Lead Data Engineer, Ellipse Data

Football

£55-75k

AWS

Python

GraphQL

Airflow

MySQL

Senior and Expert level

London

1+ day a week in office (Kennington, London)

Sports data services

Job no longer available

Sports data services

101-200 employees

B2BAnalyticsMachine LearningSaaSSportsData Analysis

Job no longer available

£55-75k

AWS

Python

GraphQL

Airflow

MySQL

Senior and Expert level

London

1+ day a week in office (Kennington, London)

101-200 employees

B2BAnalyticsMachine LearningSaaSSportsData Analysis

Company mission

To be a universally respected leader in sports data, delivering best-in-class products and services while becoming a key destination for world-class talent.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience working with a cloud solution (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle, Snowflake, etc)
Experience with AWS data services
Familiarity with pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow)
Fluency in Python or similar language and experience with Flask or a similar framework
Experience working with complex relational databases as well as NoSQL or Graph databases
Experience with ETL systems and data modelling
Experience developing and deploying scalable APIs
Familiarity with distributed computing options and large-scale data storage (Spark, Dask)

What the job involves

Ellipse wants to ensure the full story behind every sporting moment can be told and anticipate data will continue to change how coaches, athletes and fans all talk about the game. We are seeking a lead data engineer to join our growing football division and be part of a cross-functional team working on our football-related products. You’ll be responsible for helping to define and build our football data platform which will be the foundation of our success in this sport
You will own the process of integrating all of our data sources into a centralised platform ensuring our data is unified and accurate. You will be working in tandem with our partner companies and data scientists to collaborate on features, put their models into production and own the creation of our customer-facing API and data feeds. You’ll also be surrounded by experienced people from across the sports industry in a rapidly growing company
Manage our central database and evolution to new database technologies
Ingest and merge data from multiple internal and external sources
Build and maintain robust, resilient and reliable ETL pipelines
Collaborate with the data science team on feature engineering and model productionization / monitoring
Ensure data is stored in an efficient and accessible manner
Monitor data quality for accuracy and completeness
Reduce / remove roadblocks for the data science team to drive down time to insight
Build data feed production modules
Design, develop and deploy APIs for internal and external consumption

Application process

1. Initial video interview (30mins)
2. Video interview with Head of Engineering (45-1hr)
3. Potential final interview (TBC)

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Within the world of tech and media, partnerships and mergers are often the best way to keep up with trends and innovations. Ellipse Data, a sports data analysis company is an example of how successful these partnerships can be. A triumvirate of CricViz, Stuart Farmer Media Services (SFMS), and TennisViz, Ellipse Data analyses sports matches and uses the data to explain what is happening - and what could happen during a match or event in real-time.

There doesn’t appear to be evidence of Ellipse Data using its machine learning tool for the gambling industry, but the implications of the technology it uses do have far-reaching potential across many different industries. At present, the company has partnerships with the International Cricket Council and the United States Tennis Association among other leading sports championships and uses its data to provide presenters and sports analysts with status reports and potential strategies for victory.

With each company that comprises Ellipse Data focusing on a specific sport, the company could scale up by expanding its remit from just cricket, tennis, and rugby. But with the worldwide popularity of each of those sports, Ellipse Data has an in-built market already.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Company benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company pension and Life Insurance scheme
Hybrid

Company HQ

Vauxhall, London, UK

Leadership

Aidan Cooney

(Founder & Non-Exec Director)

Currently CEO and Co-Founder at InCrowd Sports. Previously founder and CEO of Opta Sports Data. Lead Investor and non-exec at Sportable and MAVIS Broadcast.

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