Staff Commercial Data Engineer

    Corporate Office - Offsite
    Full-Time
    Senior (7+ yrs)
    Engineering & Development
    Posted on September 3, 2026
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    The SHOW comes alive at MGM Resorts International

    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a place full of excitement, diversity, and entertainment? Are you enthusiastic about being a team player in one of the most fascinating industries in the world? At MGM Resorts, we seek individuals like YOU to create unique and show-stopping experiences for our guests.

    THE JOB:

    We are seeking a Staff Commercial Data Engineer to architect and elevate the Marketing and Revenue Management data platforms that power commercial decision-making across Gaming, Hospitality, Loyalty, and Marketing. This is a senior technical role responsible for defining the architectural direction of our Lakehouse ecosystem, ensuring reliability and governance standards, and mentoring engineering teams to build world-class data products. As the architectural owner of domain-wide data models and certified datasets, you will drive metric consistency, platform scalability, and business-aligned data solutions in close partnership with Data Science, Analytics, IT, and commercial leadership.

    THE DAY-TO-DAY:

    • Serve as the architectural owner for Marketing and Revenue Management data models, metric definitions, and semantic consistency across commercial domains

    • Design and maintain certified, curated datasets aligned to business logic and executive reporting standards

    • Architect and optimize high-scale Lakehouse solutions for performance, governance, cost, and lineage

    • Define conventions for partitioning, Z-ordering, file compaction, cluster sizing, and workload orchestration

    • Build reusable ingestion, validation, and orchestration frameworks

    • Establish observability standards including freshness SLAs, anomaly detection, and schema drift monitoring

    • Implement automated quality gates, impact analysis, and self-healing workflows

    • Own performance tuning strategies across batch, streaming, and high-volume analytics workloads

    • Lead high-severity incident response and drive long-term remediation strategies

    • Mentor engineers and influence cross-functional platform modernization initiatives

    THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

    • 7+ years of prior relevant experience in data engineering, data platform, or analytics engineering roles

    • 5+ years of prior relevant hands-on experience in Databricks or equivalent Spark environments

    • Expertise in Databricks and Lakehouse architecture

    • Strong coding proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL

    • Experience with Unity Catalog governance and permissions

    • Proven implementation of data quality frameworks and observability standards

    • Deep knowledge of Delta Lake internals and distributed data processing

    • Experience defining SLAs, anomaly detection, and automated monitoring frameworks

    • Expertise in performance tuning, workload isolation, partitioning strategies, and compute optimization

    • Strong understanding of modeling patterns for analytics and operational systems

    • Experience building production-grade pipelines, reusable libraries, modular code standards, version control, and automated testing

    • Familiarity with Terraform, Airflow, and Databricks Workflows

    • Domain experience in Gaming & Hospitality Operations, Loyalty & Customer Engagement, or Marketing & Commercial Analytics preferred

    • Ability to translate complex technical architecture into clear, business-aligned narratives

    THE PERKS & BENEFITS:

    • Prioritize your wellness, access programs crafted to nurture your mental and physical health.

    • Enjoy unbeatable discounts on hotel stays, dining, retail, entertainment, and exclusive partner perks for travel, tech, and beyond!

    • Savor delicious meals for free in our employee dining room.

    • Park with ease—whether you're on or off shift, it's free!

    • From healthcare to financial support and generous time-off options, we’ve got you covered.

    • Elevate your career with development programs, connect through networking events, and make a difference with community volunteer opportunities.

    VIEW JOB DESCRIPTION:

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    Are you ready to JOIN THE SHOW? Apply today!

    Company:  MGM Resorts

    Operates resorts, casinos, and entertainment venues worldwide.
    10001+ employees
    Gaming & Entertainment
    HQ: United States