Data Engineer

FanDuel • New York, NY

47d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing data engineering team and help build the pipelines and infrastructure that power analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making across the company. In this role, you’ll contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of reliable data systems while collaborating with stakeholders to support high-impact data use cases. The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who enjoys working with data at scale, solving practical problems, and continuously learning in a fast-paced environment. If you’re excited by this challenge and want to work within a dynamic company, then we’d love to hear from you. In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software engineering with a focus on data.
• Strong SQL skills and familiarity with at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, or Scala).
• Hands-on experience with modern data tools such as Databricks, Airflow, dbt, Spark, or Kafka.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT best practices.
• Experience working with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Build & Maintain Data Pipelines
• Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines to support analytics and business operations.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code using tools like Python, SQL, and Spark.
• Ensure data is reliable, accurate, and delivered in a timely manner
• Collaborate Across Teams
• Work with data analysts, data scientists, and product managers to understand requirements and deliver actionable data solutions
• Translate business questions into engineering tasks and contribute to technical planning.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of an agile team.
• Data Quality & Operations
• Monitor data pipelines and troubleshoot issues in a timely, systematic manner
• Implement data quality checks and contribute to observability and testing practices
• Document data sources, transformations, and architecture decisions to support long-term maintainability

Benefits

• We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
• We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits , pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards.
• Benefits differ across location, role, and level.
• medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits.
• This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation.
• This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
• FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed