Principal Data Engineer, Personalization – Central Product Insights

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Responsibilities

• ▹Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL pipelines for structured and semi-structured data supporting Insights use cases and growth metrics
• ▹Design and implement data models using industry best practices capturing a complete ecosystem view of in- and out-of-game experiences
• ▹Architect robust, maintainable, and high-performance data solutions
• ▹Automate workflows to reduce manual intervention across content, growth, and publishing/marketing areas
• ▹Mentor data engineers across all levels, setting best practices and fostering technical growth
• ▹Optimize query performance and resolve pipeline bottlenecks to improve data accessibility
• ▹Evaluate and adopt new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to advance data engineering capabilities
• ▹Support cost optimization by ensuring scalable and efficient data solutions
• ▹Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• ▹Contribute to Riot's Data Engineering discipline, shaping infrastructure, craft standards, tooling, and organizational best practices

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• ▹8+ years experience in tech-focused Publishing or Marketing fields
• ▹8+ years experience in data engineering or a related field
• ▹Strong expertise in big-data technologies including Python, GoLang, Spark, Scala, SQL, Airflow, and dbt
• ▹Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and Databricks
• ▹Expertise designing efficient and scalable data models across large data sets and multiple teams
• ▹Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, analytics, and product teams
• ▹Proven experience mentoring and guiding other engineers

Nice to have

• ▹Experience in gaming, large consumer platforms, or data modernization/transformation initiatives in complex environments
• ▹Track record improving data maturity (e.g. SLI/SLO governance, reliability standards)
• ▹Experience designing semantic layers or standardized business metric frameworks
• ▹Background supporting advanced analytics use cases in high-velocity product environments
• ▹Demonstrated ability to influence standards across teams in a matrixed organization

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Open, unlimited paid time off
• ▹Flexible work schedules
• ▹Medical, dental, and life insurance
• ▹Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
• ▹401k with company match

About the company

Riot Games harnesses petabytes of data and state-of-the-art processing technologies to build products that elevate the player experience at massive scale.