Analytics Engineer

In this role you will be responsible for designing, building, maintaining, and improving the data models, datasets and data visualizations which are and will be used by data scientists and analysts to power Sportsbook performance impacting decisions. You will bridge the gap from our data and the Data Engineering team, to the data scientists, analysts and business stakeholders aiming to leverage that data for insights and business decisions.

This is a great opportunity for somebody who wants to work in an environment where curiosity is rewarded, and people are empowered to make decisions. The ideal candidate will have a passion for learning and a desire to optimize how we leverage our data.

If you would like to play a key role in an emerging US Sports Betting market opportunity then this could be the role for you. Integrity, low ego and collaboration are key values in the Risk & Trading department.

The Game Plan

Everyone on our team has a part to play

Work with Data Scientists and Data Engineers to optimize data pipelines and feature engineering for classification and prediction models
Manage existing data transformation jobs for risk & trading relevant data, ensure completion daily, optimize code, troubleshoot any issues
Optimize modeled metric pipelines, streamline execution times and prioritizations, reduce query execution times where possible, remove unnecessary or unused metrics
Maintain business rule definitions, and code implementations
Design and implement data quality checks and alerts to manage accuracy of underlying data, and ensure modeled metrics are fit for purpose
Create and own a backlog of prioritized Tableau dashboard additions and improvements
Maintain tableau dashboards, optimize code, troubleshoot issues
Ensure optimal use of Tableau resource, remove unused or under utilized dashboards
Identifying potential improvements in underlying ingested data, or new data needs, and working with Data Engineering to prioritize and deliver

The Stats

What we're looking for in our next teammate

Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role
Advanced SQL coding and experience of manipulating large datasets
Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, R, C# etc.)
Strong problem solving ability and attention to detail are important
Experience building data pipelines using Python and Databricks an advantage
Experience working with data visualization tools like Tableau an advantage
Undergraduate degree in a coding or technical discipline
Interest in Sports an advantage

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