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Rockstar Games · 23 hours ago

Senior Data Engineer

Rockstar Games is a company that creates world-class entertainment experiences. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a team building a cutting-edge game analytics platform and tools to better understand players and enhance their experience across titles.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and own real-time and batch data pipelines in Azure Databricks using Spark, Airflow, and modern orchestration and build tools
Drive engineering excellence by implementing robust testing practices (unit, integration), code review standards, and CI/CD automation
Architect Data Models for massive-scale MPP engines (Databricks/Spark, SQL, Snowflake) that balance performance, maintainability, and analytical flexibility
Collaborate with Data Scientists, Analysts, and ML Engineers to gather requirements, understand use cases, and deliver reliable data products
Identify and implement improvements to our data platform, pipelines, and development processes with autonomy to POC new approaches and technologies
Mentor, elevate, and learn with the team by sharing insights, maintaining documentation, and establishing engineering best practices
Own projects end-to-end, from gathering requirements and technical design through implementation, testing, and production support

Qualification

Data pipelinesPythonSparkSQLData modelingQuery optimizationReal-Time data pipelinesSoftware engineering fundamentalsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

5+ years of work experience with designing and development of modern data pipelines
4+ years of experience with Python for data engineering (building maintainable, testable code) and Spark for large-scale data processing
Strong software engineering fundamentals – design patterns, testing strategies (unit, integration) code review practices, system design thinking
Expert-level SQL and deep understanding of query optimization, data structures, and performance tuning
Track record of building and optimizing terabyte or petabyte-scale data warehouses
Ability to work independently on loosely-defined projects – gathering requirements, making architectural decisions, and following through completion
Experience building Real-Time and/or Near-Real-Time data pipelines
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to tailor communication style to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred

Databricks platform experience (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows)
Experience with Data warehouses (such as data modeling and technical architectures) and infrastructure components
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with Java or Scala
Experience with CI/CD (TeamCity, Octopus)
RESTful API design, usage, and consumption
Gaming industry experience or passion for games
Experience in Machine Learning pipelines and popular libraries

Benefits

Bonus
Equity awards
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Rockstar Games

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Rockstar Games is a multinational video game development and publishing company that provides a wide range of games.

H1B Sponsorship

Rockstar Games has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (13)
2024 (12)
2023 (16)
2022 (9)
2021 (12)
2020 (16)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Simon Ramsey
Senior Vice President of Communications
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Josh Moskovitz
Vice President of Marketing
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