Senior Data Engineer

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; London; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where you will be at the forefront of data engineering, building innovative solutions that support the analysis of subscriber movements and drive revenue generation. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will collaborate with diverse teams to design robust data pipelines and ensure data quality, all while working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of media technology, leveraging your expertise in SQL, ETL, and data modeling to create impactful data solutions. If you're passionate about data and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Financial Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience with strong SQL skills.
• Experience with data modeling and ETL processes in data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data pipelines for subscriber metrics.
• Collaborate with teams to understand data requirements and develop solutions.

Skills

Data Engineering

SQL

Data Modeling

ETL Development

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Agile Scrum

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Related Field

Tools

Airflow

Snowflake

Python

Pyspark

Job description

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology:

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: Our technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary:

Commerce Data Solutions builds and maintains best in class data products enabling business teams to analyze and measure subscriber movements and support revenue generation initiatives. The Senior Data Engineer will contribute to the Company’s success by partnering with business, analytics and infrastructure teams to design and build data pipelines to facilitate measuring subscriber movements and metrics. Collaborating across disciplines, they will identify internal/external data sources, design table structure, define ETL strategy & automated Data Quality checks.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with technical and non-technical colleagues to understand data and reporting requirements.

• Work with engineering teams to collect required data from internal and external systems.

• Design table structures and define ETL pipelines to build performant Data solutions that are reliable and scalable in a fast growing data ecosystem.

• Develop Data Quality checks

• Develop and maintain ETL routines using ETL and orchestration tools such as Airflow

• Implement database deployments using tools like Schema Change

• Perform ad hoc analysis as necessary.

• Perform SQL and ETL tuning as necessary.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant data engineering experience

• Strong understanding of data modeling principles including dimensional modeling & data normalization principles.

• Good understanding of SQL Engines and able to conduct advanced performance tuning.

• 2+ years of work experience implementing and reporting on business key performance indicators in data warehousing environments

• 2+ years of experience using analytic SQL, working with traditional relational databases and/or distributed systems (Snowflake or Redshift)

• Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information.

• Strong communication skills – written and verbal presentations.

• Excellent conceptual and analytical reasoning competencies.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

• Familiarity with Agile Scrum principles and ceremonies

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, or related field or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in a related field, and/or related certification/s

• 1+ years of experience programming languages (e.g. Python, Pyspark)

• 1+ years of experience with data orchestration/ETL tools (Airflow, Nifi)

• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark, and/or Airflow.

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The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year and in New York, NY and Seattle, WA is $145,400 to $195,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.