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Senior Data Engineer, Platform

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Proven track record of administration, engineering, and operationalizing the Snowflake, Databricks or similar Cloud Data Platform
  • Experience working in AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, and database replication tools/services (e.g., AWS DMS)
  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Strong experience with SQL and knowledge in a variety of data engines (for example, SQL Server, MySQL, Amazon Aurora, Redshift) is a big plus

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate leadership and ownership of the platform to deliver services for projects and users
  • Provide infrastructure guidance of data platform capabilities to accommodate business/technical use cases
  • Automate and manage provisioning needs, such as Snowflake storage and compute, Role Based Access Control model, and permissions
  • Coordinate and collaborate with dependent infrastructure and AWS services to implement Snowflake integration with services, such as S3, IAM, SSO, etc.

Key facts

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
  • Technical Acumen

About the company

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DraftKings

Sports Betting & iGaming

DraftKings Inc. is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company created to fuel the competitive spirit of sports fans with products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming and digital media. Headquartered in Boston, and launched in 2012 by Jason Robins, Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman, DraftKings is the only U.S.-based vertically integrated sports betting operator. DraftKings is a multi-channel provider of sports betting and gaming technologies, powering sports and gaming entertainment for operators in 17 countries. DraftKings’ Sportsbook is live with mobile and/or retail betting operations in the United States pursuant to regulations in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. DraftKings’ daily fantasy sports product is available in 7 countries internationally with 15 distinct sports categories. DraftKings is the official daily fantasy partner of the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, PGA TOUR and UFC as well as an authorized gaming operator of the NBA and MLB, an official sports betting partner of the NFL, an official betting operator of PGA TOUR and the official betting operator of UFC. Launched in August 2021, DraftKings Marketplace is a digital collectibles ecosystem designed for mainstream accessibility that offers curated NFT drops and supports secondary-market transactions. DraftKings also owns Vegas Sports Information Network, Inc. (VSiN), a multi-platform broadcast and content company.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustrySports Betting & iGaming
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. 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. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together.

The Crown Is Yours

As a Senior Data Engineer, Platform you will be a key contributor to a data team centered around the mission of providing a best-in-class experience for our products and customers. In this role, you’ll be leveraging your technical expertise in all aspects of “Infrastructure as Code” (IaC) to enhance and build out our data platform. You will be working across teams, informing business decisions, helping to expand our platform, and define standards and best practices for platform use.

What you’ll do as a Senior Data Engineer, Platform

  • Demonstrate leadership and ownership of the platform to deliver services for projects and users.

  • Provide infrastructure guidance of data platform capabilities to accommodate business/technical use cases.

  • Leverage your strong communication skills to keep users informed and provide excellent quality of service.

  • Automate and manage provisioning needs, such as Snowflake storage and compute, Role Based Access Control model, and permissions.

  • Configure and manage monitoring/alerting around replication latency, performance (cluster & query), and Airflow.

  • Coordinate and collaborate with dependent infrastructure and AWS services to implement Snowflake integration with services, such as S3, IAM, SSO, etc.

  • Provide technical expertise, troubleshooting, and support for change management, governance compliance, internal audits, and remediations.

What you’ll bring:

  • A proven track record of administration, engineering, and operationalizing the Snowflake, Databricks or similar Cloud Data Platform.

  • Experience working in AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, and database replication tools/services (e.g., AWS DMS).

  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

  • Experience with a variety of data logging/monitoring tools, such as DataDog, 

  • Strong experience with SQL and knowledge in a variety of data engines (for example, SQL Server, MySQL, Amazon Aurora, Redshift) is a big plus.

  • Experience writing software (preferably with Python)

Join Our Team

We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. 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. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

If this job posting does not include compensation information, this is due to a technical error that our team is working to resolve! We will repost this position with compensation information as soon as it is resolved. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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