Data Engineer

Data Engineer 3 – Gaming Analytics (Remote)

Location:
Remote

Client:
Trillion-Dollar Global Technology Company

Contract Duration:
Through June 2026 (with extension potential)

Start Date:
ASAP

About the Role

We're hiring an experienced
Data Engineer 3
to support the analytics division of a
trillion-dollar global technology client
working on one of the world's most popular casual gaming portfolios—reaching over
40 million monthly active users
.

This role focuses on building and scaling
data pipelines, ETL/ELT systems, telemetry models, and analytics layers
that power real-time insights for game producers, designers, and business leaders.

You'll join a
greenfield project
where you will design the analytics foundation for a new game initiative driven by
AI, data, and high-volume user telemetry
.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain
  end-to-end data pipelines
  using PySpark, ADF, and Azure data lake technologies.
• Design
  ETL/ELT workflows
  , data models, and telemetry specifications to support core game features.
• Partner with
  producers, designers, engineers, and analytics leadership
  to understand requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions.
• Develop and optimize
  semantic models
  and support light
  data visualization
  through tools such as Power BI.
• Conduct
  ad-hoc analysis
  to support gameplay, user engagement, monetization, and feature performance.
• Troubleshoot and enhance existing processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and system reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 5–7+ years
  of professional experience as a Data Engineer.
• Strong experience with:
• PySpark
  (5+ years)
• Azure Data Factory
• Azure Synapse
• Azure Storage / ADLS
• SQL
  and
  data modeling
• Data lake architectures
  (e.g., Medallion)
• Experience transforming
  raw telemetry into structured analytics models
  .
• Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and explain technical concepts clearly.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical thinking, and communication skills.

Preferred Background

• Experience in
  gaming
  ,
  casual games
  , or
  player telemetry analytics
  .
• Experience supporting
  ad-based revenue models
  or
  live-service
  game data.
• Prior work with high-volume, real-time telemetry systems.

Why This Role Is Unique

• Work on a
  brand-new AI-driven gaming project
  with high visibility.
• Build the analytics foundation from scratch — not maintaining outdated pipelines.
• Exposure to massive datasets and modern Azure technologies.
• Collaborate with a talented team shaping the future of casual gaming experiences.