Data Engineer

The Golden State Warriors are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join the growing Business Strategy and Analytics team. In this role, you will help us achieve our mission of becoming a global leader in experiences and entertainment by working collaboratively with a team of data engineers, data scientists, and analysts. This position reports to the Manager, Data Engineering.

Come share your expertise while learning more about this growing sports and entertainment organization that values your passion and initiative!

This is a full-time position based onsite in San Francisco, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Build scalable and efficient data pipelines to extract, load, and transform (ELT/ETL) data from various sources

• Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and analysts to design optimal data models and schema structures for efficient data storage and retrieval in BigQuery

• Optimize data pipelines, queries, and database structures for improved performance, throughput, and cost efficiency

• Implement data quality checks, validation processes, and data governance policies to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with industry standards and regulations

• Develop monitoring systems and proactive alerts to identify and resolve data pipeline issues, performance bottlenecks, and system failures

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, provide technical guidance, and document data engineering processes, standards, and best practices

• Maintain a deep understanding of emerging data and AI technologies, develop, and deliver scalable generative AI data products and pipelines that drive organizational efficiency

• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Data Science, or equivalent work experience

• Minimum 4 years working on a data team

• Experience managing and working with data in a cloud environment

• Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python)

• Experience building and maintaining complex ELT/ETL data pipelines, using orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow)

• Knowledge of data modeling concepts and experience in designing efficient data models and schemas

• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and compliance practices

• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong presentation skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical partners

• Ability to build positive working relationships with business partners and peers at all levels within the organization

• Ability to balance multiple projects at once in a fast-paced work environment

• Passion and curiosity about sports and entertainment

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree

• Track record of developing and supporting production analytical models using dbt

• Familiarity with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) data solutions and services

• Prior collaboration with Business Intelligence (BI) teams

• Comfortability utilizing software engineering best practices, including version control, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD

• Familiarity integrating data with generative AI tools to support conversational analytics

Compensation

• $144,000 - $153,000 Per Year + Bonus

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and dependents

• Employer 401K match

• Vacation, Summer Half-Day Fridays and a generous paid time off plan for pregnancy and parental leaves

• Warriors home tickets, team store discount and more!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Golden State is an equal opportunity employer.

We will ensure that qualified applicants with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Want to learn more about who we are and what we value? Visit www.warriors.com/employment

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The Golden State Warriors, the Bay Area’s basketball team, have become a unifying source of pride since we moved west more than 50 years ago. Hall of Famers such as Wilt Chamberlain, Nate Thurmond, Chris Mullin and Rick Barry have all proudly worn the Warriors uniform, along with All Stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. In 2015, our franchise won its fourth NBA Championship. The Warriors remain one of the NBA’s elite teams and have been recognized as one of the top organizations in all of professional sports, including winning the 2014 and 2016 Sports Business Team of the Year Award and Franchise of the Decade from the Sports Business Journal/Daily.

It takes more than the players on the court to bring games to our fans. Behind the roster and coaching staff is a collection of hard-working individuals, striving for greatness off the court. We consider our employees to be team members, and refer to them as such. We are more than just a company or a basketball team — the work we do is impactful. We exemplify the unique spirit of the Bay Area as innovators both on and off the court. We are one organization with one purpose, chasing history one goal at a time.