Business Intelligence Engineer

Position Title: Business Intelligence Engineer

Studio/Department: Platform/Business Intelligence 

Employee Type: Full Time, Regular

Location: San Diego, CA / Remote (Daybreak Approved Remote Locations (CA, WA, TX, NY))

Salary Range: $65,000 - $110,000, pay may vary on location. 

ABOUT OUR STUDIO 

Our headquarters is where the gaming culture and Southern California lifestyle meet, creating a vibrant work environment that epitomizes our belief that every day should be well played.  Daybreak San Diego is the home of Darkpaw Games, creators of the legendary EverQuest and EverQuest II games.  This is also the home of Rogue Planet Games, developer of the award-winning MMOFPS PlanetSide 2.

The perks of working at Daybreak San Diego extend well beyond the beautiful weather in this prime location.  Access to the local gym, as well as on-site fitness classes, game nights, and a strong appreciation for the local craft brew scene (we even turned one of our original game servers into an on-site kegerator) are just some of the ways that make working at Daybreak (San Diego) exciting!  Working here is about being part of a community. 

The Business Intelligence Engineer is responsible for helping to develop and manage our current data pipeline. The person in this role report to the Manager of the Business Intelligence group and will be integral in designing the underlying data organization and structure for multiple games, designing logging and telemetry, writing and enforcing guidelines for data logging, writing ETL processes and managing a cloud-based data platform. This position will be reporting to the Technical Director, this position will be responsible for: 

Day to day responsibilities:

• Become an expert on all aspects of Daybreak's data infrastructure
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Daybreak's current data pipeline which includes but isn't limited to data from commerce sales, live games, platform operations, third-party vendors, and social media
• Responsible for quality control and auditing of databases to ensure validity of data
• Provide hands-on implementation and subject-matter expertise around data warehouse and ETL subsystems
• Monitors production databases for potential migration issues
• Implements data streams through collaboration with other departments
• Help analysts with reporting tasking and data meaning/location.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Mastery of SQL and Excel
• Strong knowledge in determining current data structures and systems and how to integrate new data sources and feeds into our current pipeline
• Experience with writing ETLs 
• Experience with building data warehouses and dimensional modeling
• Knowledge and understanding of best practices for development including query optimization, version control, code reviews, and documentation
• Creative thinker and strong aptitude for finding answers to business inquiries
• Exposure to C#, Java, or other high level language programming knowledge
• Some understanding of Python or R
• Comfortable working with massive volumes of unstructured data and dealing with ambiguity
• Experience with TB/PB level data systems
• Experience with HDFS and Columnar data systems
• 4+ years of experience in areas of data management, development and business intelligence
• Bachelor's degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

 Pluses:

• Snowflake Experience
• Finance Experience
• Gaming industry experience
• Familiarity with Games as a Service and Free to play business models
• Amazon S3 experience

ABOUT OUR COMPANY 

Daybreak Game Company LLC is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. Best known for blockbuster hits and franchises such as DC Universe™ Online, PlanetSide®, EverQuest®, and Dungeons and Dragons Online®, Daybreak creates, develops, and provides compelling online entertainment for millions of gamers worldwide. We are the game publisher for Darkpaw Studios, Rogue Planet Gaming Studio, Dimensional Ink Games, and Standing Stone Games. To top it off, we are making games in three of the coolest cities in the United States: San Diego, Austin, and Boston. We make games that bring people together and build lasting communities and are totally devoted to delivering the ultimate gaming experience! Find out more about our company at www.daybreakgames.com.    

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**Daybreak Game Company, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to Diversity in the workplace.**