Data Engineering Manager, Games

Position Overview

• Location Type: [Not specified]
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: [Not specified]
• Job Type: Management

This role involves leading a team of Data Engineers to deliver innovative and scalable data solutions for the Casino product. It’s a hands-on management position with technical responsibilities, requiring close collaboration with various teams to power data products and reporting capabilities. A strong sense of ownership and accountability is essential.

Requirements

• 3+ years of technical management experience: Including direct people management (career growth, coaching, performance reviews).
• Strong Data Engineering Background: Hands-on experience with SQL across data ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
• Cloud Data Warehouse Experience: Familiarity with systems such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery (Snowflake experience is a plus).
• Tool Proficiency: Experience with tools like Kafka, Airflow, Terraform, Python, and Datadog.
• Leadership Skills: A leadership style combining technical depth with mentorship and team-building.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Industry Knowledge (Plus): Experience in the casino gaming, sports betting, or related industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and Mentor Data Engineers: Drive career development, performance management, and team culture.
• Deliver High-Quality Solutions: Lead the team to deliver high-quality, high-velocity data solutions across the Casino domain.
• Hands-on Technical Contributions: Contribute to the codebase, provide architectural guidance, and help unblock the team on technical challenges.
• Ensure Scalability and Performance: Design and build data solutions that are scalable, testable, and high-performing.
• Drive Technical Design: Facilitate technical design discussions and offer strong contributions.
• Champion Team Health: Foster open communication, collaboration, and a strong sense of ownership within the team.
• Adapt to Business Needs: Quickly adapt to changing business needs and priorities.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

• Company Status: Publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG)
• Industry: [Not specified - Gaming/Entertainment]
• Company Description: Defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.