The Role

As a Senior Data Engineer (or Data Engineer III) in the Fan Ecosystem organization, you are here to help build out our central Data platform and critical data assets. This role reports to our Manager of Data Engineering and is responsible for defining, implementing, training, and executing against our engineering strategy, creating processes, and building tools within the Fan Ecosystem. The Senior DE will be autonomous, biased-to-action, and collaborative.

What You’ll Do:

Develop a strong understanding of Fan Ecosystem and the the various business units it supports

Lead initiatives to support building data-centric processes to benefit the organization and its business units

Build data objects and assets to support business intelligence and data science use cases

Set a high standard for engineering excellence through example

Contribute to hiring and training other engineering team members

Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering

Ability to deliver service and data integrations between different teams and 3rd parties.

Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team building activities

What We’re Looking For:

Strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, in a continuous delivery environment.

Demonstrated ability to partner closely with analysts, product managers, and other engineers

Experience in large-scale cloud databases, data transformation, and performance optimization.

Experience with modern tech stack and languages (python, SQL, SQS, Snowflake, S3, SFTP, dbt, Airflow)

Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives and technologies.

Strong communication skills with the ability to represent complex topics in a succinct way

Experience working within AWS environment and Snowflake is a nice to have for success in this role

The salary range for this position is $133,920 to $193,750, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.