Remote Senior Data Engineer Job in United States Underdog Fantasy

Who you are

What the job involves

• Instrumental in the development of Underdog’s reporting layer by designing models in DBT
• Work cross-functionally with Data Scientists Product Managers and other stakeholders across the business to understand data needs
• Design and execute scalable reporting models that minimize technical debt make efficient use of BQ resources keep data fresh adhere to Underdog best practices and allow stakeholders to access the data they need
• Create and maintain tests and documentation about the reporting layer inside the DBT models to enable Data Scientists to quickly find what they need
• Perform validation and data integrity checks on new datasets and load procedures before delivery to stakeholders investigating and resolving data discrepancies and escalating to the engineering team or other teams as needed
• Stay abreast of all of Underdog's Fantasy data models processes business rules contest rules and product functionality including compliance and regulatory considerations plan/execute needed changes in the reporting layer
• Assist Data Scientists in developing analytics datasets to meet the needs of the business
• Meet with stakeholders as needed to discuss existing and upcoming data projects and deliverables
• Communicate continuously about progress blockers and anything else related to assigned tasks
• Document and report issues with source data and follow up with owners on resolution/path forward
• Use Jira proactively to manage tasks and deliverables participate in regular sprint planning and retrospective meetings
• Proactively look for ways we can continuously improve our architecture in the reporting layer as well as our team processes