Senior Director, Data & Analytics Engineering - Fan Genome Platform

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Major League Soccer (MLS) has built Fan Genome, an advanced 360° fan intelligence platform that unifies demographic, behavioral, and transactional data to deliver hyper-personalization and real-time insights across every fan interaction. We are seeking a hands-on technical leader to own the architecture and evolution of MLS's next-generation data platform—powering Fan Genome while delivering BI self-service and robust analytics engineering frameworks. This role brings together real-time streaming, distributed compute, open table formats, zero-copy analytics, and enterprise-grade governance to enable advanced analytics and fan engagement at scale.

• Own the technical architecture and feature delivery of MLS's next-generation cloud-native Lakehouse platform ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Optimize and enhance existing real-time data pipelines built on Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, and Apache Flink to maintain low-latency ingestion and event-driven processing at scale.
• Manage and improve distributed compute workflows leveraging Apache Spark for large-scale batch processing, advanced feature engineering, and ML-adjacent workloads.
• Oversee and refine open table format implementations (Apache Hudi, Apache Iceberg) to ensure ACID compliance, schema evolution, and efficient incremental processing.
• Drive performance tuning and cost optimization for zero-copy analytics using modern distributed, MPP, column-oriented OLAP systems designed for real-time, high-concurrency analytical workloads (e.g., StarRocks) and query engines like Presto.
• Maintain and extend robust data APIs for both batch exports and point (per-fan) queries, integrated with Fan Genome's feature store.
• Advance identity resolution capabilities to ensure accurate, unified fan profiles across multiple data sources.
• Establish enterprise-grade governance and security with frameworks such as AWS Lake Formation for cataloging, lineage, and fine-grained access control.
• Work with BI team to deliver BI self-service and analytics engineering frameworks, including :

Designing semantic models, data contracts, and governed data for consistency and trust in reporting.

Required Skills

Designing and implementing analytics engineering frameworks for governed, reusable data models

Cloud-native Lakehouse design on object storage with open table formats (Hudi, Iceberg)

Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flink for event-driven pipelines and CDC

Apache Spark for large-scale ELT, feature engineering, and ML workflows

Analytics engineering : Build curated wide tables (OBTs) and semantic layers for BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker)

AWS Lake Formation or Microsoft Purview for fine-grained access control, lineage, and compliance.

Strong SQL, Python, and Scala

Desired Skills

Total Rewards

Major League Soccer offers a competitive starting base salary of $200,000 - $230,000, based on individual qualifications, market financials, and operational business needs. We are committed to providing a Total Rewards package that attracts, supports, engages, and retains talent. Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a $500 wellness reimbursement, and generous Holiday and PTO schedule to promote work-life balance. We also prioritize career and professional development, offering on-the-job training, feedback, and ongoing educational opportunities.

We believe in the power of in-person collaboration to fuel creativity, strengthen connections, and cultivate a vibrant workplace. As a result, employees are required to work from an MLS office at least four days a week. We understand the value of balance, so employees also have the flexibility of working remotely on Fridays, along with the option to take up to two additional remote flex days each month.

At Major League Soccer, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to compete in the marketplace. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are dedicated to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation throughout the job application or interview process, essential job functions, and other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please contact us to request it.

Join our team and be part of the Major League Soccer family, where we elevate the game and inspire greatness!

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

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