This role pays less than
54%
of similar roles. Most pay
$139,914–$214,850
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$184k
versus about
$177k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About FanDuel
FanDuel is a leading online sports betting and daily fantasy sports platform operating across the United States, offering sportsbook wagering, casino games, and horse racing to millions of customers.
FanDuel currently has
13 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$156,000–$204,750
across 13 roles with salary data.
Staff Data Engineer will join the data engineering team to lead the technical design and implementation of critical data infrastructure and products. This senior-level individual contributor role involves designing scalable batch and streaming pipelines, setting data modeling standards, and solving complex architectural challenges to support analytics, machine learning, and business functions. The successful candidate will build robust systems using Spark, Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, and cloud-native services like AWS, GCP, or Azure. Day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into end-to-end solutions, mentoring peers, and improving data quality and observability. Proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Python, Scala, or Java is required. The role focuses on solving technical bottlenecks within the data platform while ensuring systems remain modular, performant, and reliable for various enterprise-wide use cases.
What does a Data Engineer earn?
Median $183138 from 214 postings across 58 companies.
Databricks
Delta Lake
Unity Catalog
AWS
Python
Java
SQL
NoSQL
Data Engineering
Data Modeling
Machine Learning
Data Governance
Fivetran
HVR
Vault
Data Observability