Wildlife Studios
mobile game developers and publishers
DataEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Data Engineer at Wildlife Studios. Skills: Python, SQL, data engineering tools and concepts, ingestion services, orchestration, batch and streaming processing, data lakes, BI. Building and evolving integrations with third-party APIs. Developing our internal event streaming process”
What You'll Achieve.
high impact on the company's success; availability, reliability, performance, and cost of our existing systems
Industry & Context.
loves solving problems end-to-end; Solve open-ended problems; comfortable when the answer isn't
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid Python, Solid SQL, data engineering tools and concepts, ingestion services, orchestration, batch and streaming processing, data lakes, BI, Proficiency in written English
Nice to Have
experience with adjacent disciplines (backend, data science, platform, infrastructure)
What You'll Do.
Building and evolving integrations with third-party APIs
Developing our internal event streaming process
Designing and maintaining the pipelines and tables that power our revenue
Operating and evolving the data platform itself
Solve open-ended problems that directly affect how the company tracks revenue
Take projects end-to-end — design
and own them in production
Help improve the availability
and cost of our existing systems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work cross-functionally with Data Engineers in other teams, Data Scientists, Game Engineers, SDK Engineers, UA Analysts, and Game; deeply cross-functional environment — you'll interact with Data Engineers in other teams, Data Scientists, Game Engineers, SDK Engineers, UA Analysts, and Game Ops
Communication Scope
Great communication; Proficiency in written English; communicate in a structured way, in writing and in
Process & Methodology
Take projects end-to-end — design, build, ship, and own them in production
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Data Engineer to join Wildlife's Analytics Building and evolving integrations with third-party APIs, such as app stores, ad networks, and other external data providers; Developing our internal event streaming process, responsible for the analytical and backend events; Designing and maintaining the pipelines and tables that power our revenue, player, KPI, crashlytics, and experimentation data; Operating and evolving the data platform itself, including Airflow, Databricks workspace, data lake, and Looker. We know the work we do has a high impact on the company's success. The right person for this role is naturally curious, comfortable taking the initiative, loves solving problems end-to-end, and can thrive in a fast and growing business. What you'll do Solve open-ended problems that directly affect how the company tracks revenue, players, and game performance; Take projects end-to-end — design, build, ship, and own them in production, with support from senior engineers on the team; Work cross-functionally with Data Engineers in other teams, Data Scientists, Game Engineers, SDK Engineers, UA Analysts, and Game Ops; Help improve the availability, reliability, performance, and cost of our existing systems — not just ship new features on top of them. What you'll need Solid Python and SQL skills; Hands-on experience with data engineering tools and concepts, such as ingestion services, orchestration, batch and streaming processing, data lakes, BI concepts; Ownership mindset for the projects you work on; Great communication skills; Proficiency in written English. Main challenges The team is responsible for designing, building, and evolving a wide set of complex data products, including ingestion (batch and streaming), pipelines, BI, data quality, and the infrastructure underneath all of it. Trade-offs are constant. We integrate with several external APIs (app stores, ad networks, pricing providers) and internal event sources, each with its own quirks. Our
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