Senior Data Engineer

8Bit - tu działam; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical Insurance

Flexible work model (remote/on-site/hy

Zusammenfassung

8Bit - tu działam is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build the analytics platform powering gameplay insights and LiveOps decisions. You will lead the data infrastructure from ground up and help define architecture and standards across teams.

As the first data team engineer, you will work on core platforms, collaborate with analysts and game teams, and drive data quality, monitoring, and scalable data pipelines in a cloud environment.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong expertise in event streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar.
• Strong proficiency in Python; Scala is a plus.
• Solid knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and analytics best practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS.
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT orchestration tools such as Airflow or similar.

Aufgaben

• Design and build the analytics platform that supports gameplay insights, LiveOps, and telemetry.
• Develop and maintain high-quality batch and real-time data pipelines that transform raw gameplay data into clean, structured datasets for analytics, marketing, tech, and AI teams.
• Work closely with analysts and game teams to understand data needs and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Define data quality standards and implement automated monitoring, alerting, and validation systems.
• Promote engineering best practices across observability, testing, reliability, performance optimization, and cost awareness.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and help establish the technical direction of the data platform.

Kenntnisse

Kafka

Python

Scala (nice)

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Airflow

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)

Tools

Airflow

Jobbeschreibung

Our client is looking for a Senior Data Engineer with strong technical expertise, a sharp analytical mindset, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams and disciplines. As the first engineer in the data team, you will play a key role in designing and building the company’s analytics and data infrastructure from the ground up. You will work on the core data platform that powers gameplay insights and LiveOps decisions, while also helping define architecture, technical standards, and the long-term foundation of the team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the analytics platform that supports gameplay insights, LiveOps, and telemetry
• Develop and maintain high-quality batch and real-time data pipelines that transform raw gameplay data into clean, structured datasets for analytics, marketing, tech, and AI teams
• Work closely with analysts and game teams to understand data needs and translate them into scalable technical solutions
• Define data quality standards and implement automated monitoring, alerting, and validation systems
• Promote engineering best practices across observability, testing, reliability, performance optimization, and cost awareness
• Contribute to architectural decisions and help establish the technical direction of the data platform

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with a proven track record of building scalable data platforms and pipelines
• Strong expertise in event streaming technologies such as Kafka, or similar tools, and real-time data processing
• Strong proficiency in Python; experience with Scala is a plus
• Solid knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, and analytics best practices, including schema design, partitioning, and versioning
• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT orchestration tools such as Airflow or similar
• Ability to design systems from early MVP stage through to high-scale production environments
• Confidence contributing to architecture discussions and making technical decisions
• Located in Europe

Nice to have

• Experience in gaming, mobile products, or other high-event-volume environments
• Knowledge of BI tools and analytics workflows
• Familiarity with observability practices, including logging, metrics, and tracing
• Experience with data quality frameworks

What they offer

• Work environment: remote, on-site, or a hybrid model from Krakow, Poland
• B2B contract or employment contract
• Medical Insurance

ABOUT THE COMPANY The company was founded by veterans of the gaming industry, with a proven track record of launching and managing top-grossing mid-core mobile & PC games. Their mission is to redefine the way puzzle RPGs are developed and are currently working on a new IP based on one of the world’s most notable and successful franchises of all time. Size of the studio: 130 peopleWork mode: on-site, hybrid or remoteOffice locations: Poland (Krakow)Platform: MobileEngine: Unity3D

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