Senior Data Engineering Manager (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Data Engineering Manager (Gamedev): Shaping the direction of the Valorant game by working with designers, product managers, data scientists, analysts, and engineers using data to better serve and understand the game and its players with an accent on how data is managed and used across the studio. Focus on setting the technical direction of the team, including processes and tooling, and ensuring data quality, governance, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Location: Los Angeles

Company

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules.

What you will do

• Manage a team of 5 data engineers, provide career coaching and growth opportunities, and ensure all work is aligned with business needs.
• Partner with leaders in analytics, data science, and product disciplines to align on the most important data engineering projects and collaborate with them through all phases of the development and operational lifecycle.
• Set the technical direction of the team, including processes and tooling.
• Be accountable for the technical health of products owned by the team.
• Standardize best practices for instrumentation, telemetry, and metrics collection.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years experience in data engineering or a related field. 5+ years managing a team.
• Hands-on expertise in big-data technologies, particularly the Apache stack (Airflow, Spark, etc).
• Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Databricks.
• Expertise in designing efficient and scalable data models with large data sets across multiple teams and in collaboration with insights or data stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, analytics, and product teams.

Nice to have

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering for major video game titles.
• 1+ years experience working with DBT in a production environment
• Experience using analytics to drive gameplay and feature changes (ideally from game dev through launch)
• Experience working in close partnership with data analysts or product managers.
• Close personal relationship with games - enjoys gaming as a hobby, plays a variety of genres, and goes deep in several

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
• A 401k with company match.