Data Engineer

The posting, as FanDuel wrote it

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing data engineering team and help build the pipelines and infrastructure that power analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making across the company. In this role, you’ll own the design, development, and maintenance of reliable data systems while collaborating with stakeholders to support high-impact data use cases.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who enjoys working with data at scale, solving practical problems, independently executing on projects, and continuously learning in a fast-paced environment.

If you’re excited by this challenge and want to work within a dynamic company, then we’d love to hear from you.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

Build & Maintain Data Pipelines

• Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines to support analytics and business operations.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code using tools like Python, SQL, and Spark.
• Ensure data is reliable, accurate, and delivered in a timely manner.
• Lead projects to build or improve well-scoped data products.

Collaborate Across Teams

• Work with data analysts, data scientists, and product managers to understand and clarify ambiguous requirements to deliver actionable data solutions.
• Translate business questions into engineering tasks and contribute to technical planning.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of an agile team.
• Contribute to team wide best practices.

Data Quality & Operations

• Monitor data pipelines and troubleshoot issues in a timely, systematic manner.
• Driving reliability and continuous improvement of data platforms and pipelines.
• Implement data quality checks and contribute to observability and testing practices.
• Document data sources, transformations, and architecture decisions to support long-term maintainability.

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software engineering with a focus on data.
• Strong SQL skills and familiarity with at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, or Scala).
• Hands-on experience with modern data tools such as Databricks, Airflow, dbt, Spark, or Kafka.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT best practices.
• Experience working with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting BI, analytics, or data science teams.
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD, and collaborative development workflows.
• Exposure to data governance, priv

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FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email Benefits@fanduel.com .

The applicable salary range for this position is $116,000 - $145,000 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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