Thistle · 21 hours ago
Senior Analytics Engineer (62094)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$151K/yr - $166K/yr
5+ years expThistle is a food-tech startup focused on promoting health and sustainability through plant-forward meals. The Senior Analytics Engineer will lead the development of the company's data infrastructure and models, driving data-informed decisions across various teams to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.
Delivery ServiceFood and BeverageHealth CareOrganic FoodWellness
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 our 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
Qualification
Required
5–8+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data architecture, or data engineering, with a strong record of owning end-to-end data solutions
Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based data ecosystems using modern tools like dbt, Airflow, and a cloud data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)
Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python, with strong data modeling and transformation skills
Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across levels and functions
Experience in defining and operationalizing data governance, quality frameworks, and performance tuning practices
Excellent communication skills with a track record of translating complex data challenges into clear business insights and recommendations
A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement
Alignment with Thistle's mission to make healthy, sustainable food accessible to all
Company
Thistle
Thistle is a food and juice company that delivers fully-prepared, plant-forward meals to the doorsteps of its customers.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$16.95MKey Investors
GroundForce Capital
2021-01-06Series B· $10.3M
2020-01-28Series A· $5.65M
2017-01-23Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ashwin Cheriyan
CEO & Co-Founder
Shiri Avnery
President & Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-04-13
2023-10-14
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