Baseball Data Engineer, Amateur Scouting & Draft Analytics

Tampa Bay Rays; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, FL seek an Amateur Data Technician to bridge Amateur Scouting and Data Engineering. You will ensure data completeness and accessibility for the MLB Draft, building understanding of data sources and the full pipeline from ingestion to model integration.

Collaborate with analysts and engineers to maintain data delivery, implement quality checks, optimize queries, support the amateur model pipeline, and perform ad hoc draft analytics.

Qualifications

• Applied experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Fluency in R.
• Working knowledge of statistical modeling and machine learning.
• Experience with large or complex datasets and data-quality issues.
• Experience in amateur baseball or with TrackMan data a plus.
• Fluency in Python a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain processes to track data delivery and ensure completeness.
• Implement quality checks to identify recurring issues.
• Optimize existing queries and develop new ones to reduce data-access bottlenecks.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of amateur data sources and their characteristics.
• Assist with the execution and maintenance of the amateur model pipeline.
• Conduct ad hoc analytical explorations and support other draft-related tasks.

Skills

SQL

R

Python

Data quality

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Tools

TrackMan data

Relational databases

Job description

The Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, FL seek an Amateur Data Technician to bridge Amateur Scouting and Data Engineering. You will ensure data completeness and accessibility for the MLB Draft, building understanding of data sources and the full pipeline from ingestion to model integration.

Collaborate with analysts and engineers to maintain data delivery, implement quality checks, optimize queries, support the amateur model pipeline, and perform ad hoc draft analytics.