Lead Analytics Engineer, PlayStation

CA$141.9-212.9k

Varying pay ranges based on geographic location

SQL

AWS

Python

Airflow

Redshift

Git

dbt

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Be an early applicant

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Be an early applicant

CA$141.9-212.9k

Varying pay ranges based on geographic location

SQL

AWS

Python

Airflow

Redshift

Git

dbt

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Company mission

To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You are adept at writing SQL on analytics (OLAP) databases (preferably Redshift, or similar databases)
You have experience implementing and using data modelling tools such as dbt or SQLMesh
You have experience in transforming business needs into data model requirements & solutions
You’re excited by Big Data projects and technology, and want to gain more experience in this area
You’re committed to quality as a top priority, and have an interest in repeatable, testable, destructible, test-driven database development
Bonus points for:
A degree in Computer Science
Experience with Python, AWS Glue, source control (Git, Liquibase), Airflow
Familiarity with AAA game development and modern console games

What the job involves

As a Lead Analytics Developer, you’ll work in our cross-disciplinary engineering team to scale our platform, expand its reach, and help define and build the future of analytics for PlayStation games. You should have a passion for video games and a background in data or analytics engineering. You’re looking for a fun, dynamic environment to take on new challenges
In your first six months, you will work on new title launches, and build data models to ensure efficient and consistent queries. To build these data models, you’ll work directly with game studios and data analysts to design and validate suitable in-game telemetry
You’ll also help expand our use of technologies, such as dbt and airflow, in ways that are suitable to our use cases. You will be given ownership of data models for specific games and work closely with Game Analytics team members and game studio colleagues to ensure we’re building with consistency and performance in mind

Our take

Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - PlayStation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.

As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.

PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.

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Insights

8% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

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