Data Engineer II - Analytics

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Data Engineer II on the Data & Analytics (DA) Team at Riot Games, you will collaborate with engineers, analysts, and data scientists to build robust data systems supporting multiple game titles. Responsibilities include ensuring adherence to data engineering best practices, mentoring cross-disciplinary teams, innovating to improve player experience, building and maintaining scalable backend data services, designing reusable data marts, ensuring data security and privacy, and building efficient systems for Riot's game development lifecycle. You'll contribute to title-specific systems, balancing player experience, and launching data-driven products. This role requires 5+ years of experience in data/software engineering, expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, Airflow, DBT, cloud infrastructure, and Databricks. Success hinges on craft expertise, collaboration, and player-centric decision-making.
Must have:
  • 5+ years data/software engineering experience
  • Expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, Airflow, DBT
  • Cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Databricks proficiency
  • Building and maintaining scalable data systems
  • Data modeling in large, complex environments
  • Mentoring junior engineers
Good to have:
  • Multiple programming languages (Java, Scala)
  • Experience with business analytics
  • Data processing tools (Spark, BigQuery)
  • Orchestration software (Airflow)
  • AWS services for data querying and management
  • Test strategy and planning for data pipelines
Perks:
  • Open paid time off policy
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

At Riot, Data Engineers combine deep technical expertise with the desire to work across multiple domains, always with a focus on enhancing player experiences. Our engineers take pride in solving complex challenges and are driven by a passion for delivering data-driven solutions that empower our games and delight players worldwide.

As a Data Engineer II on the Data & Analytics (DA) Team, you will collaborate with engineers, analysts, and data scientists to build robust data systems that support multiple game titles. You'll be instrumental in designing scalable data platforms, ensuring data quality, and delivering insights that drive player experience improvements. You’ll report directly to the Manager of the Data Analytics team and contribute to building title-specific systems, balancing the player experience, and launching data-driven products.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure adherence to data engineering best practices, including maintainable code, scalable data architecture, high service quality, monitoring, and clear documentation.
  • Mentor and coach cross-disciplinary teams of data engineers, scientists, and analytics engineers to enhance their technical expertise.
  • Innovate to improve the player experience by providing insights during game outages and optimizing tech spend across teams.
  • Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and analysts to build and maintain scalable backend data services.
  • Design reusable data marts and telemetry systems that can be applied to multiple titles.
  • Ensure the security and privacy of player data in all data solutions.
  • Build efficient, scalable systems to address the data needs of Riot’s game development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as a data/software engineer, including internships and post-bachelor degrees.
  • Proven experience developing mission-critical data systems from the ground up, including gathering requirements and designing production-ready architectures.
  • Expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, and tools like Airflow and DBT.
  • Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Databricks.
  • Mastery of industry-standard tools and frameworks for data systems, data warehouses, and data infrastructure.
  • Experience modeling data in large, complex business environments.
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and fostering growth within teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience in multiple programming languages (Python preferred, Java, Scala).
  • Familiarity with SQL and relational databases.
  • Experience with business analytics or data-related fields.
  • Hands-on experience with data processing tools (e.g., Spark, BigQuery).
  • Worked with orchestration software (Airflow) for scheduling and automation.
  • Knowledge of AWS services for querying and managing data.
  • Experience collaborating with software engineers to create test strategies and plans for data pipelines

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the and . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of and our ongoing work to build the .

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

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