Data Engineer II

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is hiring a Data Engineer II to strengthen reliability and observability across critical data pipelines and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Support on-call rotations as an Incident Commander to categorize and track real-time data incidents
• Coordinate with engineering resources to drive timely resolution of data incidents
• Contribute to problem management by analyzing root causes and ensuring follow-up work is prioritized with partner teams
• Help build a Data Reliability Observability Platform to quantify incident impact
• Assist with automating issue detection and tracking the overall health of data and data pipelines
• Partner with support and data quality teams to define success KPIs
• Ensure observability and automation coverage across pipelines
• Create dashboards and visualizations so teams can monitor data health

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant data engineering experience
• Strong understanding of data modeling principles, including:
  • Dimensional modeling
  • Data normalization principles
• Experience with process engineering and continuous improvement
• Detailed problem-solving approach with a strong sense of drive and ownership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, 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

Technologies

• Analytic SQL
• Snowflake
• Redshift
• Python
• PySpark
• Databricks/EMR/Spark
• Airflow

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years implementing and reporting on business key performance indicators in data warehousing environments
• Exposure to reliability engineering best practices (plus)
• 2+ years using analytic SQL with traditional relational databases and/or distributed systems (Snowflake or Redshift) required
• 1+ years programming languages (e.g., Python, PySpark) preferred
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/EMR/Spark, and/or Airflow

Compensation and Location

• Location: New York, NY (onsite)
• Salary range: USD 106,900 - 150,100 per year
• NYC hiring range: $112,000 - $150,100 per year
• Santa Monica, CA hiring range: $106,900 - $143,300 per year
• Base pay offered may vary based on internal equity and geographic region, plus job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
• Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of compensation
• Benefits may include medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the level and position offered