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Data Engineer

Premier Lacrosse League
On-site
El Segundo, California, United States
$80 - $95 USD yearly
Position: Data Engineer
Position Location: Los Angeles or New York (Onsite)
Start Date: Immediate

About: The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is a professional lacrosse league in North America, composed of 8 teams rostered with the best players in the world. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group composed of Joe Tsai Sports, The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and other top investors in sports and media. The PLL is distributed through an exclusive media rights agreement with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. For more information, visit www.premierlacrosseleague.com and follow on social media: Instagram (@PLL), Twitter (@PremierLacrosse), Facebook (@PremierLacrosseLeague) and YouTube (YouTube.com/PLL).

Company Values:
  • Stay Grounded
  • Think Critically
  • Be Helpful
  • Encourage Creativity
  • Persevere Through the Noise
  • Operate Like an Owner

Position Overview
The Premier Lacrosse League is seeking a Data Engineer who is passionate about turning raw data into actionable insights that drive business decisions and elevate the sport of lacrosse. You will own our business intelligence infrastructure and lacrosse statistics pipelines, partnering with Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams to measure campaign effectiveness, analyze product features, and surface insights that inform strategy. This role sits at the intersection of sports analytics and business intelligence, giving you the opportunity to shape how data is collected, modeled, and consumed across the organization.


Qualifications
  • Business Intelligence: Create and maintain dashboards and reports in Looker (or similar BI platforms) that enable Marketing, Product, and leadership to make data-driven decisions.
  • Data Pipeline Ownership: Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines that power business intelligence dashboards, lacrosse statistics platforms, and cross-functional reporting needs.
  • SQL Mastery: Write complex, performant SQL queries against BigQuery to answer ad-hoc business questions, build data models, and support self-serve analytics across teams.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Marketing to measure campaign performance, with Product to analyze feature adoption and user behavior, and with Engineering to ensure data quality and accessibility.
  • Lacrosse Statistics: Build and maintain data pipelines for player and team statistics, supporting broadcast integrations, fantasy products, and fan-facing experiences.
  • AI-Native Workflow: Leverage AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code to accelerate development, automate repetitive tasks, and prototype solutions rapidly.
  • Data Modeling: Design clean, scalable data models that balance performance with usability for downstream consumers.

Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related role
  • Expert-level SQL skills with hands-on experience querying and optimizing BigQuery (or comparable cloud data warehouses like Snowflake or Redshift)
  • Production experience with Looker or similar BI platforms (Tableau, Mode, Metabase)
  • Demonstrated fluency with AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) as part of your daily workflow
  • Python experience for data transformation, scripting, and pipeline development (preferred)
  • Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines using tools like Fivetran, dbt, Airflow, or similar
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into business insights for non-technical stakeholders
  • Curiosity about sports, fan behavior, and the unique data challenges in live entertainment
  • Experience with sports statistics or media/entertainment data is a plus

Compensation: 
  • $80K - $95K
  • Based on the candidate’s experience, seniority, and location
  • The total compensation package includes Annual Bonus, Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k) plan, Equity Sharing, Mental Health Stipend, Unlimited PTO, and Paid Parental Leave

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.