Lead Data Engineer - BI

We are looking for a savvy Lead Data Engineer to join our growing team. This role will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as leading a team of cross-studio data engineers in optimizing data flow and collection for cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder, a strong technical lead and a serious data wrangler who enjoys optimizing data systems and/or building them from the ground up.

The Lead Data Engineer will ensure optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects. He or she must be self-directed and comfortable leading a cross-studio data engineers team while supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of optimizing and re-designing our company’s data architecture to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using AWS ‘big data’ technologies and cutting-edge columnar data warehouses.
• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture with a strong focus on data quality: reliability, consistency and accuracy.
• Lead a team of cross-studio data engineers.
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional business requirements.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages (Java, Python etc.)
• Experience building, orchestrating and optimizing data pipelines, architectures and data sets.
• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational and columnar databases
• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with large structured and unstructured datasets.
• Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency and workload management.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

Big plus:

• Proven extensive experience in a Lead Data Engineer role.
• Experience with Snowflake.
• Experience with Java Spring Boot.
• Experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Redshift, Athena, Glue, S3.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

Additional Information

Why join us:

• You want to be part of an exceptional experience, within a company that is constantly growing!
• You want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
• You want to join a global company and meet great people around the world!
• Or, just because you're looking for a fun place to work!

What Gameloft Bucharest can offer you even more?

• Work from Home program available.
• Day off for your birthday and company’s anniversary; 
• Free psychological counseling.
• Medical insurance package, in partnership with Regina Maria Clinic.
• Lunch tickets.
• Supportive working climate, a team with a free communication style.
• A chance to work in a real multicultural environment.
• All the usual perks: cafeteria, free coffee, free fruits, gaming room, relaxation area, free gym. (We will enjoy these again after things will get better)
• Kindergarten inside our courtyard.