Data Engineer (Wizards)

The Data Engineer will be responsible for creating and maintaining data infrastructure in a greenfield stack, working with basketball statistical data from the NBA and other leagues, qualitative scouting data, and health and performance data. The role involves collaborating with researchers and data scientists to build clean, analyzable, and visualizable datasets for web and mobile applications.

["Create and maintain data pipelines to ingest, validate, and organize critical data using orchestration tools (e.g. Prefect).","Optimize pipelines and data storage to handle large datasets.","Build thorough data validation procedures to ensure data is of the highest quality.","Implement medallion architectures to organize data structure and provide data lineage.","Work with cross-department team members (front office executives, coaches, scouts, salary cap strategists, medical/performance directors) to build products, implement feedback, and fix bugs.","Keep up to date with emerging technologies like generative AI and integrate them into development workflows.","Other duties as assigned."]

["3+ years of professional software development experience.","Advanced knowledge of Python and SQL.","Experience using data engineering systems such as Prefect, dbt, etc.","Familiarity with open-source backend frameworks such as Rails, Django, Next.js, etc.","Passion for building things the right way using best practices (e.g., clean maintainable code, unit tests, CI, Git, documentation).","Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently.","Demonstrates high integrity, diligence, and ability to handle confidential information.","Experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service.","Experience working with large datasets.","Familiarity with agile development frameworks.","Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed."]

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["Eligible to participate in health and welfare benefits."]

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) is one of the leading integrated sports and entertainment companies globally, with a portfolio including the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Washington Mystics, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, Capital One Arena, and Monumental Sports Network, along with an investment in Team Liquid.