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Business Intelligence Engineer

About Twitch

Launched in 2011, Twitch is a global community that comes together each day to create multiplayer entertainment: unique, live, unpredictable experiences created by the interactions of millions. We bring the joy of co-op to everything, from casual gaming to world-class esports to anime marathons, music, and art streams. Twitch also hosts TwitchCon, where we bring everyone together to celebrate, learn, and grow their personal interests and passions. We’re always live at Twitch. Stay up to date on all things Twitch on Linkedin, Twitter and on our Blog.

About the Position

Data is central to Twitch’s decision-making process, and business intelligence engineers operate at the forefront of this by creating authoritative datasets that drives analysis and decision-making across all of Twitch. In this role you will be shaping the way that business performance is measured, defining how we transform our data, and scaling analytics methods and tools to support our growing business, leading the way for high quality, high velocity decisions.

For this role, we’re looking for an experienced business intelligence engineer to join our central analytics team, which is focused on empowering staff throughout Twitch to use and trust our business data. Your work will include developing and enhancing our set of trusted data sources, which act as authoritative sources of truth across the company, as well as connecting into data interfaces that enable users to discover and analyze the data. In the process, you will have the opportunity to interact with technical and non-technical staff members throughout the company, and your effort will have a direct impact on hundreds of people at Twitch.

Responsibilities

• Build authoritative datasets in Twitch’s data warehouse that represent the source of truth for our key metrics: Dive deep to understand data lineage, implement new dimensions and measures, and write thorough documentation for data consumers.
• Maintain a high level of trust in those datasets: Keep existing data sources fresh against changing requirements, definitions and data quality issues, and continuously improve the processes for developing new ones raising the level of quality expected from our work.
• Improve reliability and performance: Conduct unit, integration, and system tests on our data sources in order to validate data against source systems, and continuously optimize performance in order to improve query speed and reduce cost.
• Improve search, discovery and literacy: Create exploration and visualization interfaces in our BI tools and evangelize the adoption of these sources across the company through education and training programs.
• Maintain a culture of high-quality output and exceptional customer service: effectively communicate with your team and beyond, ensure that work gets done well and on time, respond to unexpected obstacles and reallocate time as necessary.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in business intelligence, data engineering, analytics, or other related roles.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and ETL/ELT in a business environment with large-scale, complex data sets.
• Experience with building data warehouses and dimensional modeling is preferred.
• Experience with best practices for development including query optimization, version control, code reviews, and documentation.
• A detail-oriented mindset and a dedication to providing high-quality output.
• Comfortable giving definition to ambiguous problems and working with massive volumes of unstructured data.
• Superior organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize workload and roadmaps.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Bonus Points

• A passion for games and the gaming industry

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Commuter Benefits
• Amazon Employee Discount
• Monthly Contribution & Discounts for Wellness Related Activities & Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages, etc.)
• Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Served Daily
• Free Snacks & Beverages

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Twitch. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.