[Remote] Data Engineer, Hockey Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Seattle Kraken is a professional hockey team committed to building a championship organization that serves fans and the community through sports and entertainment. The Data Engineer in Hockey Operations will be responsible for developing and maintaining the data infrastructure that supports player evaluation and decision-making processes within the organization.ResponsibilitiesBuilding and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers player evaluation, trade analysis, draft preparation, and real-time decision making across the organizationDesign & implement pipelines, optimize data storage & retrieval, and help ship reliable, performant infrastructure that scouts and coaches actually useDebugging a pipeline that ingests tracking dataMeeting with a scout or analyst to understand a new report they would like createdWorking with an analyst on feature engineering for a new modelSkills1+ year of data or analytics engineering experience in a production environmentAbility to independently design and maintain data pipelines in PythonExperience with ETL development, data modeling, and data warehousingExperience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases at scaleComfort working directly with non-technical users and translating their feedback into product decisionsClear written communication and the ability to work with high autonomyExperience with AWS or a similar cloud ecosystemExperience with a modern data stack: cloud warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), orchestration (Airflow/dbt) and pipeline toolingExperience working with high-frequency spatial or event-stream data (e.g. NHL puck and player tracking, optical tracking systems, or similar)Passion for hockey or sportsBenefitsCompany-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, including premiums for eligible dependents enrolled in the plansCompany-paid life insurance and short & long term disability insuranceCompany-paid employee assistance program and Headspace subscriptionFlexible spending accounts and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance available401k (pre-tax and Roth) with Company match up to 4%15 vacation days and accrued sick timeMinimum 10 paid holidays per yearPaid parental leaveCompany-wide recognition platformCompany OverviewNHL.com/kraken is the official web site of the Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC d/b/a Seattle Kraken. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.nhl.com/kraken.Company H1B SponsorshipSeattle Kraken has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.



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