Staff Data Engineer

2 Months ago • 7 Years +

Data Analysis

Job Description

This role is for a Staff Data Engineer passionate about creating amazing user experiences with the latest technologies. You will be an excellent communicator, translating business needs into technical requirements. The team values problem-solving, experimentation, and continuous learning, fostering a sociable and fun environment. They are passionate about games and obsessed with delivering the best player experience, while also valuing work-life balance.

Good To Have:

Experience working with AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience in building a data warehouse and data lake
Knowledge of advertising platforms

Must Have:

Partner with senior engineers, architects and product owners to build scalable data pipelines and services.
Work with the product team to understand business requirements and translate them into development/design tasks.
Be a role model in engineering best practices and design/coding standards.
Choose the right technology stack to align with use cases and scalability.
Collaborate with other team members across different teams.
Provide technical directions and mentor other engineers.

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mysql

hbase

rabbitmq

aws

nosql

spark

google-cloud-platform

cassandra

python

java

If you want to create amazing user experiences using the latest technologies, then this is the right job for you. You're an excellent communicator, happy to work with people from several different business units. You can translate business needs into technical requirements and implementation. We are problem solvers, constantly reviewing how and why we do things and learning from each other. We are experimental, trying out new tech and ideas and willing to take risks to drive the entire industry forward. We are sociable and fun, and we like to hang out together. We are passionate, some might even say quirky, and while we love what we do, our lives are about more than work. We love games, and are obsessed with creating the best player experience.

Responsibilities

Partner with senior engineers, architects and product owners to build scalable data pipelines and services.
Work with the product team to understand the business requirements and translate them into the development/design tasks.
Be a role model in engineering best practices and design/coding standards.
Choose the right technology stack to align with the use cases and scalability.
Collaborate with the other team members across different teams.
Provide technical directions and mentor other engineers.

Qualifications

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of hands-on experience in software design and development.
Advance level expertise in Java and/or Python Development.
2+ years of experience in working with relational databases such as MySQL, Postgres etc.
2+ years of experience in NoSQL databases like Bigtable, Cassandra, HBase etc.
Experience with schema design and data modeling.
Strong understanding of large-scale distributed data processing.
Experience with developing extract-transform-load (ETL).
Experience with distributed messaging systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ
Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Apache Spark and Flink.