FanDuel · 2 hours ago
Data Engineer
Atlanta
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$116K/yr - $152K/yr
1+ years expFanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada, seeking a Data Engineer to join their growing data platform team. The role involves designing and maintaining reliable, secure, and cost-efficient data platforms to support analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making across the company.
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Responsibilities
Contribute to design and code reviews, learning and applying platform and development best practices to build high-quality, maintainable data pipelines
Monitor Databricks and Airflow jobs and queries, helping identify performance issues and working with senior engineers to implement improvements
Assist in the design and evolution of data platform components built on Databricks and Airflow, with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and cost awareness
Author and maintain clear documentation for pipelines, workflows, data models, and platform usage to support operational excellence and onboarding
Partner with platform, analytics, and engineering teams to support adoption of modern platform features and data governance standards
Build and operate production-grade batch and near–real-time data pipelines, including basic monitoring, alerting, and operational runbooks
Learn and apply platform best practices by collaborating closely with senior engineers and participating in incident response and postmortems
Communicate findings, improvements, and operational insights through dashboards, queries, or short written updates to help teams make informed decisions
Qualification
Required
1–4 years of experience working with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration tools, including: Building and maintaining DAGs for production workloads. Understanding retries, scheduling, dependencies, and basic sensor usage
1–4 years of experience developing in Python, with familiarity in writing readable, testable, and maintainable code
1–4 years of experience working with Databricks or a comparable data platform, including: Building ETL/ELT pipelines using Delta Lake or similar technologies. Basic familiarity with SQL Warehouses, job compute, and performance concepts
Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with exposure to: Cloud storage (e.g., S3), IAM concepts, and managed services. Secure access patterns and data handling best practices
Some experience or exposure to infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred), with interest in learning how platform infrastructure is deployed and managed
Familiarity with Git-based workflows and CI/CD concepts, especially as they relate to data or platform engineering
Exposure to data quality, observability, or lineage tools (e.g., Monte Carlo, Datafold) is a plus
Familiarity with dbt or an understanding of how it fits into a modern data stack is a plus
Preferred
Experience supporting BI, analytics, or data science teams
Familiarity with version control, CI/CD, and collaborative development workflows
Exposure to data governance, privacy, or compliance practices
Eagerness to learn new technologies and contribute to the growth of the team
Benefits
Medical, vision, and dental insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
A 401(k) matching program
Paid personal time off
14 paid company holidays
Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws
An array of health plans to choose from
Programs for fertility and family planning
Mental health support
Fitness benefits
Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave)
Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance)
Commuter benefits
Pet insurance
Company
FanDuel
FanDuel is a gaming company that offers sportsbook, daily fantasy sports, horse racing, and online casino games.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$416.2MKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsShamrock Capital AdvisorsComcast Ventures
2020-12-03Acquired
2017-09-12Series E
2016-09-14Convertible Note· $55M
Leadership Team
Josh Ives
SVP Customer Experience Operations
Caralyn Cooley
Chief People Officer
Recent News
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