Associate Principal Analytics Engineer

3 Months ago • 6 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $131,500 PA - $170,800 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Associate Principal Analytics Engineer at Rockstar Games, you will be part of a team that creates world-class entertainment experiences. You will collaborate with other data engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to build and maintain data infrastructure and pipelines. Responsibilities include designing and developing scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, performing root cause analysis, and contributing to best practices. This role requires 6+ years of experience in analytics or data engineering. This role is based in Downtown Manhattan.
Must have:
  • 6+ years analytics or data engineering experience.
  • Experience building and optimizing data systems.
  • Experience with Databricks & Azure environments.
  • Experience with pipeline scheduling tools.
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of software coding practices.
  • Streaming or NRT modeling experience.
  • Passion for technical mentorship.

Job Details

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Rockstar Games is on the lookout for a passionate Associate Principal Analytics Engineer with strong software development skills who possesses a passion for both games and big data. This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. WHAT WE DO
  • The Rockstar Analytics team provides insights and actionable results to a wide variety of stakeholders across the organization in support of their decision making.
  • We partner with multiple departments across the company, leveraging analytics to measure and improve on the success and health of our games.
  • We collaborate as a global team to develop cutting-edge data pipelines, data products, data models, reports, analyses, and machine learning applications.
  • The Analytics Architecture vertical within the Analytics team is tasked to build out high impact data models and internal tooling to support the global Analytics team.
  • We design, build, and maintain the foundational infrastructure of Rockstar’s Player Analytics data platform.
  • We work alongside an exploding team of innovative data-driven decision makers directly impacting Rockstar’s future.
Role Responsibilities
  • Partner with Data Scientists and business stakeholders to understand analytical needs and translate them into robust data infrastructure and workflows for the global Analytics team to leverage for deriving insights. Collaborate with the Data Engineering team to design data models and data pipelines. 
  • Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines. Monitor performance and optimize data systems for high performance and reliability.
  • Collaborate with the Data Integrity team to build a Data Quality Framework that ensures production data meets SLAs for key stakeholders and business processes.  
  • Perform timely Root Cause Analysis to troubleshoot data-related issues; assist in implementation of code and process fixes.
  • Provide thought leadership and collaborate with other team members to continue to scale our architecture to evolve for the needs of tomorrow. Contribute to the establishment of best practices including code standards, version control, documentation, testing, and review processes.
  • Develop and support CI/CD processes using Terraform, Github, TeamCity, Octopus, etc.
  • Define and implement monitoring and alerting policies for data solutions.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • 6+ years minimum of experience in analytics engineering or data engineering
  • Proven track record in building, monitoring, and optimizing large-scale data systems and analytics infrastructure.
  • Experience working in Databricks & Azure environment (or other cloud equivalents). 
  • Experience working with pipeline scheduling tools such as Airflow & Astronomer.
  • Experience working with CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Terraform, Github, Octopus
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering or technical field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or strong quantitative and software background.
SKILLS
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in Python & 3+ years of hands-on experience in PySpark
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in using advanced SQL queries (analytical functions), experience in writing and optimizing highly efficient SQL queries
  • Proven ability to reconcile technical and business perspectives. 
  • Ability to push the frontier of technology and freely pursue better alternatives.
  • Ability to maintain focus and develop proficiency in new skills rapidly.  
  • Ability to utilize problem solving skills in a fast-paced environment. 
PLUSES
  • Knowledge of software coding practices across the development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations.
  • Streaming or NRT modeling experience.
  • Passion for technical mentorship.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department.                                   

** For those based in Toronto, Rockstar will provide accommodations to job applicants and employees as long as such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship on Rockstar, and consistent with its obligations under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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