This is a fully remote position, PJ model and salary range is 20-25/hr USD.
Role Details:
We are looking for a talented senior data engineer specializing in building a highly scalable, cloud-based GraphQL API layer to deliver sports and betting data across multiple digital platforms. This role involves creating a seamless and efficient data ingestion, processing, and delivery system, integrating data and high-performance querying. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement a federated GraphQL architecture, driving the future of sports and betting data integration within the our clients digital ecosystem.
Your Day-to-Day:
* Build new foundational capabilities using domain-driven design and test-driven development that will power features and experiences on various CBS Sports properties.
* Help lead team members in the design, development, and optimization of our core sports GraphQL subgraphs and services within a federated architecture.
* Participate in scrum ceremonies: daily standups, grooming, and sprint planning.
* Practice DevOps: writing good tests and deploying continuously to production with observability and monitoring.
* Review your teammates' designs and code, providing constructive feedback and engaging in technical discussions, including weekly deep-dive sessions on various topics.
* Work with product partners to develop technical solutions for features leveraging GraphQL for data integration.
Key Projects:
* Building out a GraphQL API for seamless data access and integration across multiple services.
* Designing and building out a core data layer to power all CBS Sports Digital products, ingesting, processing, and storing data from hundreds of sources over different transports and data stores.
* Defining a distributed tracing system for web services and data observability within a GraphQL ecosystem.
* Containerizing core systems to reduce the overhead of infrastructure management.
* Migration of legacy applications and services to our core data ingestion and GraphQL workflows.
Qualifications: What you bring to the team
You have:
* 5+ years of experience in data engineering and data system development.
* Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining GraphQL schemas, optimizing query performance, and ensuring seamless data retrieval and manipulation for enhanced user experiences.
* Experience with Javascript/TypeScript, Python, Node.Js.
* Experience with relational, NoSQL, and key-value data stores such as MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis.
* Hands-on experience working in a distributed cloud-based environment with high transaction volumes, using a variety of connected services.
* Proficiency with modern build strategies, continuous integration, unit testing, and automated integration tests (GitHub, issue tracking tools like Jira, and CI/CD related disciplines like GitOps).
* Ability to design solutions, provide estimates, and evaluate risk and technical feasibility.
* BS Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical degree, or equivalent professional experience.
You might also have:
* Wundergraph, Cosmo, or Apollo GraphQL experience.
* AWS Certifications.
* Experience with extract, transform, load (ETL) pipelines using cloud services and frameworks (a plus).
* Experience at an online company in digital media or content creation.
* Excellent team player and communicator capable of creating positive relationships across engineering, product, and architecture.
* Energetic self-starter who can work in a complex, collaborative environment that rewards innovation, initiative, curiosity, and mentoring.
* Knowledge of sports and gaming.