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Data Engineer, Data Engineer, New World

Job summary
Amazon is all-in on games, and our mission is to be the most customer-obsessed company in the games industry. At Amazon Games, we’re creating compelling games like New World, a sandbox MMO set on a supernatural continent, as well as several - as of yet - undisclosed titles. Amazon Games is also delivering great game benefits to Prime members each month via Prime Gaming, and providing game developers of all sizes with the tools they need to succeed with Amazon Game Tech.

We are looking for an experienced data engineer to join the Irvine team and help architect and maintain the New World game data services.

You'll work closely with the game designers, server engineers, security engineering and other supporting groups to maintain and evolve the New World data pipelines, queries, and infrastructure. Additional engineering work will occur in supporting fraud, security and cheats by evolving and operating queries necessary for successful moderation and customer support actions.

We embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.

Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We’ve got a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with all the unique strengths of being part of Amazon. Across all our teams and locations, we’re united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games—and we’re looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you’ll have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

Key job responsibilities
· Architect scalable data pipelines that handle millions of events per second in a cost-effective manner using AWS technologies including Lambda, Airflow, Spark, EMR, Glue, Kinesis, Redshift/Spectrum, Athena and Elasticsearch
· Create automated ingestion, processing, cleaning and aggregation of large data sets
· Design user access controls that allow partial and complete data access to large and diverse groups of users
· Work closely with game team designers, software development managers and product managers to build data solutions.
· Work closely with Amazon corporate services to deliver data to other business units ( Business intelligence, Finance, Marketing)
· Continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes

Basic Qualifications

· Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
· 5+ years of industry experience in data engineering, with a track record of manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large datasets
· Experience in functional programming languages (Scala, Python, Perl, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience working with AWS big data technologies (Kinesis, Lambda, Redshift, S3, EMR, Elasticsearch)
· Experience with Airflow or other similar ETL tools
· Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring other engineers for best practices on data engineering
· Demonstrated strength in data modeling, ETL development, and data warehousing
· Experience using big data technologies (Airflow, EMR, Columnar Data Warehouses, Spark etc.)
· Knowledge of data management fundamentals and data storage principles
· Knowledge of distributed systems as it pertains to data storage and computing
· Proven success in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe data modeling decisions and data engineering strategy
· Familiarity with statistical models and data mining algorithms
· Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations
· Experience with game engine tech (Unity, UE4) and C++

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.