Principal Data Engineer, Data Architecture (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Principal Data Engineer, Data Architecture (Gamedev): Providing cross-team oversight and alignment as the data platform scales, guiding the design and implementation of data pipelines and streaming systems with an accent on best practices and engineering standards. Focus on partnering with platform, data science, and other services teams to ensure data solutions are consistent and reliable.

Location: This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar's game development studio in Andover, MA.

Salary: $120,600—$178,500 USD

Company

hirify.global creates world-class entertainment experiences.

What you will do

• Architect and guide the implementation of real-time streaming and batch data pipelines in the data platform.
• Act as a bridge between data engineering teams and the larger data organization, aligning technical solutions with strategic platform goals.
• Partner with platform engineers, data scientists, and analytics teams to enable reliable, high-quality data for downstream use cases.
• Review and validate data engineering solutions designed by team members and partner teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Define and maintain best practices for data engineering across pipelines, streaming systems, and orchestration.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, patterns, and frameworks in data engineering, proposing adoption where they bring measurable value.

Requirements

• 10+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years in an architect or principal-level role in data adjacent domain.
• Ability to balance practical delivery with long-term architectural vision.
• Excellent communication and influence skills, able to provide constructive feedback and drive alignment across teams without direct authority.
• Strong software engineering background in data platforms or data platform adjacent applications.
• Experience mentoring and guiding engineers, with a focus on code quality, testing, and best practices.
• Proven track record designing real-time and batch data pipelines at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of distributed data systems, data modeling, and data governance.

Nice to have

• Experience with Databricks and Azure.
• Strong understanding of Data Governance, Data Privacy, and role-based access control.
• Experience working in the video game industry.
• Avid gamer with a passion for hirify.global titles.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
• Committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect.
• Reasonable accommodations provided to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process.
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
• Bonus and/or equity awards.
• In an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary.