Passionate about food and curious about what drives consumer choices? Join Tastewise and help shape the future of the food and beverage industry.
Tastewise is a human-and-agent food intelligence and marketing platform used by leading companies like PepsiCo, Nestlé, and Kraft Heinz to decide what products to launch, how to market them, and what ultimately makes it to the shelf.
We turn real consumer behavior into actionable insights, helping teams make smarter, faster decisions in a $10 trillion industry that impacts billions of people every day.
If you’re excited about turning data into real-world impact and being part of a collaborative team with a clear mission, this is the place for you!
About the roleAs a Senior Data Engineer in our R&D team, you aren't just moving bytes; you are the architect of the world's most comprehensive food-intelligence engine. You will take full ownership of our ingestion pipelines, transforming massive volumes of unstructured web data into the actionable insights our customers rely on. This role requires a builder who can navigate complex anti-bot measures, design resilient distributed systems, and ensure our data remains flawless as we scale.
Key responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of our web-scale data ingestion pipelines, from resilient scraping through transformation and storage.
- Design and maintain scrapers that reliably bypass anti-bot measures and handle dynamic content at scale, adapting quickly as sources change.
- Leverage AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex) to accelerate development, optimize pipeline logic, and ship faster within titling R&D cycles.
- Build and manage distributed, cloud-based data pipelines that support real-time analytics and AI model deployment.
- Proactively identify and resolve data quality issues before they reach production, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all sources.
- Architect scalable API and system designs that connect pipeline decisions directly to business value and consumer-trend accuracy.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve data workflows to keep the engine reliable as we scale.
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Backend roles focused on high-volume data processing.
- Experience with Airflow & Databricks
- Expert-level web scraping skills: proven ability to build resilient scrapers that bypass anti-bot measures and handle dynamic content at scale.
- Extreme ownership: a track record of managing pipelines end-to-end and proactively fixing quality issues before they reach production.
- High AI-literacy: active use of LLMs and AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex) to accelerate development and optimize logic.
- Strong technical depth in distributed systems, cloud architecture, and low-latency data modeling.
- Data literacy: the ability to connect technical pipeline decisions to business value and consumer trend accuracy..
- Experience with System Design Thinking and building scalable API architectures.
**Please note that this position is 4 days/week in our Tel-Aviv office**
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering or backend roles focused on high-volume data processing
- Experience with Airflow and Databricks
- Expert-level web scraping skills, including resilient scrapers that bypass anti-bot measures and handle dynamic content at scale
- Track record of managing data pipelines end-to-end and proactively resolving data quality issues
- Active use of LLMs and AI coding assistants such as Claude Code and Codex
- Strong technical depth in distributed systems, cloud architecture, and low-latency data modeling
- Ability to connect technical pipeline decisions to business value and consumer trend accuracy
- Experience with system design thinking and scalable API architectures
- Work four days per week in the Tel Aviv office
Tastewise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered strong, with medical, dental, and vision coverage and the individual plan noted as 100% employer‑paid, alongside access to an FSA. These elements point to robust core protection and lower out‑of‑pocket costs for employees.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is included as part of total rewards, offering employees ownership potential. This sits alongside a 401(k), positioning compensation with both near‑term and long‑term components.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including flexible PTO, paid holidays, and floating holidays. A hybrid work model further supports practical flexibility for many roles.
Tastewise Insights
What We Do
At Tastewise, we’re reinventing how the food and beverage industry understands consumers. Every year, 90% of product innovation in food fails -not because brands lack ideas, but because they lack accurate, real-time insight into what people truly want. Traditional surveys and focus groups can’t keep up with the speed of culture, leaving businesses disconnected from consumer needs. Tastewise solves that. Our AI-powered consumer intelligence platform transforms massive amounts of data from online searches, social conversations, ordering platforms, and recipe sharing into clear, actionable insights. We enable food and beverage companies to discover what consumers are craving, why it matters, and how to meet demand with products that succeed. With Tastewise, brands can: • Reduce waste and costs by focusing only on products people actually need. • Accelerate innovation with real-time data instead of outdated reports. • Tell stronger stories by grounding marketing and product launches in consumer behavior. • Stay ahead of trends with insights that reflect what’s happening now -not what happened last year. Our platform is trusted by leading global food and beverage brands including Campbells, Givaudan, KraftHeinz, Nestlé, Mars, PepsiCo, and more, to answer their most pressing questions, from “Which flavors and ingredients are trending?” to “What health claims resonate with Gen Z today?” Whether it’s identifying the next big plant-based ingredient or optimizing product messaging, Tastewise delivers the clarity needed to win in a competitive market. Since launching in 2018, we’ve grown to 120+ employees across the US, UK, Spain, and Israel. Backed by $50M in Series B funding, we’re scaling rapidly.
Why Work With Us
At Tastewise, we’re not just another data company. Most data companies crunch numbers; Tastewise tells stories. Our AI connects brands to what consumers truly crave, reducing waste and driving impact. Here, your work directly shapes global food trends, in a culture built on collaboration, innovation, and a mission that matters.
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Tastewise Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Hybrid environment- 2-3 days a week in our NYC office.
