(Senior) Big Data Engineer *

GameDuell is one of the leading casual gaming companies in Germany, based in the heart of Berlin. With over 130 million registered players worldwide and a broad portfolio of over 40 casual online skill games, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our product.

GameDuell’s system landscape consists of two larger game platforms which produce a constant stream of messages for processing in our data and analysis environment. This data is integrated, processed, and made available to a variety of data-driven teams, such as Business Intelligence, Product Analysis, Marketing, Customer Support, etc. in an adequate manner.

As a (Senior) Big Data Engineer at GameDuell, you will be responsible for building and maintaining our Big Data infrastructure, understanding, and fulfilling the needs of both business and technical teams for data, as well as serving as an interface between these teams.

Your tasks

• Build, maintain, and optimize the current Big Data infrastructure (on GCP)
• Real-time and batch data processing and aggregation
• Job orchestration and automation
• Design and extension of data models
• Performance optimization, data monitoring, and query analysis
• Effectively drive cross-team solutions
• Participate in architectural decisions, concept creation, and code reviews

What we expect

• Completed university degree in the field of Technical Informatics, Computer Science, or similar
• 3+ years of relevant working experience in the design and development of data intensive applications, as well as experience with Cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud, AWS, Azure)
• Excellent core competencies in JAVA
• Very good knowledge of noSQL and SQL databases and technologies including BigQuery, BigTable/HBase, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Profound knowledge of data structures, algorithms, software design principles, test driven development, enterprise systems, and asynchronous architectures
• Fluent English
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to work well in a team environment with an Agile mindset

Ideally, you also bring

• Experience with Python (OOP) would be a plus
• Experience with the usage of Apache Beam, Cloud Composer (Airflow) and Kafka as well as experience with Spark, Flink, or other similar technologies
• Knowledge about CI/CD (Jenkins)
• Knowledge of German would be nice to have

What we offer

• Look forward to one of the best working environments in Berlin: our well-situated office in Mitte (including roof-top terrace and lavish lounge)!
• Challenging tasks and interesting opportunities for your professional as well as personal development
• Meet-ups, tech talks, networking events, BBQs, newbie dinner, summer party, Halloween party, family-and-friends party, gaming sessions, sports activities, etc. just to name a few – we are hosting all of them with our own event team
• Our teachers offer both German and English classes for various levels as well as Yoga classes and back training
• Developing the best products and inspiring our customers by providing an extraordinary game experience
• A great, friendly, and international team is looking forward to meeting you
• We cover all kinds of drinks, breakfast, fruits and much more (organic, fair trade, and vegan options)
• Flexible working hours; hybrid work model possible
• Our visa&relocation team will support you in relocating from abroad if needed (with company apartment, relocation agency, visa handling, etc.)
• Starting immediately, or within the next three months, full time (or part-time with min. 30 hrs./week possible)

We are an ecological and socially sustainable company and have our very own “Green Team” where you can make an impact and actively implement ideas and initiatives to help protect our environment and for charity. As a games community, we take our social responsibility seriously. We are co-founders of the “Leaders for Climate Action” and have committed ourselves to becoming carbon neutral.

• We pay attention to environmental friendly and resource-efficient standards when purchasing our office and food supplies
• We match your charity donations
• Social responsibility begins with each of us. Our corporate culture is characterized by mutual trust and respect. Our open and international team welcomes and respects diversity

Contact us

https://inside.gameduell.com/jobs/big-data/senior-big-data-engineer/?ref=bsu

If you are up for the challenge, then say “hello” to our recruiter Stefan!

(jobs-bsu [at] gameduell.de)

We look forward to receiving your application. Please send your complete and detailed application including salary expectations and earliest possible start date as PDF with the subject ‘(Senior) Big Data Engineer *’.

(*)GameDuell is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices. Any terms referring to people are valid for all genders whether male, female, or diverse.