Job Title: Sr. Database Engineer

Department: Business Intelligence & Operations

Supervisor: Vice President, Business Strategy & Operations

Job Classification: Full Time

Job Type: Exempt

Summary:

The Senior Database Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining our internal data warehouse. This role focuses on architecting a warehouse structure that will enable data to be operationally used across the organization.

This will involve ingestion, transformation of, and delivering high-quality data from a variety of internal and external sources into our cloud-based data ecosystem. Resulting in stronger reliability, governance, and long-term sustainability.

On day one, you will develop robust ELT pipelines, establish engineering best practices, and partner closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a unified, trusted data ecosystem that powers advanced analytics, reporting, machine learning, and consumer engagement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines to ingest data from various sources to optimize ETL/ELT workflows to efficiently process large volumes of data
• Lead end-to-end data architecture decisions and development to ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term platform evolution
• Work across platforms to integrate data from CRM and ticketing platforms, CDP, website, mobile app, and external systems into a unified, reliable ecosystem
• Establish best-practices in warehouse architecture that ensures consistency, governance, and high-quality data across the platform
• Ensure pipelines are fault-tolerant, observable, and recoverable with appropriate logging and alerting system
• Oversee and deploy cost-optimization strategies as it relates to our data infrastructure
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual workflows and improve pipeline reliability
• Contribute to improving data accessibility and usability across the organization.
• Support both batch and streaming architecture where applicable
• Document data pipelines, data sources, and system architecture
• Coach engineer(s) through code reviews, technical guidance, and support in developing strong engineering practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
• Continuously improve pipeline performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Contribute to strategic initiatives and special projects assigned by the Sr. Vice President of Business Strategy & Operations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in data engineering, computer science, Information Systems, Data Science or similar field
• Minimum of 5 years of data engineering experience
• Expert understanding of both relational and non-relational databases and query optimization techniques
• Familiarity with APIs, data ingestion patterns, and data integration techniques with a strong understanding of distributed data processing and storage concepts
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex data issues
• Experience implementing data governance practices, including data quality frameworks, data lineage, metadata management, access controls, and compliance with organizational and regulatory standards
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with BI teams, marketers, and other business stakeholders to translate data requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Preferred experience with Tableau, Salesforce, Ticketmaster, Fanatics systems and data
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evening, weekends, and holidays as needed

The expected range of annual salary/hourly rate and potential commission, if applicable, is included below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this/these range(s) will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market and industry considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure, performance, and standing with the company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Annual Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $175,000.00