Senior Data Engineer
Paramount Skydance· Media & Entertainment· Aug 22, 2026 · 2mo agoPosted 66 days ago
Burbank, CA, US, 91505
In office
Full-time
Senior
$140K–$198K est.
4+ years exp
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Job description
Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.
Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.
If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!
In This Role You’ll:
The Senior Data Engineer should possess a deep sense of curiosity and a passion for building data pipelines, data structures and data products and the ability to communicate data structures and tools throughout the Paramount Digital Media organization.
The candidate for this role will use their skills in reverse engineering, analytics, and creative, experimental solutions to devise data and BI solutions. They will have experience supporting data pipeline development, which includes machine learning algorithms using disparate data sources. They will work closely with BI, Research, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and Product teams to implement data-driven plans that drive the business. They will also be able to lead a project from inception to completion, as well as help mentor junior members of the team on standard processes and approaches around data.
Responsibilities Include:
· Works with large volumes of traffic data and user behaviors to build pipelines that enhance raw data.
· Able to break down and communicate highly complex data problems into simple, feasible solutions.
· Extract patterns from large datasets and transform data into an informational advantage.
· Find answers to business questions via hands-on exploration of data sets via Jupyter, SQL, dashboards, statistical analysis, and data visualizations.
· Partner with the internal product and business intelligence teams to determine the best approach around data ingestion, structure, and storage, and ensure successful implementation in partnership with the team.
· Lead initiatives to improve data quality and effectiveness by contributing ideas and collaborating with engineering, BI teams, and business units to implement changes.
· Ongoing development of technical solutions while developing and maintaining documentation, at times training impacted teams.
· Early on collaboration with the team on internal initiatives to create strategies that improve company processes.
· Look at ways of improving efficiency by staying current on the latest technology and trends and introducing team members to such.
· Develop prototypes to proof out strategies for data pipelines and products.
Basic Qualifications You Bring:
· Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Analytics fields or consulting roles with a focus on digital analytics implementations.
· Experience with large scale data warehouse management systems such as BigQuery with advanced level understanding of warehouse cost management and query optimization
· Proficient in Python.
· Experience with Airflow or equivalent tools for orchestration of pipelines.
· Experience with Data Modeling of performant table structures.
· Able to write SQL to perform common types of analysis and transformations.
· Strong problem-solving and creative-thinking skills.
· Ability to design and implement technical solutions, maintain accurate documentation, and deliver training to impacted teams as needed.
· Experience developing solutions to business requirements via hands-on discovery and exploration of data.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences, as well as translating business requirements into Data Solutions
· Strong experience with ETL & ELT.
· Experience building and deploying applications on GCP cloud platform.
· Influences and applies data standards, policies, and procedures
· Builds strong commitment within the team to support the appropriate team priorities
· Knowledge of new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
Bonus Skills:
· Experience with BigQuery and other GCP technologies.
· Experience with Docker and container deployment.
· Experience with Marketing tools like Kochava, Braze, Branch, Salesforce Marketing Cloud is a plus.
· Experience with exploratory data analysis using tools like iPython Notebook, Pandas & matplotlib, etc.
· Familiarity in Hadoop pipelines using Spark, Kafka.
· Familiar with GIT.
· Familiar with Adobe Analytics (Omniture) or Google Analytics.
· Digital marketing strategy including site, video, social media, SEM, SEO, and display advertising
About Skydance
Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Hiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 165,600.00.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.
This position is bonus eligible.
What We Offer :
• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here .
• Generous paid time off.
• Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products.
• Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.
Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)
We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.
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