We’re Tovala, a food-tech company reinventing home cooking to save consumers time. Through an innovative combination of hardware, software, and fresh food delivery, we make it incredibly simple for anyone to prepare and enjoy delicious, home-cooked meals without sacrificing time to do whatever matters to them. Through our superior technology, product experience and food quality, we have separated Tovala from the busy pack of other meal delivery businesses.
In the process, we’ve amassed a loyal, rapidly growing following and our retention, product engagement and customer NPS are all best-in-class. We’ve raised over $100mm from great investors like Left Lane Capital, Origin Ventures, Y Combinator and Comcast Ventures and have invested strongly in building a unique culture that fosters growth, personal development and camaraderie.
Role Summary
At Tovala, the Data Engineering Manager leads the Data Engineering team and owns the pipelines, platform, and data applications that every data consumer at the company depends on. They treat data engineering as an enablement function — partnering closely with Software and Data Analytics to understand what slows them down, then removing it so teams can ship faster and get to insights faster. This is a player-coach role: they manage and grow a team of data engineers while operating data pipelines and building and reviewing production code.
This role reports to the head of the Data team. They own technical data governance and monitoring across our stack (Snowflake, dbt, Airbyte, and Airflow), set the bar for pipeline best practices, and lead the team's adoption of AI-assisted workflows. As the team and product grow, they shape how the platform and its practices evolve. This role combines hands-on technical ownership with people leadership and cross-functional partnership.
Tovala uses market data, geography, and placement of internal employees to determine salary. Additionally, we offer all employees real ownership in the company in the form of a competitive equity package.
Our Values
> Put the Team First: We put what is best for the broader team ahead of what is best for ourselves or our immediate department.
> Get S#!t Done (Well): We celebrate people at all levels for delivering high impact work that expands the bounds of what we’re able to do.
> Connect the Dots: We engage with curiosity to learn how our work impacts others so that we can problem-solve holistically and work collaboratively.
> Be Direct: We share our perspective openly and directly, even when it feels difficult to do so.
> Embrace the Obstacles: We rise to meet challenges with a sense of urgency, resolve, and optimism.
> Champion the Customer: We consider and prioritize our customer in all of our decisions
At Tovala we‘re committed to building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here!
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