Live Nation Middle East · 1 day ago
Senior Data Engineer
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, and they are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their Core Data Services team. The role involves designing and implementing scalable data systems, optimizing performance, and leveraging AI technologies to enhance productivity and reliability in data pipelines.
ConcertsMedia and EntertainmentTV
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, Python, and SQL
Optimize data workflows and SQL/Spark queries for performance, cost efficiency, and reliability
Contribute to the design of our enterprise Data Lake and curated data assets
Build robust ingestion frameworks, transformation logic, and reusable data engineering components
Support data migrations and modernization efforts from legacy systems to cloud-based platforms
Use AI coding copilots (Databricks Assistant, GitHub Copilot, SQL copilots) to accelerate development, code review, test creation, and documentation
Automate repetitive tasks (schema evolution, config generation, logging templates, test data creation) with generative AI tools
Leverage AI to auto-detect pipeline anomalies, data drift, quality issues, and performance bottlenecks
Incorporate AI-assisted query optimization tools to improve Spark & SQL performance
Ability to learn and utilize LLM-powered tools to generate, refactor, and explain complex SQL, PySpark logic, and pipeline configurations
Work cross-functionally with Product, data consumers to deliver high-quality data solutions
Participate in Agile ceremonies & contribute to sprint planning & technical design discussions
Mentor junior data engineers, promote best practices in AI-assisted data engineering
Ensure strong documentation, standards adoption, & continuous improvement across the team
Qualification
Required
5–7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience
Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark, and ETL/ELT frameworks
Strong experience with Databricks and distributed data processing
Demonstrated ability to optimize SQL/Spark workloads for performance and cost
Experience using AI development tools such as: GitHub Copilot, Databricks Assistant, SQL/IDE AI copilots, AI-based data quality or monitoring tools
Solid understanding of data modeling, governance, and CI/CD for data pipelines
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a cross-functional environment
Experience working in Agile environments with tools like Jira and Confluence
Benefits
Medical, Vision and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday
Free concert tickets
401(k) program with company match
Stock Program
New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and childcare cash
Infertility support
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan repayment
Internal growth and development programs & trainings
Volunteer time off
Crowdfunding network
Company
Live Nation Middle East
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageRecent News
2025-01-14
Company data provided by crunchbase