Lead Data Engineer, Live Nation
Office located in Farringdon, London
Entertainment events promoter and producer
Posted today
Entertainment events promoter and producer
1001+ employees
Posted today
Office located in Farringdon, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
Live Nation's mission is to help live music fans more easily and quickly find concert tickets and information about their favourite artists and venues.
Role
Who you are
- Proven expertise working with Databricks, including Unity Catalog
- Strong programming skills in Scala, Python, Spark & SQL/MYSQL
- Solid experience with version control systems, particularly Git
- Strong background in designing and optimizing complex data pipelines and infrastructure
- Experience leading and mentoring technical teams of data engineers
- Deep understanding of data warehousing, ETL/ELT patterns, and real-time data processing
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work proactively, identify challenges, and implement improvements
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex data concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Collaborative mindset, capable of working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Eagerness to learn and adapt to emerging technologies
What the job involves
- We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain our cloud-based data infrastructure, with a strong focus on Databricks
- In this key leadership role, you will drive the architecture, implementation, and optimisation of our data platform, enabling robust data pipelines and analytics capabilities that power business-critical insights and real-time operations
- You will collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and analytics teams to ensure data availability, quality, and performance, while also mentoring a team of data engineers and contributing to the long-term technical vision
- Please note: As our platform operates 24/7, occasional out-of-hours work and on-call support may be required as part of a rota
- Lead the architectural design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of our international data platform, aligned with enterprise-wide standards
- Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines using Databricks, Spark, and related technologies
- Optimize Databricks clusters, workflows, and jobs to ensure cost efficiency and high performance
- Design and manage data lakes, data warehouses, and associated infrastructure to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and availability
- Write high-quality, efficient code in Scala, Python, and Spark, following best practices for maintainability and scalability
- Develop and implement robust monitoring, alerting, and error-handling mechanisms to ensure pipeline reliability
- Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, analysts, and engineers to understand data needs and deliver effective solutions
- Lead technical discussions, guide architectural decisions, and clearly communicate complex data concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Mentor and support the professional growth of data engineers within the team
- Enforce strong standards for data governance, security, privacy, and compliance
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of data systems, pipelines, and processes
- Provide on-call support as part of a shared team rota to ensure platform availability
- Division: Live Nation International
- Line Manager: Director of Engineering
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Live Nation is the world's leading live entertainment company, sitting at the top of the market in live events and ticketing. Formed in 2009, it is a major international company, with key business segments made up of concerts, ticketing, and sponsorship and advertising.
Despite its dominant position in the market, the company saw an 84% drop in revenue during 2020 and the closure of live events. Since then, however, demand has been stronger than ever for their ticket sales. This is a reflection that live events remain a clear priority for consumers and has been further reflected in Live Nation's acquisitions of companies - like Goodlive - that complement and bolster Live Nation's portfolio.
In addition to live events, a key area to watch for Live Nation will be the rise of online concert streaming, like that undertaken by competitors such as Driift. Major festivals such as Glastonbury have trialled online concerts with mixed reviews. If it proves successful, this could be a major new section of the entertainment market and a big potential part of Live Nation's future ventures.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Barbican, London, UK
Leadership
Michael Rapino
(President and CEO, not founder)They worked for 10 years in various marketing and entertainment capacities at Labatt’s Breweries of Canada. They held several roles at Clear Channel Communications, including President and CEO of Global Music. They were named CEO and President of Live Nation in 2005.
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