Staff Data Engineer, Analytics
Afresh · Full-time · Posted 1d ago
Afresh, the AI platform for grocery, began by tackling the most complex problem in the industry: fresh, and has evolved into the core AI platform for grocers.
By leveraging proprietary AI designed for high-volatility environments, we empower partners like Albertsons, Meijer, and Wakefern to drive smarter decisions across their entire enterprise.
Following record-breaking 70% revenue growth in 2025, we have scaled to 6 enterprise-grade solutions, with solutions live in over 10% of the U.S. grocery market. Our platform now orchestrates billions of decisions from the store floor to the distribution center and prevented over 200 million pounds of food waste last year alone.
If you're looking for a role where your work directly translates into massive scale and social good, and you want to be part of the team that defines how the world eats, there is no better time to join us.
At Afresh, we’re building data products to define the future of retail grocery analytics. The nerve center of those products is our analytics platform, and as a Staff Data Engineer on the Data Science and Analytics team, you’ll be the technical leader of that platform.
Our growing suite of data products range from standardized reports to AI-driven insight engines and agentic analytics tools. They let our customers understand what’s happening in their stores and empower them to reduce food waste. All of these products require a reliable platform of well-modeled data, clearly-defined metrics, and extensive metadata and context.
This platform is also used by teams across the company to ensure customer success and improve our core products. The Data Science and Analytics team collaborates closely with every team in the company, helping them build products and make decisions with data. You will regularly interact with data engineers, product engineers, product managers, data scientists, and operations specialists.
What You'll Do:
As a Staff Data Engineer on the Data Science team, you will own the development of our analytics platform. You’ll evolve our data models, solidify our pipelines, and establish data governance patterns to serve our internal- and customer-facing analytics needs. Some of your responsibilities will include:
This is a high-impact role with ownership of highly visible projects and a lot of room to grow in your scope.
About Afresh
Founded in 2017, Afresh is using AI to tackle the #1 solution to curb climate change: reducing food waste. By building AI specifically for the intricacies of grocery—from the fresh perimeter to the center store—we help grocers minimize waste and maximize sales.
Afresh sits at an incredible intersection of positive social impact, rocket ship financial growth, and cutting-edge technology. Our best-in-class AI research has been published in top journals, including ICML, and our investors include Al Gore’s Just Climate, former Whole Foods Market CEO Walter Robb, and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
Grocery is the past, present, and future of our food system – the waste we create today will impact our planet for years to come. Join us as we continue to build a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies our company’s values of proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility.
Afresh provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.
Here at Afresh, many of our employees work remotely provided that they reside in one of the following states: AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, MT, MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OR, PA, TX, WA, UT, VA, WI.