Rockstar Games · 6 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer
Carlsbad, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $162K/yr
5+ years expRockstar Games is a leading entertainment company known for creating world-class experiences. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build a cutting-edge game analytics platform, collaborating with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver data-driven insights and improve player experiences across their titles.
GamingPC GamesSoftwareVideo Games
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
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
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Bonus and/or equity awards
Company
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is a multinational video game development and publishing company that provides a wide range of games.
1001-5000 employees
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