Game Data Engineer / Analyst (LiveOps)

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • $100,000 PA - $100,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Game Data Engineer/Analyst will work at the intersection of data engineering, analytics, and product, building and maintaining the pipelines that power the LiveOps systems, reporting, and experiments. They will be hands-on with the data, solving problems, spotting trends, and helping the team make smarter, faster decisions to drive player engagement. Responsibilities include building and maintaining data pipelines, developing and automating Python scripts for ETL processes, working with AWS services, optimizing scripts, collaborating with teams to design new event tracking, delivering actionable dashboards, monitoring data health, and identifying new data opportunities. The role requires resourcefulness and ownership of games reporting and analysis systems.
Must have:
  • 4+ years of data engineering and/or analysis experience
  • Strong experience with Python scripting and packages (pandas, numpy)
  • Solid SQL skills for data extraction and wrangling
  • Experience with AWS data tools (S3, Athena, Glue)
  • A passion for games and improving player experience
  • Ability to show resourcefulness and ownership
Good to have:
  • Experience working in mobile or social gaming
  • Experience supporting live service products
  • Strong understanding of player lifecycle metrics
  • Experience leveraging AI in a data role
  • Experience with visualization tools
  • Knowledge of event design and telemetry best practices
  • Experience developing or using R Shiny apps
  • Strong understanding of KPIs for live mobile games
Perks:
  • Uncapped profit share
  • Room to grow and shape the role

Job Details

 



**This is an opportunity to work for a remote-first company. Only applicants living in British Columbia will be considered. Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.**

Location: Remote (Must be located in British Columbia)

Employment Type: Full-Time

 

Our Values:

Driven by PLAYER OBSESSION, we look to craft unparalleled gaming experiences.

OWNERSHIP is our compass, propelling us to deliver exceptional results.

With a spirit of RESOURCEFULNESS, we fearlessly tackle challenges and defy limitations.

Driven by the ethos of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, we foster a culture of perpetual learning and growth.

 

About Us
We're an independent gaming studio that's been operating live games for over 15 years. Our teams are small, nimble, and player-obsessed. We move fast, learn continuously, and are always looking for ways to improve our games and how we operate them.
We’re growing our LiveOps team and are looking for a Data Engineer/Analyst who can help us scale our LiveOps systems, reporting, and player insights to the next level.

 

About the Role
You’ll work at the intersection of data engineering, analytics and product, building and maintaining the pipelines that power our LiveOps systems, reporting, and experiments.
You’ll be hands-on with our data, solving problems, spotting trends, and helping the team make smarter, faster decisions to drive player engagement.

 

What You'll Do

  • Build and maintain data pipelines that capture key player behaviours across our live games
  • Develop and automate Python scripts for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
  • Work with AWS services (e.g., S3, Glue, Athena) to structure, query, and manage game data
  • Migrating Scripts from R to Python
  • Data Enablement and Orchestration
  • Optimize existing scripts to run faster and reduce operational costs
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, LiveOps, and Analysts to design new event tracking and reporting systems
  • Deliver actionable dashboards and deep-dive reports that support LiveOps campaigns and ongoing content updates
  • Monitor data health, troubleshoot pipeline issues, and continuously improve reliability and performance
  • Identify new data opportunities to better measure user acquisition, engagement, monetization, and player retention
  • Continuously improve, maintain, and develop our analytics tools for our games

 

Skills & Experience We're Looking For

  • 4+ years practical data engineering and/or analysis experience, preferably in F2P Gaming
  • Strong experience writing and managing Python scripts and packages like pandas, numpy
  • Familiarity with Python frameworks like Django, TurboGears
  • Experience with Data orchestration tools like Prefect, Airflow, and dbt
  • Solid SQL skills (you can comfortably pull and wrangle large datasets)
  • Experience with AWS data tools (Example: S3, Athena, Glue) 
  • Familiarity with data modelling and best practices
  • Experience working with R Scripts
  • Experience working with third-party APIs (MMP, Facebook, Google Play, etc)
  • A passion for games and improving the player experience through better data and insights
  • Ability to show resourcefulness and ownership of our games reporting and analysis systems.
  • You are a Team Player that is Hungry, Humble, and SMART.

 

Bonus Points

  • Experience working in mobile or social gaming
  • Hands-on experience supporting live service products (games, apps, or web platforms)
  • Strong understanding of player lifecycle metrics (DAU, Retention, ARPU, etc.) and LiveOps KPIs
  • Experience and success leveraging AI to boost productivity and insights in a data role
  • Experience with visualization tools (QuickSight, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
  • Knowledge of event design and telemetry best practices in games
  • Experience developing or using R Shiny apps
  • Strong understanding of KPIs and reporting for live mobile games

 

Why Join Us?

  • You’ll have a big impact across multiple live games
  • You’ll work with a small, collaborative team that values ownership and innovation
  • You'll help build the systems and processes that directly shape how we operate our games and engage players
  • Uncapped profit share
  • You'll have room to grow and shape the role based on your strengths and interests

 

Salary:

$100,000

The listed pay range reflects the potential earnings for this role. Actual compensation will depend on experience, skills, and alignment with company needs, typically falling toward the midpoint for most candidates

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About The Company

Great games are made by equally great people. We’re a small, but growing, company where each team member can have an impact. We don’t do “crunch culture”, and we want our team members to have work-life balance. We do this by offering remote work opportunities (work where you want!) and flexible hours (work when you want!). We believe in transparency fostered by communication and collaboration. While we got our start in beautiful Victoria, B.C, our Kanodians are now a remote workforce, spread across Canada, but connected by our shared values.
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