Data Engineer

About the role

FanDuel is looking for a Data Engineer to join its growing data engineering team and help build the pipelines and infrastructure that power analytics, machine learning and business decision-making. You will own the design, development and maintenance of reliable data systems while collaborating with stakeholders on high-impact data use cases. The position is listed as hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines for analytics and business operations
• Write clean, efficient and well-documented code using tools such as Python, SQL and Spark
• Ensure data is reliable, accurate and delivered on time, and lead projects to build or improve data products
• Work with data analysts, data scientists and product managers to turn ambiguous requirements into actionable data solutions
• Take part in code reviews, sprint planning and retrospectives as part of an agile team
• Monitor pipelines, troubleshoot issues and drive reliability and continuous improvement
• Implement data quality checks, observability and testing practices, and document sources, transformations and architecture decisions

Required profile

• 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, data warehousing and ETL/ELT best practices
• Experience 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, privacy or compliance practices

What we offer

• Salary range of $116,000 - $145,000 depending on experience, location and market conditions
• Medical, vision and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k) matching program
• Paid time off, 14 paid company holidays and paid sick time
• Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities, plus commuter benefits and pet insurance