Sony Pictures Entertainment · 2 hours ago
Sr Data Engineer (FAST, AVOD)
Culver City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $170K/yr
7+ years expSony Pictures Entertainment is a global creative entertainment company seeking a strategic and analytical Senior Data Engineer to oversee the development and implementation of analytical datasets for their DTC AVOD and FAST platforms. The role involves leading data pipeline design, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring data governance and accuracy to drive decision-making across the organization.
ContentFilm DistributionFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentTV Production
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of data pipelines related to streaming video analytics to create high quality, analytics-ready datasets used by data scientists and data visualization teams in self-service analytics tools, and to power business-critical intelligence by the insights & strategy team
Translate complex business requirements into the design of robust engineering and operational processes
Assess source data fitness and understand the data collection methodologies for the AVOD / SVOD product portfolio. Anticipate source data quality challenges and lead solutioning to ensure downstream tools receive highly accurate, reliable data
Contribute to fast-paced agile teams to build new analytical tools. Source and harmonize data from disparate systems, collaborating closely with product, data science, and data visualization teams
Advocate for best practices in analytics engineering, promoting advanced use of tools like dbt, Airflow, and other relevant technologies to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance
Work closely with Product teams to define data requirements and ensure data architecture and pipelines support both new and existing data product roadmaps
Agile and Collaborative Mindset: Effectively collaborate with non-technical stakeholders to understand business requirements and with technical partners across multiple disciplines to design elegant solutions. Deliver business impact within a fast-paced, agile environment
Data Governance: Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security across systems. Partner with application engineers, IT teams, and Infosec on data architecture and governance initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or related fields; advanced degrees are a plus
7+ years in data modelling, analytics engineering, data engineering, or related technical roles in a production environment
Proficiency with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, GCP/BigQuery, AWS/Redshift)
Expert-level SQL & Python skills required
Hands-on experience with modern orchestration tools like Airflow
Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, version control, and automated testing frameworks to meet data quality standards
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred
Hands-on experience with AVOD/SVOD streaming, content management or video ad management is a plus
Experience building transformation pipelines in dbt is a major plus
Background in entertainment, with a deep understanding of the TV and streaming landscape across linear, digital, AVOD, FAST, SVOD, and emerging platforms
Benefits
Annual incentive
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. It is a sub-organization of Sony.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$1M2000-11-07Series A· $1M
Leadership Team
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Tom Bernard
Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics
Jake Zim
Senior Vice President Virtual Reality
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