor engineers within a distributed team. You will collaborate with product and design to deliver scalable solutions, leveraging AWS and modern analytics tools.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong programming, observability, and a product mindset to align technical work with business impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering with SQL, Python, Spark
• Deep knowledge of data architecture, governance, and integration best practices
• Experience with MLOps, analytics platforms, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Ability to set technical vision, influence architecture, and mentor senior engineers
• Product mindset linking technical decisions to business outcomes

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex software features and systems that are scalable, maintainable, and well-tested.
• Own end-to-end technical solutions from design to deployment and operation.
• Lead design discussions and guide engineering decisions.
• Collaborate with product, design, QA to translate requirements into effective solutions.
• Use logs and metrics to inform decisions and improve performance and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and help onboard new team members.
• Continuously improve engineering practices and adopt new technologies.

Skills

Deep programming skills

System design

APIs & distributed systems

Observability

Mentoring engineers

Leadership influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $95,700.00/Yr. - $140,239.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The SeniorDEAEngineer is a highly capable individual contributor whooperateswith a high degree of autonomy, owns complex technical problems end-to-end, and elevates the quality and effectiveness of the entire team without formal people management.

This rolerepresentsthe transition from task-based execution to system-level thinking, ownership, and leadership through influence. Senior Engineers are expected to solve ambiguous problems, mentor others, and shape how solutions are designed — not just how they are implemented. The Senior Engineer is expected to have strongproficiencyin the team's primary tech stack, solid understanding of system design principle, comfort with APIs, integrations and distributed systems and strong testing,debuggingand performance optimization skills.

The Senior Engineer role is at the top of the individual contributor core track, before branching intopeopleleadership (Lead) or deep technical leadership (Principal)As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE's Mission, Vision, and Values.

Essential Functions

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implement complex software features and systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, well-tested, and aligned with architectural and security standards.
• Own technical solutions end-to-end, from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support, ensuring the long-term health and reliability of the system.
• Lead technical design discussions and solution planning, evaluating trade-offsand guiding the team toward sound engineering decisions.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions that deliver customer value.
• Use logs, metrics, and analytics to inform engineering decisions,designingsystems with observability inmindand continuously improving performance and reliability.
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing knowledge, helping onboard new team members, and contributing to the growth of engineering capability across the team.
• Continuouslyimproveengineering practices and technical capabilities, staying current withemergingtechnologies, introducing improvements in development patterns, tools, and workflows.

SKILLS,KNOWLEDGEAND ABILITIES:

• Deepproficiencyin programming languages, frameworks, and software design patterns, with the ability to architect and implement complex systems.
• Ability to design scalable, resilient systems and evaluate architectural trade-offs while ensuring adherence to engineering and security standards.
• Ability to partner effectively with product, design, QA, and engineering teams, clearly communicate technical concepts, and resolve ambiguity in complex initiatives.
• Abilitytoleveragemetrics, logs, and analytics to evaluate system performance, inform decisions, and design systems with strong observability practices.
• Ability to guide technical decisions, mentor engineers, support onboarding, and contribute to the development of engineering best practices within the team.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years of experiencewithdata engineering technologies (SQL, Python, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Deep knowledge of data architecture, modeling, governance, andintegrationbest practices.
• Strong experience withMLOps, analytics platforms, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Proven ability to set technical vision, influence architecture strategy, and mentor senior engineers.
• Product mindset withabilityto connect technical decisions to business outcomes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science,softwareengineering, or a related fieldpreferredor similar coding education alternatives to traditional four-yeardegrees.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Requisition ID

2026-29934

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.