Data Engineer — Scalable ELT/ETL & AI Pipelines

JDS Sports; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401K match

Paid time off

Summer Fridays

Warriors tickets

Team store discount

Job summary

Golden State Warriors in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join the Business Strategy and Analytics team. The role focuses on building scalable ELT/ETL pipelines, modeling data for efficient BigQuery storage, and collaborating with data scientists and analysts to support data governance and AI-driven insights.

The position is full-time and onsite in San Francisco, reporting to the Manager, Data Engineering. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/DS or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 4 years on a data team.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Experience building ELT/ETL data pipelines with orchestration tools.
• Knowledge of data modeling concepts and designing efficient schemas.
• Familiarity with data governance and data quality practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence technical and non-technical partners.
• Ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in sports and entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable data pipelines to extract, load, and transform data from various sources.
• Design optimal data models and schemas for BigQuery storage and retrieval.
• Optimize pipelines, queries, and database structures for performance and cost.
• Implement data quality checks and governance policies for accuracy and compliance.
• Develop monitoring systems and proactive alerts for pipeline issues.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and analysts and document processes.

Skills

SQL

Python

Airflow

Data modeling

ETL pipelines

Data governance

Communication

Team collaboration

BigQuery

Education

Bachelor's in CS/DS

Tools

dbt

GCP

BigQuery

Job description

Golden State Warriors in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join the Business Strategy and Analytics team. The role focuses on building scalable ELT/ETL pipelines, modeling data for efficient BigQuery storage, and collaborating with data scientists and analysts to support data governance and AI-driven insights.

The position is full-time and onsite in San Francisco, reporting to the Manager, Data Engineering. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.