Game Data Engineer

Game Data Engineer

Department: Data

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

We are looking for a talented Game Data Engineer to join our dynamic analytics team. You'll work closely with our game teams, building the data infrastructure that powers player experiences. By designing scalable systems and ensuring robust data pipelines, you'll enable insights that drive player retention, enhance monetization strategies, and optimize user experience. If you're excited by big data challenges and have a passion for games, this is the role for you.

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

• You'll design and implement scalable systems: you'll develop systems capable of handling hundreds of thousands of events per second and manage databases with terabytes of data.
• You'll build and maintain our data warehouse: you'll create ETLs that integrate data from various sources, optimizing it for analysis.
• You'll ensure data integrity and robustness: you'll establish a single source of truth for our key performance indicators (KPIs) and make them accessible to non-technical users through advanced data visualization tools.
• You'll develop data ingestion systems: you'll design systems to ingest streams of events from our games and data from third-party APIs.
• You'll implement data quality checks: you'll establish rigorous data integrity protocols to ensure our data is reliable and to identify any technical issues within our games.
• You'll deploy and maintain orchestration tools: you'll manage tools for job scheduling and workflow orchestration.
• You'll collaborate across teams: you'll work closely with developers and data scientists to enhance our business intelligence tools and architecture.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Programming Skills: Solid experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python. 
• Expertise in SQL: Proficient in optimizing queries and understanding the capabilities of both open-source and commercial databases.
• Data Warehouse Experience: Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale Data Warehouse architectures using big data technologies like Redshift, Snowflake, Vertica, ClickHouse or BigQuery.
• ETL Architecture: Extensive experience in implementing large-scale ETL processes, supporting multiple data sources and use cases including product analytics, marketing, and executive dashboards.
• Messaging Queues: Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ.
• Cloud Platform Experience: Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, including Google Functions and Google Cloud Storage.
• Dimensional Modeling: Strong skills in designing data models tailored to specific use cases.
• Adaptability and growth: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, quickly adjust to changing priorities and maintain a strong drive to learn new technologies and take on challenges.
• Detail-Oriented and Business-Minded: Focus on delivering high quality work with strong attention to detail, while keeping a clear understanding of how solutions align with broader business goals.
• Creative Thinking: Smart, creative, and pragmatic, with the ability to integrate new advancements into practical solutions.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Collaborative and proactive approach.

Why you'll love working with us:

• We’re 100% remote, work wherever you want forever!
• We offer unlimited holidays and sick days. Take as much time off as you need, to spend time with your family and friends or just because you feel like playing games all day. We trust our team and want to offer a modern work life balance that allows you to thrive both at work and in your personal life.
• You’ll be able to make an impact, to work closely with the rest of the team and its leads to work on one of the most promising upcoming games in the mobile gaming industry and the Web3 space.
• You’ll have a comfortable work schedule and stable workload. With a variety of tasks that will allow your constant professional development.
• We want our team to grow personally and professionally and support learning opportunities, especially with a focus around new AI tools and methods. 
• We have a culture that puts our people first. We believe in open communication, creativity and the value of unique contributions from everyone in the team.
• We offer a competitive salary in addition to equity option plans.