Live Nation Entertainment · 1 day ago
Senior Data Engineer
California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$152K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expLive 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. This role involves designing and implementing large-scale data systems, building scalable data pipelines, and leveraging AI technologies to enhance productivity and data reliability.
ConcertsEvent PromotionEventsMedia and EntertainmentTicketing
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 Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment is a producer, promoter, and seller of live concert tickets for artists and fans. It is a sub-organization of Priority Records.
Founded in 1996Beverly Hills, California, USA
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (44)
2024 (23)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.72BKey Investors
Public Investment Fund
2025-10-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.3B
2024-12-03Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2023-01-09Post Ipo Debt· $900M
Leadership Team
Chris Loll
Chief Operating Officer, Media & Sponsorship
Kevin Chernett
Executive Vice President Global Content Distribution & Innovation
Recent News
2025-12-19
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