Remote Senior Data Engineer, Data Lake

Description:

• theScore is a subsidiary of PENN Entertainment, providing digital media and sports betting products to millions of sports fans.
• The role is part of the Data Engineering team, focusing on developing high-quality data-driven solutions to enhance profitability, growth, and user experience.
• Responsibilities include collaborating with various teams to build data pipelines, overseeing the design and maintenance of these pipelines, and ensuring data integrity and performance in the data lake.
• The position requires writing tests and documentation for processes and tooling, adapting to new technologies, and maintaining existing systems and infrastructure.
• The candidate will take ownership of projects and collaborate with Analytics and Reporting teams.

Requirements:

• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, distributed systems, algorithms, and software design is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in data or software engineering is necessary.
• Strong knowledge of Python, streaming technologies like Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes is essential.
• Proficiency in relational databases and SQL is required.
• Experience in building scalable infrastructure and data ingestion from Third-Party APIs is needed.
• Familiarity with RedShift, BigQuery, or other SQL-based data warehouses is expected.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure) is required.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks such as RSpec, Jest, or pytest is necessary.
• Strong organizational, collaboration, and communication skills are essential.
• NICE TO HAVE: Experience working with Data Scientists or deploying machine learning models.
• NICE TO HAVE: Experience developing frontend applications using JavaScript and React.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive compensation package.
• Employees will enjoy a fun and relaxed work environment.
• Education and conference reimbursements are provided.
• There is a parental leave top-up benefit.
• Opportunities for career progression and mentoring others are available.