Senior Analytics Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
- Adept at writing SQL on analytics (OLAP) databases
- Experience implementing and using data modeling tools such as dbt or SQLMesh
- Experience in transforming business needs into data model requirements & solutions
- Excited by Big Data projects and technology
- Committed to quality as a top priority
- Interest in repeatable, testable, destructible, test-driven database development
- Degree in Computer Science
- Experience with Python, AWS Glue, source control (Git, Liquibase), Airflow
- Familiarity with AAA game development and modern console games
7 skills required
Job Details
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
PlayStation Studios is the game development division of Sony PlayStation, and is responsible for developing some of the most recognisable and ambitious console games and franchises on PlayStation, including The Last of Us, Horizon, Spider-Man, God of War, Helldivers and Gran Turismo.
We work with some of the best game studios in the world, and use data to help them make their games even better. We provide end-to-end analytics services for PlayStation Studios and use data to help them in the game development lifecycle. We are looking for talented people to join us in pushing the boundaries of game analytics for PlayStation games.
As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you’ll work in our cross-disciplinary engineering team to scale our platform, expand its reach, and help define and build the future of analytics for PlayStation games. You should have a passion for video games and a background in data or analytics engineering. You’re looking for a fun, dynamic environment to take on new challenges.
In your first six months , you will work on new title launches, and build data models to ensure efficient and consistent queries. To build these data models, you’ll work directly with game studios and data analysts to design and validate suitable in-game telemetry. You’ll also help expand our use of technologies, such as dbt and airflow, in ways that are suitable to our use cases. You will be given ownership of data models for specific games and work closely with Game Analytics team members and game studio colleagues to ensure we’re building with consistency and performance in mind.
We’d love to hear from you if:
- You are adept at writing SQL on analytics (OLAP) databases (preferably Redshift, or similar databases)
- You have experience implementing and using data modelling tools such as dbt or SQLMesh
- You have experience in transforming business needs into data model requirements & solutions
- You’re excited by Big Data projects and technology, and want to gain more experience in this area
- You’re committed to quality as a top priority, and have an interest in repeatable, testable, destructible, test-driven database development
- Bonus points for:
- a degree in Computer Science
- experience with Python, AWS Glue, source control (Git, Liquibase), Airflow
- familiarity with AAA game development and modern console games
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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About The Company
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Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.
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