DraftKings

Senior Data Engineer

Boston, MA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago

PythonSQLSnowflakeDatabricksAWSCloud PlatformsTerraformDevOpsKafkaData EngineeringComplianceCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

It's transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities.
Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology.
We're not waiting for the future to arrive.

Build scalable, high-performance data infrastructure that transforms complex transactional and financial data into trusted, reporting-ready datasets supporting regulatory reporting, financial operations, and business insights.
Develop reliable data solutions that prioritize accuracy, completeness, traceability, and auditability while supporting regulatory compliance and highly governed business processes.
Leverage AI throughout the software development lifecycle to improve engineering productivity, enhance data quality, and build trusted data products that enable AI-powered applications and natural language access to data.
Design, optimize, and maintain modern data models while championing best practices for data quality, governance, observability, and platform reliability.
Build and optimize modern cloud-based data pipelines and streaming solutions using technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, or similar distributed data platforms.
Drive engineering best practices for data transformation, streaming, platform performance, and operational excellence while mentoring teammates and contributing to the continued growth of the Data Engineering Team.
Collaborate in an agile environment to deliver scalable, resilient solutions that evolve alongside business priorities and platform capabilities.
Experience building modern cloud-based data platforms using technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, or similar distributed data processing and streaming technologies.

As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment.

Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience developing both real-time and batch data processing solutions.
Experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS), along with infrastructure and DevOps tools such as Terraform, PagerDuty, and Datadog.
Deep understanding of modern data architecture, including data warehousing, data lakes, ETL frameworks, and scalable data modeling techniques.
Experience supporting CFTC-regulated markets or financial services is preferred.
Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while partnering effectively across technical and business teams.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 116,800.00 USD - 146,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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