Staff Data Engineer

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • $160,000 PA - $230,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Data Engineer at PrizePicks, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and leading data infrastructure projects. You will enhance the existing Core Data Platform, develop new integrations, build robust real-time and batch data pipelines using Python and Go, collaborate with Data Scientists and Analytics Engineers, and work closely with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to ensure the success of the Core Data platform. You will also be involved in designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, building CI/CD pipelines, and automating data governance workflows. You will also mentor junior engineers, provide on-call support, and stay current with emerging technologies to implement innovative solutions.
Must have:
  • 7+ years of experience in a data engineering role.
  • 3+ years of experience acting as technical lead.
  • Experience building and optimizing cloud-based data pipelines.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Perks:
  • Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible PTO
  • Paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave
  • Workplace flexibility
  • Company-wide in-person events and team outings
  • Lifestyle enhancement program
  • Company equipment provided
  • Annual performance reviews

Job Details

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? 

The Analytics Team is responsible for building and maintaining analytics tools and workflows to support the PrizePicks business across all departments. At the core of these operations is data. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will develop, maintain, test, and lead data infrastructure projects and help PrizePicks offer a scalable, reliable, and smarter data ecosystem for faster data-driven decisions.

What you’ll do:

  • Enhance the capabilities of our existing Core Data Platform and develop new integrations with both internal and external APIs within the Data organization.
  • Experienced in building robust real-time and batch data pipelines with a focus on data modeling, ETL/ELT best practices, and reliability. Adept at defining and driving data architecture standards to ensure scalable, governed solutions across teams.
  • Develop and maintain advanced data pipelines and transformation logic using Python and Go, ensuring efficient and reliable data processing.
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists and Data Science Engineers to support the needs of advanced ML development.
  • Collaborate with Analytics Engineers to enhance data transformation processes, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and optimize team collaboration workflows Using DBT.
  • Work closely with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to ensure the maturity and success of the Core Data platform.
  • Guide teams in implementing and maintaining comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and documentation practices, and coordinate with Engineering teams to ensure continuous feature availability.
  • Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate and streamline data infrastructure deployment, ensuring scalable, consistent configurations aligned with data engineering best practices.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment of data solutions, ensuring robust testing, seamless integration, and adherence to best practices in version control, automation, and quality assurance.
  • Experienced in designing and automating data governance workflows and tool integrations across complex environments, ensuring data integrity and protection throughout the data lifecycle.
  • Serve as a Staff Engineer within the broader PrizePicks technology organization by staying current with emerging technologies, implementing innovative solutions, and sharing knowledge and best practices with junior team members and collaborators.
  • Ensure code is thoroughly tested, effectively integrated, and efficiently deployed, in alignment with industry best practices for version control, automation, and quality assurance.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers by providing guidance, coaching and educational opportunities
  • Provide on-call support as part of a shared rotation between the Data and Analytics Engineering teams to maintain system reliability and respond to critical issues.

What you have:

  • 7+ years of experience in a data Engineering, or data-oriented software engineering role creating and pushing end-to-end data engineering pipelines.
  • 3+ years of experience acting as technical lead and providing mentorship and feedback to junior engineers.
  • Extensive experience building and optimizing cloud-based data streaming pipelines and infrastructure.
  • Extensive experience exposing real-time predictive model outputs to production-grade systems leveraging large-scale distributed data processing and model training.
  • Experience in most of the following:
  • Excellent organizational, communication, presentation, and collaboration experience with organizational technical and non-technical teams
  • Graduate degree in Computer Science,  Mathematics, Informatics, Information Systems or other quantitative field

What makes you stand out:

  • Experience building real-time production data engineering pipelines in a daily fantasy sports platform

Where you’ll live:

  • While we prefer candidates based in Atlanta, we are open to qualified applicants from anywhere in the U.S. and are willing to consider remote candidates. #LI-Remote 

Working at PrizePicks:

The typical salary range for this position is $160,000 to $230,000. At PrizePicks, we consider your role, level, and where you'll be working when determining our salary ranges. The compensation info you see on our job postings gives you an idea of the starting pay range for the position. Your actual pay within that range will depend on your specific work location, as well as your skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter will be happy to chat more about the specific pay range for your location and how we arrived at it during the hiring process. 

This application period will remain open for 30 days. We’re committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting.

Date Posted:  5/19/2025

 

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks: 

  • Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans 
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
  • Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
  • Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
  • Company-wide in-person events and team outings
  • Lifestyle enhancement program
  • Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
  • Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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