Data Engineer

Vertigo; Fatih; On-site; TRY 1,698,000 - 2,548,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic gaming company in Istanbul is seeking a passionate Data Engineer to build reliable, scalable data systems that power gaming analytics. You will own the data pipeline architecture and develop efficient workflows, requiring strong skills in DBT, Apache Airflow, and Google Cloud Platform. This is an on-site role, and the company offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including health insurance and continuous learning support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Meal allowance

Delicious in-office catering

Private health insurance

Continuous learning support

Equity participation

Meaningful time off

Referral bonus

Milestone awards

Game room

Office events

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a data engineering or backend data-focused role.
• Proficiency in DBT for data modeling and transformation.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for orchestration and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the data pipeline architecture.
• Develop cost-efficient data workflows for timely data delivery.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT processes to ingest data from various sources.

Skills

Data modeling

Backend data engineering

Data orchestration

ETL/ELT pipelines

Cloud data workflows

Scripting in Python

SQL proficiency

Cost optimization

CI/CD processes

Tools

Apache Airflow

DBT

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

ABOUTVERTIGOGAMES

WecreateamazinggamesthatrankatthetoponbothiOS&Android,lovedandplayedby150+millionfansworldwide!

Checkoutoursmash-hitgames:

🎮CriticalStrike

⚔️PolygunArena

Now,we'relookingforapassionateDataEngineertojoinourdynamicteaminIstanbul.Thisisanon-siterole,requiringyoutowork5daysaweekfromourofficeinLevent.

In this role, we deeply care about your passion for building reliable, scalable data systems that support our games. We highly encourage you to get familiar with both of our games before you apply and complete your application only if you're genuinely excited to design efficient pipelines, optimize data flows, and enable high-quality analytics that power our product and growth decisions.

Responsibilities

• OwnandevolveourAirflow&DBT-baseddatapipelinearchitecture.
• Developreliableandcost-efficientdataworkflowsthatensuretimelyandaccuratedatadelivery.
• BuildandmaintainETL/ELTprocessestoingestdatafromexternalandinternalsources.
• Collaboratewithanalysts,engineers,andproductteamstodesignscalabledatamodels.
• Implementandoptimizedatawarehousestructures(BigQueryorothers)foranalyticalefficiency.
• Atleast1provenDWHprojectexperienceincloud-nativearchitectures(GCPorAWS)
• Monitorandtroubleshootpipelinefailures,optimizeforperformanceandcost-efficiency.
• Ensuredataquality,consistency,andgovernanceacrossthestack.

Qualifications

• 2+yearsofexperienceinadataengineeringorbackenddata-focusedrole.
• ProficiencyinDBTfordatamodelingandtransformation.
• Hands-onexperiencewithApacheAirflowfororchestrationandscheduling.
• SolidunderstandingofETL/ELTpipelinesandcloud-baseddataworkflows.
• ExperienceworkingwithGoogleCloudPlatform(e.g.,BigQuery,CloudRun,CloudFunctions,CloudSQL).
• ProficiencyinPythonforscriptingandworkflowautomation.
• StrongcommandofSQLandexperiencebuildingdatamodelsinawarehouseenvironment.
• Understandingofcostoptimizationpracticesincloudenvironments.
• FamiliaritywithCI/CDprocessesandversioncontrolsystemslikeGit.
• Goodcommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkcross-functionallywithanalystsanddevelopers.

Benefits

• A Compensation Package That Reflects Your Contribution: We keep it simple. Competitive pay that matches the work you deliver.

• Meal Allowance: Enough for a solid, satisfying meal.
• Delicious In-Office Catering: Fresh meals, good coffee, sweet treats. No place for hunger, ever.
• Private Health Insurance: Complementary private health insurance so you can get care without second thoughts.
• Continuous Learning Support: A monthly budget for courses and platforms, because staying sharp is part of the job.
• Equity That Actually Makes You a Partner: We offer real equity, not symbolic. Once you reach a certain contribution level, you earn a meaningful stake in the company. When we grow, you grow with us.
• Meaningful Time Off: Starting from your first year, you receive bonus company-wide rewind holidays: A special extra break even before standard annual leave kicks in. And your birthday is a free day on us.
• Referral Bonus: Introduce great talent to the team and earn a reward when they join.
• Milestone Awards: As you reach key milestones with us, you earn bonus rewards that recognize your long-term contribution.

• A Culture Built Around Players & Ownership: Curious, collaborative, and focused. We’re here to build great games together.
• A Modern, Comfortable Office in Levent: Bright space, central location, one step from the metro designed to keep you in the "zone".

• Game Room: A dedicated Xbox corner for fun breaks and quick gaming sessions whenever you need to unwind.
• Office Events That Keep Us Connected: Fun team moments, regular happy hours, and in-office events throughout the year.