AXS
VP, Data Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Vp
No sponsorship$366k-$400kDetected 1 day ago
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odds of building a lasting career here
59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$138,3821 entry
Level II$168,4182 entries
Level III$198,4323 entries
Level IV$228,4674 entries
This range already reaches Level IV — the maximum four lottery entries.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Database Architects (15-1243) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This includes our data lake and warehouse, streaming and batch pipelines, data quality and governance practices, and the systems that make trusted, real-time data available to Product, Data Science, Marketing, Finance, and Operations.
- This leader will define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for AXS' data platform, ensuring it scales reliably with transaction volume while remaining secure, compliant, and cost-effective.
- Success in this role requires close partnership with the SVP of Software Engineering, CTO, Data Science, Product, and business stakeholders, as well as the ability to inspire, grow, and scale a world-class data engineering team.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the CTO and senior engineering leadership to define and advance AXS' data engineering strategy and architecture.
- Oversee the design, build, and operation of scalable data pipelines (batch and real-time) that ingest, transform, and serve data reliably across the business.
- Lead the evolution of AXS' data lake/warehouse architecture, ensuring performance, cost efficiency, and reliability at high transaction volume.
- Collaborate with Data Science, Product, Ticketing Strategy, Marketing, Finance, AEG, and other partners to ensure the data platform meets evolving analytical and operational needs.
- Drive operational effectiveness through best practices, disciplined execution, and process improvements that increase pipeline reliability and reduce data downtime.
- Translate business goals into actionable data engineering initiatives, ensuring technical direction supports personalization, growth, and decision-making across the company.
- Manage operating budgets and resources effectively, ensuring financial accountability and sustainable growth.
- Data at Scale: Experience building and operating high-volume data platforms supporting consumer-facing, e-commerce, or transactional systems.
- Meaningful Mission - Helping revolutionize an industry and deliver better experiences for fans and clients around the world.
Nice to have
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Vendor & Outsourcing Management:
- Experience managing third-party vendors and outsourcing partnerships, ensuring quality, accountability, and alignment with strategic goals.
- $366,000-$400,000
Compensation
- AXS is a global leader in live event ticketing and e-commerce, processing more than $4B in annual transactions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
- Company-paid basic life insurance + voluntary life options
- Parental leave
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Wellness offerings
- Development and Learning - Opportunities for learning and leveling up through training and education reimbursement.
Company info
- https://solutions.axs.com/careers/
- For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment.
- Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world.
- We are dedicated to a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but can't "check every box" in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
- You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
- AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship.
- AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description.
- AEG's policy is to hire the most qualified applicants, and we comply with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws in making hiring and employee decisions.
- Equal Employment Opportunity & Fair Chance Statement
- We are an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
- We are committed to providing a fair and equitable hiring process for all applicants.
- More about AEG
- We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.
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