As a
SeniorData Engineer within the
Technology Strategy & Ops team supporting
Riot Technology, you will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and models that power critical data products and processes, including technology cost and usage dashboards, customer monthly business reviews, cost and infrastructure performance optimization efforts and monthly financial technology usage attributions. All of these support the efficient use of technology, while providing optimal player experiences. You will collaborate with technologists, strategists and finance specialists to ensure our data infrastructure is reliable and performant.
Responsibilities- Actively design, build, and optimize scalable ETL pipelines for structured and semi-structured data supporting Insights and Finance use cases that analyze technology usage and costs (e.g. AWS CUR).
- Design and implement complex data models using industry best practices that capture a complete view of technology usage and costs, while ensuring accuracy, scalability, and long-term usability.
- Partner closely with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and craft solutions that drive their ultimate outcomes.
- Automate workflows to reduce manual intervention and enhance data processing efficiency, including automation for finance processes.
- Optimize query performance and resolve pipeline bottlenecks to improve data accessibility.
- Ensure data quality and governance.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years experience in data engineering or a related field.
- Depth of experience with data processing and analytics using SQL and Python.
- Experience a data processing platform such as Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake, or Amazon Glue
- Expertise in designing efficient and scalable data models with large data sets across multiple teams and in collaboration with insights or data stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications- Experience processing cloud billing data (e.g. AWS CUR, Azure Cost Management) or complex financial datasets
- Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP)
- Experience with related data pipelining tools (dbt, Dataform, SQLMesh, Dagster, Airflow)
- Experience using Generative AI tools to accelerate development of data pipelines, transformations, and tests while maintaining production quality
- Clear understanding of where AI increases speed vs where human judgment is required
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!
Our Perks:Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our
benefits pages for more information.
