Who We Are
We're a team of entrepreneurial-minded individuals, passionate fans, and technologists building something new - with sports fans and streamers at the center.
Venu Sports is a forthcoming sports streaming service being built for sports fans that brings together live content from all the major professional sports leagues and top college conferences, in addition to on-demand content from leading sports networks, including ESPN, FOX Sports, and TNT Sports.* Venu Sports will be made available directly to consumers via a new app. Subscribers will also have the ability to bundle the product, including with Disney+, Hulu, or Max.
The future service will be built through a new joint venture formed by ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery, whose collective portfolio of sports rights currently represents a significant portion of total national sports viewing in the U.S.
We aspire for Venu Sports to become a one-stop destination for sports fans to easily discover, watch, and engage with all their favorite leagues, teams, and players. If you're passionate about sports and building something new that has the potential to shape the industry for years to come, we'd love to hear from you.
Are you ready to join our team?
The Opportunity:
- ● The Data Infrastructure Lead will be on the Forefront of AI and Sports. Lead the charge in application LLMs, generative AI, and personal + sports data aggregation to build compelling products for sports fans.
- ● Help set the culture and build a best-in-class data practice at Venu
- Summary of the role: This pivotal role demands a visionary leader who can harmonize technical excellence with strategic foresight, ensuring our data capabilities propel the organization toward its goals. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, robust, and high-performing data solutions that enhance user engagement and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- ● Design, build & extend our data platform and backend services to support a broad range of requirements and use cases across the organization.
- ● Lead our data infrastructure, working with vendors and platforms to support high reliability, robustness, and performance.
- ● Develop team members through coaching the technical leads and engineers. You create structures for individuals to succeed together!
- ● Lead innovative approaches to content discovery within the Venu platform
- ● Leverage Data Science and other analytics skills to offer insights on features and
- product direction-making.
- ● Work cross-functionally with partners and products to integrate data-driven decisions into
- our organization.
- ● Spearhead work on Inference/ML/DL models to drive personalization of product features
- and/or better digital user experiences.
- ● Build product features leveraging LLMs around content summarization, social content
- engagement, and content discovery.
- Qualifications:
- ● Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees or relevant certifications are a plus.
- ● Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in data engineering or a related field, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Proven track record of managing large-scale data engineering projects.
- ● Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of data engineering concepts, including ETL processes, data warehousing, data lakes, and real-time data processing. Proficiency with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
- ● AI and Machine Learning Knowledge: Experience in integrating AI and machine learning models into data pipelines. Understanding of relevant tools and frameworks.
- ● Leadership Skills: Strong leadership and people management skills. Ability to inspire, mentor, and develop a diverse team of data engineers.
- ● Problem-Solving Abilities: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to troubleshoot complex data issues and implement effective solutions.
- ● Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- ● Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Strong
- organizational skills and attention to detail.
- ● Passion for Sports and Technology: A genuine interest in sports and a passion for
- leveraging technology to enhance the sports viewing experience.
This is a contract role with a hybrid schedule, open to candidates in the Los Angeles or San Francisco area. At this time we are unable to support agencies or sponsorships.
*The formation of the joint venture and launch of Venu Sports is conditional upon receiving regulatory approval.