The Hershey Company · 4 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer, Data Products
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Hershey Company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for their Data Products team, which plays a critical role in designing and operating enterprise-grade data products. This position involves collaborating with various stakeholders to create scalable data solutions that support analytics and AI initiatives across the organization.
ConfectioneryFood and BeverageManufacturingService IndustrySnack Food
Responsibilities
Partner with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical designs and acceptance criteria
Design, build, and maintain scalable and reusable data pipelines and transformations using Azure and Databricks
Implement robust ingestion frameworks, standardized patterns, and repeatable workflows aligned to enterprise engineering practices
Build and optimize physical and semantic data models supporting analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases
Apply best practices related to performance tuning, cost optimization, security, and reliability
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, including shared infrastructure, canonical models, and platform standards
Implement efficient data processing patterns (e.g., Delta Lake, medallion architecture, orchestration frameworks)
Embed governance-by-design principles including lineage, metadata, documentation, and certification standards
Implement data quality rules, monitoring, and automated checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and trust
Work closely with business domain teams to validate that data products meet end-user needs and match business definitions
Partner with Platform Engineering on pipeline frameworks, infrastructure patterns, and optimization
Collaborate with Data Operations & Enablement to ensure strong documentation, certification, and governance coverage
Qualification
Required
Strong experience with ETL/ELT design, distributed processing, pipeline optimization, and enterprise scale data workflows
Hands-on experience with Databricks and cloud data platforms such as Azure (preferred) or AWS, including data lakes, orchestration, and scalable compute
Proficient in Python, SQL, modular coding, APIs, source control, and automation tools
Skilled in dimensional and semantic modeling, database design, and building performant, governed analytics-ready structures
Capable of cleansing, transforming, and validating data; familiar with lineage, cataloging, and data quality frameworks
Able to translate business needs into technical solutions and clearly communicate technical concepts in cross-functional settings
Bachelor's/Master's in Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
5 – 7 years of experience in data, analytics, or engineering roles
Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript)
Working knowledge of SQL-based and NoSQL technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
Company
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through its iconic brands.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (10)
2024 (6)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.62B2025-10-21Post Ipo Debt· $1.88B
2025-02-19Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-05-01Post Ipo Debt· $750M
Leadership Team
Kirk Tanner
Chief Executive Officer
Deepak Bhatia
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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