Data Engineering Manager (Gaming)

TL;DR

Data Engineering Manager (Gaming): Developing and executing roadmaps for building and optimizing foundational datasets with an accent on data architecture and quality at scale. Focus on informing architectural decisions, establishing best practices, and growing a world-class team.

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Salary: $248,000–$279,000

Company

hirify.global is a multiplatform, multigenerational, and multiplayer platform focused on deepening friendships around games and shared interests for over 200 million monthly users.

What you will do

• Develop and execute roadmaps for building and optimizing foundational datasets.
• Drive the vision for data architecture and quality across multiple company verticals.
• Partner with data platform teams to improve infrastructure and influence their roadmaps.
• Inform architectural decisions, establish best practices, and contribute to data organization direction.
• Grow a world-class team of data engineers, expanding their impact.
• Establish a collaborative culture focused on innovation.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data architecture.
• 2+ years of experience as a data engineering manager, including hiring and growing individual contributors.
• 4+ years of experience developing robust data models at massive scale.
• 4+ years of experience writing accurate and effective code in SQL and Python.
• Ability to explain complex concepts and navigate ill-defined problems.
• Proactive in improving ETL and dashboard performance and cost, with a collaborative attitude.

Nice to have

• Passion for hirify.global or online communities.
• Experience working with Revenue, Ads, or Gaming domains.
• Experience with modern data storage and processing technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Looker, Airflow, DBT).
• Experience designing data architecture for machine learning and experimentation.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, deepening friendships around games and shared interests.
• Contribute to a multiplatform, multigenerational, and multiplayer platform's future in gaming.
• Join a collaborative culture thriving on innovation and impact.
• Commitment to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.