Senior Data Engineer

2 Months ago • 12 Years + • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Senior/Data Engineer to join our analytics team. You will design and implement scalable data systems handling hundreds of thousands of events per second, build and maintain our data warehouse (ETLs from various sources), ensure data integrity, develop data ingestion systems (game events and third-party APIs), implement data quality checks, deploy orchestration tools, and collaborate with developers and data scientists. This role is crucial for driving player retention, enhancing monetization, and optimizing user experience. The ideal candidate possesses strong programming (Python), SQL, data warehouse (Redshift, Snowflake, etc.), ETL architecture, messaging queue (RabbitMQ), and cloud platform (GCP) skills. Experience with dimensional modeling and a detail-oriented, business-minded approach are essential.
Must have:
  • Python programming
  • SQL expertise
  • Data warehouse experience (Redshift, Snowflake etc.)
  • ETL architecture experience
  • Experience with messaging queues (RabbitMQ)
  • GCP familiarity
  • Dimensional modeling skills
Perks:
  • 100% remote work
  • Unlimited holidays and sick days
  • Impactful work on a promising game
  • Comfortable work schedule
  • Professional development support
  • Competitive salary and equity options

Job Details

We are looking for a talented Senior / Data Engineer to join our dynamic analytics team. You'll work closely with our game teams, building the data infrastructure that powers player experiences. By designing scalable systems and ensuring robust data pipelines, you'll enable insights that drive player retention, enhance monetization strategies, and optimize user experience. If you're excited by big data challenges and have a passion for games, this is the role for you.
Department
Data
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Remote
Workplace type
Fully remote

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

  • You'll design and implement scalable systems: you'll develop systems capable of handling hundreds of thousands of events per second and manage databases with terabytes of data.
  • You'll build and maintain our data warehouse: you'll create ETLs that integrate data from various sources, optimizing it for analysis.
  • You'll ensure data integrity and robustness: you'll establish a single source of truth for our key performance indicators (KPIs) and make them accessible to non-technical users through advanced data visualization tools.
  • You'll develop data ingestion systems: you'll design systems to ingest streams of events from our games and data from third-party APIs.
  • You'll implement data quality checks: you'll establish rigorous data integrity protocols to ensure our data is reliable and to identify any technical issues within our games.
  • You'll deploy and maintain orchestration tools: you'll manage tools for job scheduling and workflow orchestration.
  • You'll collaborate across teams: you'll work closely with developers and data scientists to enhance our business intelligence tools and architecture.

What you'll bring to the team:

  • Programming Skills: Solid experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python. 
  • Expertise in SQL: Proficient in optimizing queries and understanding the capabilities of both open-source and commercial databases.
  • Data Warehouse Experience: Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale Data Warehouse architectures using big data technologies like Redshift, Snowflake, Vertica, ClickHouse or BigQuery.
  • ETL Architecture: Extensive experience in implementing large-scale ETL processes, supporting multiple data sources and use cases including product analytics, marketing, and executive dashboards.
  • Messaging Queues: Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ.
  • Cloud Platform Experience: Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, including Google Functions and Google Cloud Storage.
  • Dimensional Modeling: Strong skills in designing data models tailored to specific use cases.
  • Adaptability and growth: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, quickly adjust to changing priorities and maintain a strong drive to learn new technologies and take on challenges.
  • Detail-Oriented and Business-Minded: Focus on delivering high quality work with strong attention to detail, while keeping a clear understanding of how solutions align with broader business goals.
  • Creative Thinking: Smart, creative, and pragmatic, with the ability to integrate new advancements into practical solutions.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Collaborative and proactive approach.

Why you'll love working with us:

  • We’re 100% remote, work wherever you want forever!
  • We offer unlimited holidays and sick days. Take as much time off as you need, to spend time with your family and friends or just because you feel like playing games all day. We trust our team and want to offer a modern work life balance that allows you to thrive both at work and in your personal life.
  • You’ll be able to make an impact, to work closely with the rest of the team and its leads to work on one of the most promising upcoming games in the mobile gaming industry and the Web3 space.
  • You’ll have a comfortable work schedule and stable workload. With a variety of tasks that will allow your constant professional development.
  • We want our team to grow personally and professionally and support learning opportunities, especially with a focus around new AI tools and methods. 
  • We have a culture that puts our people first. We believe in open communication, creativity and the value of unique contributions from everyone in the team.
  • We offer a competitive salary in addition to equity option plans.

About Gameplay Galaxy

Gameplay Galaxy is the team behind Trial Xtreme, one of the world’s leading bike racing mobile games with over 300 million downloads!

Building on that incredible success, and supported by $24 million in funding, we’re excited to work on our new game, Trial Xtreme Freedom. With this project, we aim to transform the gaming landscape through innovative blockchain technology and engaging, immersive gameplay.

We’re a fully remote and diverse team of around 55 talented individuals based in more than 20 different countries, bringing together unique perspectives that drive our innovation.

Curious about our game? Take a sneak peek by checking out and learn all about our vision !

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About The Company

Gameplay Galaxy is the team behind Trial Xtreme, one of the world’s leading bike racing mobile games with more than 250 million downloads! We’re now ready to take it to the next level following the natural gaming evolution and embracing Web3, Esport and the fast-growing world of UGC with our new game Trial Xtreme Freedom. Exciting, right!? We are optimising the Web3 concepts, capabilities and innovative technologies to create and build massive gaming projects that will become the natural metaverse space for our players, competitive gamers and the Web3 guilds, supported by the biggest brands from all over the world. Learn more about our vision here >> https://medium.com/@gameplaygalaxy/game-first-everything-else-second-ad870c01c5ca We’re a fully remote company and have an experienced and talented team based all over the world. We’re looking for team players that have the will and ability to adapt quickly and smoothly to the fast paced changing environment we are creating and building in. Ready to join the race? Why you’ll love working with us: * We’re 100% remote, work wherever you want forever! * We offer unlimited holidays and sick days. We trust our team and want to offer a modern work life balance that allows you to thrive both at work and in your personal life. * You’ll be able to make an impact, to work closely with the rest of the team and the founders, to work on one of the most promising projects in the Web3 gaming space. * You’ll have a comfortable work schedule and stable workload. With a variety of tasks that will allow your constant professional development. * We want our team to grow personally and professionally and support learning opportunities, especially with a focus around new AI tools and methods. * We have a culture that puts our people first. We believe in open communication, creativity and the value of unique contributions from everyone in the team. * We offer a competitive salary in addition to equity options.

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