Full-Time

Senior Data Platform Engineer

Riverside Natural Foods

Riverside Natural Foods

501-1,000 employees

Manufactures and markets healthy snack products

Compensation Overview

CA$120k - CA$145k/yr

Canada

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Microsoft Azure
Python
Data Visualization
Git
SQL
Machine Learning
Apache Kafka
MLflow
ETL
SAP Products
Data Engineering
RAG
AWS
REST APIs
Data Modeling
DevOps
Databricks
Google Cloud Platform

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • Five or more years of experience in data engineering, data platform development, or analytics engineering.
  • Proven experience with IoT/OT data ingestion, industrial data protocols, and hybrid SAP plus cloud analytics architectures.
  • Strong SQL and Python skills for data engineering.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks.
  • Experience building scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines.
  • Experience ingesting data from APIs, streaming platforms such as Kafka, or similar technologies.
  • Experience working with cloud-based data platforms; Azure is preferred.
  • Experience with version control tools such as GitHub.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain Databricks as the central platform for non-SAP data.
  • Define and implement best practices for data architecture, pipeline development, and platform usage.
  • Ensure platform scalability, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks.
  • Ingest data from APIs, external data providers, streaming platforms such as Kafka, and internal non-SAP systems.
  • Build ETL/ELT workflows to support analytics and reporting needs.
  • Support batch and streaming data processing patterns.
  • Design and implement data models for analytics and reporting use cases.
  • Define how data is structured, stored, and accessed within Databricks.
  • Enable integration with SAP Datasphere while maintaining flexibility for independent datasets.
  • Deliver complete data solutions from ingestion through consumption.
  • Collaborate with analytics and reporting team members to ensure data usability and performance.
  • Support dashboards, reporting, advanced analytics, and AI-driven use cases.
  • Enable AI and advanced analytics capabilities within Databricks.
  • Prepare data for machine learning and AI-driven use cases.
  • Use GitHub for version control and collaborative development.
  • Implement CI/CD practices for data pipelines and platform components.
  • Improve automation, testing, and documentation across the platform.
  • Work with external partners and contractors when required.
  • Provide guidance to partners and contractors to ensure alignment with platform standards and architecture.
  • Maintain quality and consistency across Databricks deliverables.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with SAP S/4HANA data structures and integration patterns, including ODP, CDS views, and SAP BTP services.
  • Prior experience integrating SAP with cloud lakehouse platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP Datasphere modeling and data integration.
  • Familiarity with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Knowledge of streaming technologies such as Kafka and Kinesis.
  • Understanding of large language models, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation architectures.
  • Experience building pipelines for unstructured data such as documents, images, and logs.
  • Exposure to machine learning lifecycle tooling such as MLflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI, or Databricks ML.
  • Ability to support model monitoring and AI observability.
Riverside Natural Foods

Riverside Natural Foods

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Riverside Natural Foods makes and distributes healthier snack products under the MadeGood brand, handling research, creation, manufacturing, marketing and selling. MadeGood snacks are developed through research and produced as consumer-ready packaged snacks with healthy ingredients. The company differentiates itself with B Corporation and Zero Waste certifications and by acting as a hub for ongoing innovation in healthy snacking, linking product quality to environmental and community impact. Its goal is to provide credible, healthier snack options while leaving a positive footprint on the environment and communities.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$8.5M

Headquarters

Vaughan, Canada

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • LinkedIn listed 27 active 2026 jobs, showing continued hiring across operations and sales.
  • A 2026 territory-manager posting says Riverside wants to double business by 2027.
  • Amcor's packaging collaboration supports premiumization and retailer differentiation in shelf-stable bars.

What critics are saying

  • December 2024 metal recall covered 2,408,883 cases, signaling serious manufacturing-control failures.
  • CFIA and FDA recall files stayed active through 2026, prolonging retailer scrutiny and replenishment risk.
  • Single-brand dependence on MadeGood creates existential damage if trust erosion cuts repeat purchases.

What makes Riverside Natural Foods unique

  • MadeGood's organic, allergen-conscious snack brand remains Riverside's clearest consumer moat.
  • April 3, 2025 Amcor launch gave MadeGood Trail Mix bars curbside-recyclable paper packaging.
  • Riverside says it is an 'early applicant' employer with 691 employees in March 2026.

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Benefits

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

RRSP matching or 401k matching

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Home Office Stipend

Phone/Internet Stipend

Hybrid Work Options

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Stock Options

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

RRSP matching or 401k matching

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Packaging Gateway
Apr 4th, 2025
Riverside Natural Foods selects Amcor's packaging for MadeGood Trail Mix bars

Riverside Natural Foods has collaborated with Amcor to introduce Riverside's MadeGood Trail Mix bars in Amcor's AmFiber paper-based packaging solution.

NBC Boston
Feb 15th, 2025
FDA updates MadeGood granola bar recall to Class II

Riverside Natural Foods, Inc. preemptively issued a voluntary recall of 2,408,883 cases of MadeGood granola bars on Dec. 9, 2024.

Top Class Actions
Dec 23rd, 2024
MadeGood granola bars class action claims product may contain metal

Who: A MadeGood granola bar consumer is suing Riverside Natural Foods Inc.

Boston 25 News
Dec 12th, 2024
Riverside Natural Foods Inc. issues recall for granola bar products for chance of metal in product

Riverside Natural Foods Inc. issues recall for granola bar products for chance of metal in product.

WSMV-TV
Dec 11th, 2024
Recall issued for MadeGood granola bars

On Monday, Riverside Natural Foods Inc. announced it was voluntarily recalling certain batches of its MadeGood bars for the "potential presence of a piece of metal in the product."