Data Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension Scheme - matched to 6%

Ability to buy and sell holiday

Free subscription to wellbeing app Unm

Sharesave Scheme

Job summary

Angstrom Sports, part of Entain, seeks a Data Engineer to build scalable data infrastructure and secure pipelines for data-driven decision making and growth.

You will design architectures, develop ETL processes, and work with SQL, Python, Kafka, AWS, and data visualization tools while collaborating across teams to ensure reliability and reproducibility.

Qualifications

• Proficient in writing clean, efficient SQL and Python for data transformation and analytics use cases.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing scalable data architectures and systems.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modelling

Kafka

AWS

Spark

ETL pipelines

API integration

TDD

Data visualization

Problem solving

Tools

SQL databases

Power BI

Apache Superset

CloudFormation

Lambdas

S3

Job description

• Advertising Department: Data & Analytics
• Compensation: GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000 - yearly

Company Description

This role is for Angstrom Sports, a proprietary sports pricing and product provider, building intricate, simulation driven pricing and risk systems to support the success of key sports brands across the Entain group.

Founded in 2018 and having established itself as a pioneer in player-level, play-by-play simulations and forecasting, Angstrom was acquired by Entain in 2023. Today, we are responsible for delivering the group’s most advanced pricing and risk capabilities with a focus on the US market. We’re committed to building the next generation of sports betting products - sports-first, recreationally-focused, and designed to make betting more engaging, more intelligent, and more fun.

We’re proud to be a high-performing, low-ego team where brilliant people are empowered and people work to become brilliant. While we’re ambitious and delivery-driven, we take real pride in how we operate and the health of our independent culture, underpinned by mutual trust and respect.

Job Description

The purpose of the Data Engineer is to implement and maintain data infrastructure that facilitatesdata-driven decision making, innovation and operational efficiency while ensuring that the datapipeline is secure, reliable, and scalable. The role holder will build and maintain high-performancedata systems that are foundational to driving business growth and success.

The key responsibilities will include:

• Designing and implementing scalable data architectures and systems
• Developing and maintaining ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines.
• Managing data storage, backup, and recovery mechanisms
• Writing SQL queries to extract data for analysis.
• Developing and implementing data security and privacy
• Interfacing with clients and end users to receive guidance on projects and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Proficient in writing clean, efficient, and maintainable SQL andPython code, particularly for data transformation and analyticsuse cases
• Understanding of data modelling concepts and be able todesign data models that are optimised for different user cases.
• Familiarity with SQL and experience (2+ year) working with anddesigning relational databases.
• Experience (1+ year) implementing data pipelines that run onKafka or equivalent distributed event store and stream processing platforms.
• Ability to debug and optimize failing or slow data pipelines andqueries.
• Systems integration experience (1+ years): networking, datamigrations, API integration and design.
• Enthusiasm for clean systems, including documentation,logging, and reproducibility.
• Experience (2+ year) working with AWS S3, Athena, ECS, CloudFormation, Lambdas & Cloudwatch.
• Excellent presentation, documentation, time management,communication skills with the ability to work collaborativelyand autonomously.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic and analyticaloutlook.
• Familiar with analytics tools such as Power BI, Apache Superset, orsimilar for building interactive and impactful visualizations
• Familiarity with distributed systems (e.g., Spark, Kafka) andhow they support scalable analytics solutions
• Passion for TDD
• A love of sports
• Able to troubleshoot complex problems that arise during theData Engineering process and be able to find effectivesolutions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technicalstakeholders and be able to work effectively with cross functional teams.
• A side project that illustrates the individual has thoughtabout solution architecture from start to finish

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like:

• Private medical insurance
• Pension Scheme - matched to 6%
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
• Sharesave Scheme

Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.