Senior Data Engineer – AI Innovation (M/F/NB)

You will join the Ubisoft Data Office – Domain Enabling to contribute to AI innovation initiatives. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures that enable AI and machine learning models to operate efficiently. This role bridges traditional data engineering with AI-specific needs, ensuring high-quality, timely, and secure data delivery for advanced analytics and AI applications.

Must Have

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for AI/ML models.
• Ensure data integrity, privacy, and security.
• Optimize complex data pipelines using SQL, Python, PySpark.
• Work with Cloud environments like Snowflake and Databricks.
• Implement DataOps/DevOps practices including Git, CI/CD, monitoring.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in AI projects.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and vector databases.
• Ability to adapt to dynamic environments and emerging technologies.

Perks & Benefits

• Profit-sharing & participation, annual employee savings plan.
• 25 days paid leave + 12 RTT days.
• 50% public transport reimbursement, meal vouchers (9€/day).
• Health insurance for you and your family.
• Parental leave: 20 weeks maternity, 7 weeks paternity/co-parental.
• Office in Saint-Mandé (Line 1 – Saint-Mandé).
• Gym in the building.
• Hybrid work model: minimum 3 days/week in office, 2 days remote.

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and many more. We believe that diversity of perspectives advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

You will join the Ubisoft Data Office – Domain Enabling to contribute to AI innovation initiatives. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures that enable AI and machine learning models to operate efficiently. This role bridges traditional data engineering with AI-specific needs, ensuring high-quality, timely, and secure data delivery for advanced analytics and AI applications.

Your missions

• Identify and qualify relevant data within an AI innovation framework by interacting with UDO domains and the AI innovation team.
• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize complex data pipelines (structured or unstructured source data).
• Implement rigorous validations, cleanups, and controls to ensure data integrity.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards.
• Analyze AI-generated data, as well as metadata, to understand usage and needs and adapt accordingly.
• Demonstrate innovation in proposed solutions to build growing use cases with their level of maturity.

Qualifications

Relevant experience

• Strong analytical and autonomous problem-solving skills.
• Building data pipelines (SQL, Python, PySpark) in a Cloud environment (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks) with scalable, maintainable, and reusable code.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and vector databases for model-centric workflows.
• Ability to adapt to dynamic environments and emerging technologies.

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent command of SQL, Python, and PySpark.
• Snowflake and/or Databricks ecosystems (cloud data).
• Airflow or equivalent for orchestration.
• DataOps/DevOps: Git, CI/CD, monitoring/observability, testing.
• Data quality & rigorous documentation.
• Experience in AI projects.

Additional Information

Profit-sharing & participation, annual employee savings plan. 25 days paid leave + 12 days RTT. 50% of transport pass covered, meal vouchers (9 € / day). Health insurance for you and your family, and many in-house benefits. Parental leave: 20 weeks maternity leave, 7 weeks paternity/co-parental leave. Office located in Saint-Mandé (Line 1 – Saint-Mandé). Gym in the building. Hybrid model: minimum 3 days/week in the office in Saint-Mandé, 2 days remote work (according to Ubisoft policy).

Recruitment process

• [30 min]: phone call with a Recruiter.
• [60 min]: technical interview with a technical Manager.
• [60 min]: Interview with the Entity Director.

Information about Ubisoft

Ubisoft offers equal employment opportunities to everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community.

We adopt a hybrid work model that promotes connection with your team and alignment with business priorities, while preserving your work-life balance. (Some functions may remain 100% on-site.)

Check out this guide to help you with your application, and learn about our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.