platform engineer Bath, England
Job description
About Us
StatsBomb was founded in January 2017 to provide data, analytics and consultancy to football teams, media and gambling companies, and has grown into a global multi-sports data and analytics SAAS provider.
StatsBomb are well known in the sports analytics industry for providing unique insights into the game of soccer and have developed a strong brand synonymous with highest quality and accuracy of data coupled with excellent customer service and support.
Our core products are data and analytics tools, with a tech stack that includes computer vision, machine learning, stream processing, and web-based dataviz. We currently create B2B products for Soccer and American Football, with strong vision to expand to additional sports. From our origins as a blog pre 2017, StatsBomb have always had a strong foothold in the football analytics community and education remains a constant feature of both our products and our customer support ethos.
StatsBomb is an inspiring place to work. Our vision is clear - to be the world's leading sports data company - and we have a driven and dedicated management team to get us there, including the original founders, and headed by CEO Ted Knutson.
Our culture is open, honest, transparent, supportive and driven. Our employees are dedicated, motivated and genuinely love their work as well as the people they work with.
About The Role
The Data Platform Engineer will contribute to our growth by building and maintaining crucial data capabilities. Your primary focus will include the development and management of our Data Warehouse, integration of new data sources, database management, data security, schema management, event sourcing, and implementation of emerging data technologies. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for orchestrating the data management process and enabling product teams to implement best-in-class data practices.
Job Responsibilities
- Development and Management of our Data Warehouse: You'll be responsible for creating, organizing, and maintaining our Data Warehouse. This includes ensuring its performance, security, and reliability, as well as troubleshooting any issues that may arise.
- Integration of New Data Sources: Part of your role will involve identifying and integrating new data sources into our system. You'll work with various teams to understand their data needs and implement suitable data ingestion and processing mechanisms.
- Database, Schema, and Data Security Management: You will manage our databases, oversee schema management, and ensure the security of our data. This includes setting up appropriate access controls, monitoring activity, and implementing data protection measures. Additionally, you'll be tasked with establishing and maintaining event sourcing mechanisms.
Your Technical Skills
Essential:
- Proficiency in relational databases and query authoring using SQL, with a strong familiarity with a wide range of database technologies (e.g., Big Query, Spark, Presto, Postgres, DynamoDB)Time management and strong prioritization and organizational skills
- Significant experience with data engineering methodologies, including data lakes, data warehouses, and data mesh
- Knowledge of messaging, event, or streaming technology such as Apache Kafka and related tools (Schema registry, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams)
- Proven experience in executing the full software development lifecycle, along with establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
- Robust experience in at least one programming language, such as Python, Clojure, Scala, or Java
Desirable:
- Practical experience and understanding of cloud technologies, such as AWS
- Familiarity with data engineering principles and practices related to machine learning development
- Experience with data visualisation and reporting tools, such as Power BI, QuickSight, or Tableau
- Experience managing infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools
Your Background
- Ideally, you hold a degree (BSc, MSc, PhD) in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline, or you possess equivalent practical experience
- You have proven commercial software development experience
- Your communication skills are excellent, both written and verbal
- You're a team player, self-motivated, dedicated, and always eager to learn
StatsBomb is an inspiring place to work. If you think you have the passion, drive and talent to join our exciting and fast paced team, we’d love to hear from you!
In return, we offer the following:
- Excellent career development opportunities
- The opportunity to work with smart and dedicated colleagues, working towards a shared vision
- A collaborative and diverse team environment
- Remote and flexible working as well as inclusive wellbeing benefits
- Team social activities
- Competitive salaries
- Competitive stock option package for all employees
- Competitive annual holiday allowance:
- 25 days holiday (prorated),
- 1 wellbeing day per quarter,
- 1 day off on your birthday,
- Possibility to buy and sell holidays
- Equal maternity and paternity provision
- Family friendly policies
Below are some testimonials from our colleagues...
“It is a class place to be and the people are phenomenal. I feel so lucky to spend everyday working with amazing technology, on fascinating projects, as part of the most entertaining industry in the world. StatsBomb is one of those places where the company’s focus is so exciting that you want to be a part of it...some projects are totally confidential and game changing in the industry which is thrilling to be part of. Everyday I work in collaboration with industry leaders and learn from experts pushing the boundaries of computer vision, data science and sporting analysis. I have worked in all environments from global investment banking to growing startups and the culture here is like nothing I've seen. We recruit from different cultures all around the world who feel like distant cousins - events like our conference are like a wedding party that brings everyone together!”
Chris, Senior Tech Engineer
“StatsBomb is such a fun and exciting company to work for. Working with, and learning from, diverse and intelligent colleagues in such a supportive and friendly atmosphere is amazing.”
Corinne, Project Manager
