Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment, delivering unforgettable experiences while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company’s portfolio includes a collection of world-renowned venues – New York’s Madison Square Garden, Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – that showcase a broad array of sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events for millions of guests annually. In addition, the Company features the original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for more than 90 years. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com.
Who are we hiring?
The Data Platform Engineer will report to the Director, Data Platforms and will be responsible for the design, build, and maintenance of Madison Square Garden Family of Company’s data platforms used for both analytics and for the integration of business and customer-facing applications. This role plays a critical part in advancing MSG’s cloud-native data architecture and enabling reliable, scalable analytics and production data use cases. The Data Platform Engineer will design, build, and operate core components of the enterprise data platform, including robust data pipelines, scalable cloud infrastructure, and optimized data models that power business intelligence and operational systems across the organization. This position requires strong hands-on engineering expertise along with the ability to contribute to platform-level architecture, ensuring the data ecosystem is performant, secure, and positioned to scale with evolving business needs.
What will you do?
· Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable AWS-based data architecture
· Develop and optimize production-grade Python data pipelines
· Own end-to-end ELT workflows using DBT and Apache Airflow
· Design, implement, and optimize data models to support analytics and operational reporting
· Improve platform reliability, observability, and performance across the data stack
· Contribute to architectural decisions for scalability, security, and cost optimization
· Partner with DevOps to implement CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and automated deployments
· Evaluate and recommend new technologies to evolve MSG’s data platform
What do you need to succeed?
· 4–7 years experience building and maintaining production data pipelines
· 4+ years Python development experience (production-grade code)
· 2+ years experience with DBT
· 2+ years experience with Apache Airflow (or equivalent orchestration tools)
· Strong SQL and data modeling expertise (dimensional + normalized modeling)
· Hands-on experience with AWS data services (S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, DynamoDB)
· Experience designing scalable data architectures in cloud environments
· Experience troubleshooting and supporting production systems
· Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Special Requirements
· Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
· CI/CD and DevOps practices
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What We Do
MSG Entertainment is a world leader in live entertainment, comprised of world-renowned venues and marquee brands. Utilizing our powerful assets and expertise, we produce, present, or host a variety of entertainment and sports events, delivering unforgettable experiences for millions of fans each year. Across our venues and brands, MSG Entertainment sets the standard for excellence and innovation while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. Our Company includes our portfolio of iconic venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – each a prominent destination for unforgettable experiences and events. With flexible seating capacities and configurations that range from 2,800 to 21,000, our venues enable us to showcase a broad array of compelling sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events that cover a wide spectrum of genres. This includes at Madison Square Garden, known as “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” which serves as home to the New York Knicks and New York Rangers – two of the most recognized franchises in professional sports – and perennially hosts the biggest names in music and entertainment. MSG Entertainment also features the wholly-owned original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for generations of fans at Radio City Music Hall since 1933. The show’s enduring popularity is driven by the world-famous Radio City Rockettes, the longest-running precision dance company in America. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com
