Senior Data Developer - Dead by Daylight
Job Summary
Job Description
Behaviour Interactive seeks a Senior Data Developer to enhance data pipelines for their flagship game, Dead by Daylight. Responsibilities include developing and improving data models using advanced SQL and dbt on Snowflake, ensuring data quality and efficient resource utilization. The role also involves creating and improving data pipeline toolsets using Python and Airflow, overseeing data projects, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate possesses significant experience in data modeling, ETL script development, data governance, and agile environments. Strong communication skills and project management expertise are also crucial.
Must have:
- Advanced SQL & dbt on Snowflake
- Python & SQL-based ETL scripts
- Data governance best practices
- Agile environment experience
- Project management experience
Good to have:
- Snowflake and DBT experience
- Airflow experience
- Cloud services (AWS) experience
- Containerization tools (Kubernetes, Docker) experience
10 skills required
Job Details
Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.
Behaviour is looking for a talented Senior Data Developer who will be improving our data pipelines to support an increasing volume of data and an expanding number of data users.
The Data Developer we’re looking for must be a quick learner and, not scared of challenging the current processes in place. They must know how to organize workloads efficiently to balance live operations and development. The ideal candidate has expertise in documenting processes, best practices, and platform usage guidelines to ensure clarity and effective knowledge sharing within the team.
This is a senior position, so we are specifically seeking someone who can bring their past experience to the table and elevate our team’s ability to efficiently handle the data for our games.
In this role you will:
- Using advanced SQL and Data Build Tools (dbt) on Snowflake, develop and improve the current data models to support the analysts, and user researchers for the game Dead By Daylight;
- Keep up to date and use best practices in testing, security, cost monitoring, performance monitoring and effective use of resources;
- Promote best practices and ensure consistency across games;
- Using Python and Airflow, develop and improve the current toolsets that support the main game data pipeline and gather secondary data;
- Oversee various data project encompassing different area of expertise (data development, data analysis...);
- Help junior team members thrive and grow.
What we're looking for:
- Training in data development, business intelligence, software development or related fields;
- Data modeling involving complex SQL transformation on large data set (including experience with cloud databases, Snowflake preferred);
- Developing Python and SQL-based ETL scripts suitable for production environment and utilizing a pipeline scheduler;
- Experience in implementing data governance best practices;
- Professional experience working with a team in an agile environment;
- Professional experience in project management;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Experience with Snowflake and DBT;
- Experience with Airflow;
- Bonus point: experience with cloud services (AWS or others);
- Bonus point: experience with containerization tools (Kubernetes, docker).
At least 6 years of experience in
Asset Qualifications
Behaviour est à la recherche d'un développeur de données senior talentueux qui améliorera nos pipelines de données pour soutenir un volume croissant de données et un nombre croissant d'utilisateurs de données.
Le développeur de données que nous recherchons doit apprendre rapidement et ne pas avoir peur de remettre en question les processus actuels en place. Il doit savoir comment organiser efficacement les charges de travail pour équilibrer les opérations en cours et le développement. Le candidat idéal possède une expertise dans la documentation des processus, des meilleures pratiques et des directives d'utilisation de la plateforme afin d'assurer la clarté et le partage efficace des connaissances au sein de l'équipe.
Il s'agit d'un poste à responsabilité, nous recherchons donc spécifiquement quelqu'un qui peut apporter son expérience et améliorer la capacité de notre équipe à gérer efficacement les données de nos jeux.
Prêt·e à plonger dans le monde du développement de jeux vidéo à la pointe de la technologie ? Basé à Montréal, Behaviour Interactif est un acteur majeur de l’industrie du jeu, créant des expériences inoubliables sur PC, console et mobile. On est un studio indépendant dynamique avec plus de 1200 employés passionnés, et on a des studios à Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) et au Royaume-Uni (Behaviour UK–North & South). On se concentre sur deux grands axes : les Services et les Jeux Originaux. Notre équipe Services collabore avec des géants du jeu et du divertissement comme Disney, Sony, Activision et Nintendo, en offrant un développement sur commande de premier choix et en innovant dans le divertissement immersif en lieu fixe (LBE). Pendant ce temps, notre unité Jeux Originaux repousse les limites de notre créativité avec nos IPs emblématiques, comme le fameux Dead by Daylight. Rejoins-nous et fais partie de l'avenir du divertissement interactif !
Chez Behaviour Interactif, on croit en l’équité des chances pour tout le monde et on célèbre la diversité des personnes, des perspectives et des idées. C’est donc important pour nous de travailler avec des talents qui proviennent de tous les horizons, et ce, indépendamment de leur âge, sexe, ethnicité, couleur, origine ethnique ou nationale, religion, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, statut familial, handicap ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois applicables.
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About The Company
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 50 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects, including the highly anticipated base building and raiding title Meet Your Maker™. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s foremost providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take-Two, among many others. Over 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places To Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), and the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and Behaviour UK – South) and in Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam). For more information, visit www.bhvr.com.
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