Senior Data Engineer

Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment LLC; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment LLC in Tampa, FL is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and backend services powering analytics and reporting.

You will collaborate with product and analytics teams to implement data quality controls, governance, and CI/CD for data tooling, while providing on-site and on-call production support.

Partial telecommuting is permitted; on-site work is required when not telecommuting.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or US equivalent in CS/IT/IS/Comp Eng plus 5 years of data engineering or software development experience.
• 5 years in data ingestion, modeling new data sources, and Source-to-Target documentation.
• 5 years in architecting data pipeline orchestration frameworks with scheduling, error handling, and restartability.
• 5 years in developing and maintaining software applications and backend services with RESTful APIs and microservices for data processing.
• 3 years gathering requirements with users and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• 3 years data profiling, monitoring, and performance tuning for data quality and efficiency.
• 2 years delivering self-service BI training and producing API documentation and usage guides.
• 1 year designing dashboards and analytical tools to monitor KPIs and provide alerts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from internal and external sources; automate workflows and CI/CD.
• Provide production support: incident response, on-call, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop analytics platforms, dashboards, and reports to monitor KPIs and enable self-service analysis.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and reliable enterprise reporting through best practices.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL/ELT

Python

RESTful APIs

Data modeling

Data quality

CI/CD for data

BI & analytics

SQL

Cloud data platforms

Monitoring & troubleshooting

Education

Bachelors Degree or US equivalent in CS/IT/IS/Comp Eng

Tools

Python

Django

Flask

SQL databases

Job description

Senior Data Engineer (Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment LLC, Tampa, FL)

Software Development & API Services (10%): Design, develop, and maintain software applications, backend services, and RESTful APIs to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability using Python, Django, Flask, SQL-based databases, and version control tools; perform testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and ongoing application support.

Analytics & Visualization Solutions (25%): Design, deploy, and maintain analytical and visualization solutions using BI and analytics tools to monitor core metrics, generate operational alerts, and enable self-service analysis; define data requirements, optimize analytical workflows, and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that support business decision‑making.

Analytics Platform Enablement & Data Quality Management (15%): Support effective use of BI and analytics platforms through training, guidance, and best practices; implement and oversee data quality, governance, and management processes to ensure consistent, accurate, and reliable enterprise reporting.

Data Pipeline Engineering & Data Integration (30%): Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using cloud‑based data platforms and orchestration tools; integrate structured and unstructured data from internal and external sources; automate workflows, monitoring, recovery, and CI/CD processes; evaluate and implement enhancements to data engineering tools and frameworks.

Operational Data Engineering & Analytical Support (20%): Provide production support for data systems, including incident response, on‑call support, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root‑cause analysis; conduct ad hoc data investigations to validate data quality, address anomalies, and support business and operational inquiries.

Partial telecommuting permitted; on-site at 5332 Avion Park Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 when not telecommuting.

Salary: $145,642 - $155,642 per year.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of professional experience as a Data Engineer, Software Developer, or any occupation, job title or any position involving the development of pipelines, or software applications.
• 5 years of professional experience designing data ingestion, modeling new data sources, and creating Source-to-Target documentation.
• 5 years of professional experience architecting data pipeline orchestration frameworks or software applications, including scheduling, error handling, notification, and restartability processes.
• 5 years of professional experience developing, and maintaining software applications and backend services, including implementing RESTful APIs and microservices to support data processing, system integration, and reporting.
• 3 years of professional experience gather requirements, collaborating with users and cross-functional teams including product managers, QA engineers, refine BI or software development specifications, and deliver scalable technical solutions.
• 3 years of professional experience performing data profiling, pipeline monitoring, defect resolution, performance tuning to ensure data quality and operational efficiency.
• 3 years of professional experience conducting designing, unit testing, integration testing, data validation, and system‑level troubleshooting to ensure high‑quality and reliable software or data pipelines.
• 2 years of professional experience delivering extensive self‑service BI/software training, and preparing technical documentation, including design specifications, API documentation, and usage guides to support user adoption and system governance.
• 2 years of professional experience architecting data infrastructure components, designing and developing analytical tools including dashboards and reports to monitor KPIs, provide alerts, and support exploratory data analysis and integrate with backend application logic.
• 1 years of professional experience utilizing data visualization and UI/UX principles to present information for optimal consumption, facilitating quick understanding and decision‑making.
• 1 years of professional experience promoting adoption of BI and software features by applying iterative design refinement, enhancing user experience, and conducting user training sessions.