Data Engineer: Build Scalable Pipelines for Analytics

FanDuel; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Paid leave

Total Rewards program

Job summary

FanDuel is seeking a Data Engineer to join our growing data engineering team and help build the pipelines and infrastructure that power analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making across the company. In this role, you’ll contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of reliable data systems while collaborating with stakeholders to support high-impact data use cases.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who enjoys working with data at scale, solving

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software engineering with a focus on data.
• Strong SQL skills and familiarity with at least one programming language (Python/Java/Scala).
• Hands-on experience with modern data tools such as Databricks, Airflow, DBT, Spark, or Kafka.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT best practices.
• Experience working with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines to support analytics and business operations.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code using Python, SQL, and Spark.
• Ensure data is reliable, accurate, and delivered in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and product managers to deliver actionable data solutions.
• Translate business questions into engineering tasks and participate in technical planning.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of an agile team.
• Monitor data pipelines and troubleshoot issues, implement data quality checks, and support observability.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Programming (Python/Java/Scala)

Databricks

Airflow

DBT

Spark

Kafka

Data modeling

Data warehousing

ETL/ELT

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

DBT

Spark

Kafka

Job description

FanDuel is seeking a Data Engineer to join our growing data engineering team and help build the pipelines and infrastructure that power analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making across the company. In this role, you’ll contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of reliable data systems while collaborating with stakeholders to support high-impact data use cases.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor who enjoys working with data at scale, solving