PeopleFun is hiring a
Principal Data Engineer

Summary

PeopleFun is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to contribute to the building and maintenance of their data ecosystem. This person will work on a small team of other data engineers to design flexible and scalable solutions, in addition to supporting the needs of multiple live and developing games.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, or other related fields with a focus on engineering
• 6+ years of professional experience in the data engineering field
• Extensive experience in SQL and Python (BigQuery preferred)
• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining ETL processes that are robust, scalable, and flexible
• Experience validating and debugging to ensure high quality data
• Experience working with external data providers/sources via API, raw data drops, and other protocols
• Experience maintaining the health of a managed Airflow service or similar
• Experience designing, monitoring, and scaling high volume event-based pipelines

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain data pipelines connecting a variety of sources to BigQuery
• Optimize data jobs for cost, scalability, and performance
• Work with product analysts to transform their requirements into accurate data models
• Collaborate with central platform team to anticipate data support for new features
• Enhance monitoring on data quality and systems to ensure data trust
• Handle live ops to ensure data reliability
• Maintain health of our Cloud Composer instances, adjusting configurations as needed
• Provide code reviews and technical guidance to the rest of the team and analysts
• Improve deployment testing practices to increase our team’s efficiency and accuracy

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience with GCP ecosystem, e.g. Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer
• Comfort working directly with product teams to determine high-value solutions
• Self-motivated team player that brings excitement and enthusiasm to work each day
• Familiarity with the mobile games and video games industry

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Performance Bonuses
• 401K Match Policy
• Flexible PTO Policy
• Wellness Stipend
• Free Lunch each Friday
• Generous Parental Leave & Family-Friendly Culture
• Annual Credits for Professional Development & In-App Purchases