Senior Data Engineer

About OUTFRONT

We are one of North America’s most innovative media companies.  We leverage the power of creative excellence, unbeatable locations and smart audience data to change the game for advertisers.  Our purpose as a company is to help people, places and businesses grow stronger.  To do this, we make meaningful connections between brands and people when they are outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of out-of-home assets including billboards, transit and mobile displays across the U.S.  We connect diverse audiences across over 150 markets and conduct our business considering all our stakeholders, from clients and employees, to the communities where we operate.  We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes the growth of our people.  Come join our industry-leading team!

What We Offer

OUTFRONT offers a comprehensive benefits program including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision (including same and opposite-sex domestic partners)
• HSA and FSA plans, Family Benefits, Pet Benefits
• 401(k) Plan with an Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Commuter Benefits, Educational Assistance
• Robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program including 7 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Job Summary
At OUTFRONT Media, a leader in Digital Out of Home (DOOH) advertising, we’re blending cutting-edge technology with our nationwide network of digital billboards and transit displays to create innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data & Analytics team. If you’re excited about building high-performance data pipelines, solving complex problems, and collaborating with both internal and external teams, we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll leverage your expertise in cloud technologies, data architecture, and modern data warehouses to design and implement scalable, high-impact solutions that drive real business results. You'll partner with leadership to influence strategic decisions, ensuring our data systems evolve alongside the business to meet future needs. In this role, you'll be the go-to expert for all things cloud and data, playing a key part in shaping innovative, customer-focused solutions.

If you're a multi-tasker with strong attention to detail, and you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, let's work together to build the future of advertising technology!

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain high-performance data pipelines that enable deeper analysis, reporting, and insights across the business.
• Design and implement large-scale, data structures that support analytics and data science needs, optimizing for speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Create seamless data ingestion processes (both real-time and batch) using modern ETL/ELT practices, leveraging cloud technologies and big data tools to ensure smooth data flow.
• Collaborate with business teams to understand needs, and translate them into flexible, scalable data solutions that grow with the company.
• Work alongside engineers to establish best practices for data system creation, ensuring data quality, integrity, and proper documentation throughout.
• Continuously improve reporting and analysis by automating processes, streamlining workflows and empowering teams with self-service data tools for easy access to insights.
• Partner with senior leadership to stay aligned on business objectives, provide regular updates, and make data-driven decisions to drive progress.
• Be the subject matter expert in your area, understanding the ad tech landscape and identifying ways to leverage OUTFRONT's unique position in the market.
• Take the initiative to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve challenges that could hinder progress on strategic goals, ensuring the team remains on track to meet both technical and business objectives.

Experience

• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing data warehouse solutions, focusing on scalability and performance.
• 7+ years of experience writing complex SQL queries and developing robust ETL/ELT pipelines to transform and integrate data.
• 7+ years of programming experience in languages like Python, focusing on building scalable and efficient solutions.
• Extensive experience in building and optimizing APIs, containerization, and orchestration with Kubernetes to ensure scalable, high-performance data systems.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud data warehouses (ideally with Snowflake, Google BigQuery, or AWS Redshift).
• Proficient in cloud technologies such as GCP or AWS.
• Experience leading and collaborating with agile teams, utilizing tools like Jira and Confluence, to drive user-centered and iterative development processes.

Technical Expertise

• Expertise in creating reports and dashboards using tools like Tableau, Looker, or Power BI to enable insightful decision-making.
• Deep knowledge of identity management, data privacy, audience targeting, cross-device graphs, and related technologies.
• Solid understanding of digital advertising technology, including ad serving, analytics, DSP, DMP, SSP, QA, and targeting.

Soft Skills

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working in complex organizations and aligning teams on data product decisions and trade-offs.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of breaking down complex technical concepts and clearly communicating them to stakeholders.
• Passionate about working with large datasets, skilled at spotting trends and deriving actionable insights to drive business decisions.
• A quick learner, adept at grasping both business and technical needs to deliver impactful solutions.

Education

• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science or equivalent preferred.

For New York and California,the salary range for this role is $145,000-$165,000 per year.  Compensation is determined during our interview process by assessing a candidate’s experience and skills relative to internal peers and market benchmarks evaluated for the scope and responsibilities of the position.  Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law and California Salary Transparency Law. 

To all Recruitment Agencies: OUTFRONT Media LLC does not accept agency and unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our OUTFRONT Media employees or any other company location.

OUTFRONT Media is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

OUTFRONT Media Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

All applicants shall receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. Please refer to the OUTFRONT Media Affirmative Action policy statement.