Technical Lead - Analytics Engineer
Rush Street Interactive (RSI) 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. This role is accountable for ensuring that analytics-ready data is reliable, scalable, and aligned to long-term business needs across growth, operations, and risk.
The Technical Lead will lead the design and governance of core data models in Snowflake and dbt, establishing best practices that enable high-quality, self-service analytics without sacrificing trust or performance. As a hands-on technical leader, they will set standards for modeling, testing, documentation, and deployment while mentoring other Analytics Engineers and raising the overall technical bar of the team.
Key responsibilities include leading the design, development, and lifecycle management of curated datasets, dbt models, and analytics data marts aligned to business domains and metrics. The role also involves establishing and evolving standards and best practices for dbt modeling, testing, documentation, and code organization to support long-term scalability. Additionally, the Technical Lead will ensure analytical datasets are accurate, reliable, and trusted, serving as a single source of truth for business, product, and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline. They should possess 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 is essential. A background of 7+ years in data warehousing or development, with at least 5 years in hands-on data engineering using SQL and Python, is required. Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), is also necessary.
RSI offers comprehensive compensation, work-life balance initiatives, and a people-oriented environment with a supportive atmosphere. The company embraces personal freedom and responsibility, encourages creativity, and supports personal and professional growth. As a rapidly growing company in an emerging industry, RSI provides significant impact opportunities on its products and company direction.