Senior Data Engineer - Sportsbet, Hybrid




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Senior Data Engineer - Sportsbet, Hybrid

About Betfair Romania Development:
Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

About Sportsbet:
Sportsbet is the market leader in the Australian online sports betting market. The brand features innovative, easy to use products and personalized value, making it a favourite among users.

Our Values:
The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.
Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact

Role Overview:
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data team, working for Sportsbet Australia. The role is available in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
The Senior Data Engineer is a key role within Data Platforms, responsible for delivering innovative and sustainable data-driven solutions to provide Sportsbet a competitive advantage in the market.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Project Delivery:

• Analyze and question business requirements.
• Independently deliver medium-high complexity features/tasks end‑to‑end

• Independently analyse problems and identify constraints/dependencies; raise risks early and propose mitigations
• Actively contribute to the solution design.
• Accurately estimate effort and hold yourself and others accountable for delivery.
• Develop high quality, high performing code which meets the business need.
• Continuously improve our platforms/services with each release - new initiatives are an opportunity to deliver faster than last time.
• Optimize platforms/solutions to ensure we support our service levels and minimize spend.
• Identify gaps and implement best practices across operational processes, DevOps, deployments etc.
• Promote the production of reusable code and modules where appropriate with a view to maximizing effort and reducing development costs
• Write clean, maintainable solutions; use standards, reviews, and testing practices to sustain quality.

• Write clean, maintainable changes aligned to team standards; contribute to improving team practices through feedback and suggestions.
• Automate processes wherever possible.
• Innovate and challenge the status quo by introducing new ideas and concepts to the team.

Platform Operations:

• Support what we build - taking ownership of production issues, working with stakeholders through to resolution.
• Identify, escalate and mitigate operational risks.
• Conduct regular performance tuning across our platforms to ensure optimal usage of resources.
• Perform regular maintenance and audit activities (patches, upgrades, user access reviews, DR tests etc.) as required to ensure stability.
• Identify and act on opportunities for automation.

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:

• Broad experience with AWS technologies (e.g. MSK, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, CloudWatch, Athena, Fargate, S3, EMR, etc.)
• Advanced SQL skills across relational and NoSQL systems
• 5+ years hands-on experience with Python, Spark or PySpark
• 3+ years' experience working with Databricks and modern Lakehouse frameworks
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (Jenkins, Ansible, shell scripting, unit/integration/performance testing)
• Experience using AI coding assistants/tools (GitHub Copilot, AWS Q, Databricks Genie, Cursor) to improve development efficiency
• Experience with serverless-based technologies
• Experience with data‑streaming architectures (Kafka/MSK, Kinesis, Spark Streaming)
• Strong understanding of systems analysis, component-based system design and modern software development principles

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to Data Vault Modelling and Delta Lake architectures
• Experience working in fast paced agile environments with modern development practices
• Test-driven development techniques
  

Benefits:

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events

Disclaimer:

We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.
By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.