Technical Lead - Analytics Engineer

Rush Street Interactive is seeking a Technical Lead - Analytics Engineer to define and own the modeling architecture, standards, and technical direction within RSI's cloud-native Data Platform. The role involves leading the design and governance of core data models in Snowflake and dbt, establishing best practices for high-quality, self-service analytics without sacrificing trust or performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Proven experience defining technical direction, standards, and architectural decisions within analytics engineering or curation teams.
• Deep understanding of dbt, data marts, dimensional modeling, and self-service BI enablement.
• 7+ years in data warehousing or development; 5+ years in hands-on data engineering using SQL and Python.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with tools like dbt, Airflow, S3, REST APIs, and large-scale DWHs (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.).
• Skilled at leading cross-functional data initiatives and driving adoption of new tools and standards.
• Experience mentoring and guiding distributed teams across time zones.
• Strong written and verbal English skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business functions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Autonomy
• Creativity
• Growth