FloSports is a world-class sports media company strategically positioned to be the essential destination for passionate sports fans, delighting them with live event coverage, breaking news, highlights, stats, rankings, and team and player profiles. We are growing Our Sports every day by continuing to invest in our ever-expanding ecosystem, which consists of over a dozen sport verticals and hundreds of streaming partners. FloSports is creating the home for sports like hockey, track & field, racing, grappling, wrestling, cheer and more, and we are looking for innovative and passionate people like you to help us! 

THE ROLE:

We are on the hunt for a seasoned Sr. Data Engineer with a profound specialization in data transformations. As a linchpin in our data team, you'll work alongside other data professionals to ensure our data is efficiently structured and transformed, facilitating insightful analytics, business intelligence, and product requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Data Transformation Development by:
• Crafting and optimizing data transformation processes, converting raw datasets into structured useful formats.
• Working in tandem with data platform developers and Product Managers to understand specific transformation necessities.
• Validation & Quality by:
• Incorporating rigorous data validation checks within the transformation processes to assure accuracy and consistency.
• Collaborating with data ingestion teams to resolve discrepancies in source data and ensuring high data quality standards.
• Metadata & Lineage by:
• Designing and implementing mechanisms to capture, store, and manage metadata, ensuring data's context, and source are clear.
• Documenting and managing data lineage, allowing traceability of data from its source through all its transformations.
• Performance & Cost Optimization by:
• Continuously fine-tuning transformation processes for optimal performance and efficiency, especially for large datasets.
• Ensuring cost-effective data storage and processing, optimizing configurations, and resource utilization.
• Continuous Learning & Knowledge Sharing by:
• Keeping updated with the latest trends and technologies in data transformations, modeling, and pipeline development.
• Leading knowledge-sharing sessions and mentoring junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Transformation Tools & Platforms: Proficiency in tools designed for data transformations on a large scale.
• Database Expertise: Deep understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases, their structures, and optimization strategies.
• ETL & ELT Processes: Comprehensive understanding of ETL/ELT processes, with a particular focus on data transformations.
• Data Modeling: Rich experience in logical and physical data modeling tailored to transformed data structures.

• Communication: Exceptional ability to convey complex technical details lucidly to diverse audiences.
• Analytical Skills: Innate capability to identify patterns, nuances, and opportunities within datasets.
• Scalability: Vision to create transformation processes adaptive to burgeoning data volumes and intricacies.
• Innovative Problem Solving: Prowess in addressing challenges with novel, effective solutions.
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OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential. 

OUR BENEFITS:

• Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
• Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
• All-hands events hosted twice a year in beautiful Austin, Texas 
• Annual equity awards for all top performers
• Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
• Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
• Progressive parental leave policies
• Unlimited paid time off
• Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
• Free laundry service for all positions that require travel
• Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
• Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week