Data Engineer, Take Two Interactive

Python/Spark

Salary not provided

+ Employee stock purchase plan

SQL

AWS

Docker

JavaScript

Python

Jenkins

Git

Mid and Senior level

Austin

4+ days a week in office

Video game publisher

Be an early applicant

Video game publisher

1001+ employees

B2CGamingPublishingEntertainment

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Employee stock purchase plan

SQL

AWS

Docker

JavaScript

Python

Jenkins

Git

Mid and Senior level

Austin

4+ days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CGamingPublishingEntertainment

Company mission

To be the most creative, the most innovative and the most efficient entertainment company.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The ideal candidate is a strong Python developer who has some experience in front-end technologies like JavaScript, CSS3 and/or HTML5
They are a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, able to think big (while paying careful attention to detail) and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
3+ years of hands-on experience in Python
3+ years of hands-on experience in using advanced SQL queries and writing/optimizing highly efficient SQL queries
2+ years of working in AWS environment
Experience with Git
Experience with Docker
Comfortable working with business customers to collect requirements and gain a deep understanding of varied business domains
Knowledge of software coding practices across the development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering or technical field such as Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Engineering, or similar

Desirable

Experience integrating with 3rd party APIs is highly desirable

What the job involves

We are looking for a dynamic Data Engineer to join a team involved in designing, building, and maintaining reliable and scalable data solutions
Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and build out new API integrations to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity
Work with business teams and analysts to understand complex business rules and implement these for deriving insights
Implement processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is always accurate and available for key stakeholders and business processes that depend on it
Perform data analysis required to troubleshoot data related issues and assist in the resolution of data issues
Provide thought leadership and collaborate with other team members to continue to scale our architecture to evolve for the needs of tomorrow
Develop and support continuous integrations build and deployment processes using Jenkins, Docker, Git, etc
Define and implement monitoring and alerting policies for data solutions

Our take

Parent company to some of the most successful video game companies and titles is Take-Two Interactive, one of the leading developers, publishers, and marketers of consumer interactive entertainment around the globe.

Developing and publishing principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Zynga, Take-Two has powered industry-leading titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption 1&2, the catalog of NBA 2K games, BioShock, and FarmVille.

The company is looking to enter the world of crypto and blockchain, beginning with Zynga's Web3 game Sugartown in 2023. When competitor Ubisoft became the first developer to launch NFTs, the move faced backlash as many users saw it as a cash grab, which has certainly influenced Take-Two’s delay in entering the market. Time will tell how this foray into blockchain pans out for Take-Two.

With its well-established catalog of games (with some highly anticipated title releases, including GTA 6) Take-Two Interactive is a titan in the industry and is well set to see continued success, not only as its subsidiaries expand but through the capitalization of future tech opportunities in the highly innovative gaming industry.