PrizePicks · 7 hours ago
Data Engineering Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expPrizePicks is the fastest-growing sports company in North America, recognized for its leading platform in Daily Fantasy Sports. They are seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a team in building and operating scalable data engineering pipelines, ensuring data is reliable and accessible for analytics and business decision-making.
Fantasy SportsGamingSports
No H1B
Responsibilities
You will manage a team of data engineers, set technical direction, and partner closely with Product, Analytics, Infrastructure, and Business stakeholders to deliver high-impact data solutions
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers through regular 1:1s, coaching, and performance feedback
Own hiring, onboarding, career development, and performance management for the team
Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Balance delivery expectations with sustainable team practices
Own the design, development, and operation of data ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines (batch and streaming)
Ensure reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency of data systems
Drive best practices in data modeling, data quality, observability, and operational excellence
Review and guide technical designs, architecture decisions, and code quality
Partner with platform and infrastructure teams on tooling, security, and scalability
Translate business and analytics requirements into scalable technical solutions
Partner with Product, Analytics Engineering, Data Science, and Business teams to deliver trusted datasets and metrics
Own sprint planning, prioritization, and delivery commitments
Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders and leadership
Establish and enforce data engineering standards, patterns, and documentation
Support data governance, data contracts, and schema management
Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and data retention requirements
Qualification
Required
A graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
8+ years of experience in Data Engineering or related roles
3+ years leading engineers (hiring, coaching, delivery accountability)
Strong distributed systems fundamentals (scaling, reliability, data correctness)
Hands-on ability in Python and/or Java (can dive into code and unblock delivery)
Experience with cloud data ecosystems (GCP - Preferred, AWS, or Azure)
Proficiency with SQL and at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala)
Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Argo, etc.)
Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT patterns, and data reliability
Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming)
Experience with modern data warehouses / lakehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Iceberg)
Familiarity with analytics engineering tools (dbt, semantic layers)
Exposure to data governance, observability, and data quality tooling
Self-starter + ownership: drives ambiguous problems to durable solutions
Builds and grows teams: mentors, raises the bar, and develops talent
Preferred
Experience with cloud data ecosystems (GCP - Preferred, AWS, or Azure)
Benefits
Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
401(k) plan with company match
Annual bonus
Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
Company-wide in-person events and team outings
Lifestyle enhancement program
Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development
Company
PrizePicks
PrizePicks is a mobile app platform that covers sports betting of leagues.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.85MKey Investors
Phoenix Capital Ventures (PCV)
2025-09-22Acquired
2021-12-01Series A
2020-07-08Seed· $0.85M
Leadership Team
Adam Wexler
Executive Chairman & Special Advisor to the CEO
Jay Deuskar
Cofounder/Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-17
Morningstar.com
2026-01-16
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