Senior Staff Software Engineer (Data)

3 Hours ago • All levels • $155,500 PA - $287,876 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Staff Software Engineer (Data) position involves designing and building data pipelines, cloud-based data solutions, and collaborating with teams to understand data use cases. The role requires selecting appropriate technology stacks, developing monitoring systems, and focusing on data quality and governance. The engineer will be responsible for mentoring and leading engineers while articulating complex technical concepts. Responsibilities include designing and building Data Pipelines, crafting and building cloud-based data lakes and data warehouses, understanding data sources, and choosing the right technology stack.
Must have:
  • Design and build Data Pipelines.
  • Build cloud-based data lakes and data warehouses.
  • Strong experience in Java or Python.
  • Experience with relational databases such as MySQL.
Good to have:
  • Experience building data warehouse using Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with large scale distributed systems.
  • Experience in distributed computing framework – Hadoop, Spark, Flink or Storm.
  • Experience with messaging systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
  • Knowledge of advertising platforms.
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
  • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games
  • Relocation assistance (if applicable)

Job Details

Job Title:

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Data) - Activision Blizzard Media

Requisition ID:

R023566

Job Description:

Your Role Within the Kingdom
We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer (Data) in our Ads Engineering team, crafting groundbreaking mobile advertising technologies to build the next generation of our Ads Platform.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build Data Pipelines to collect, transform, store, analyze, explore and visualize.

  • Craft and build cloud-based data lakes and data warehouses.

  • Work with the product team to understand data sources, use cases and data models.

  • Choose the right technology stack to align with those use cases with scalability.

  • Collaborate with the other team members across different teams.

  • Develop alert & monitoring systems and procedures for faster disaster recovery. 

  • Build and contribute to data products with focus on data Quality and data Governance. 

Leadership and Communication

  • Proven ability to lead and mentor engineers in a collaborative environment.

  • Excellent at articulating complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

  • Experienced in driving technical strategy and making impactful decisions.

Skills to Create Thrills

  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.

  • Strong experience in Software Development in Java or Python.

  • Working experience in building data warehouses and data lakes.

  • Demonstrated ability working with relational databases such as MySQL, Postgres etc.

  • Experience in NoSQL databases like Bigtable, Cassandra, HBase etc.

  • Expert level SQL skills and database performance concepts.

  • Extensive experience in relational and dimensional data modeling.

  • Experience with developing extract-transform-load (ETL).

  • Understanding of distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark and Flink.

  • Should be able to communicate and articulate their thought process optimally with team members.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building data warehouse, data lake and data pipeline using Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

  • Experience with large scale distributed systems with large datasets.

  • Experience in distributed computing framework – Hadoop, Spark, Flink or Storm. 

  • Experience with messaging systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ.

  • Knowledge of advertising platforms.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women, veterans, and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
  • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
  • If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

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About The Company

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world’s largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Skylanders®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™, and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

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