Manager - Data Engineering

Manager - Data EngineeringData Engineering Manager

We are looking for a highly skilled Manager of data engineering to join our young and highly motivated team. In this role you will be responsible for leading a highly qualified team and solve complex problems. You will partner with multiple stakeholders across the organization to efficiently deliver data infrastructure, data modeling and also play the role of an architect in the team.The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, leadership abilities and a passion for data driven decision making. You create positive collaborative outcomes and ensure solutions are reliable, scalable and secure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work up and down within the organization to influence others and achieve results

• Partner with key stakeholders across all levels to drive solutions to meet business needs

• Line Manager a team of 7 direct report Data and Analytics Engineers

• Accountable for the technical delivery of technical Features to achieve business outcomes

• Mentor a team of data engineers fostering a culture of innovation.

• Participates in solution approaches / designs and operating principles

• Initial point of escalation for team to remove blockers

• Manage the development of efficient ETL processes to gather, clean, and transform data from various sources

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and tools, evaluating their potential to enhance our data capabilities

• Foster an Engineering Mindset

• Demonstrates a commitment and passion for associate development, driving the talent agenda.

• Sets clear goals and expectations around performance, providing timely feedback and stretching targets

• Sets the highest standards for talent development, holding self and others accountable for meeting crucial talent needs for the future across the business

• Works with peers to identify opportunities to develop cross functionally

• Sets a standard for driving continuous improvement and focus upon being a high performance organization

• Quality Assurance: Ensure that all solutions are tested and meet the required quality standards.

What You will Need (Minimum Qualifications):

• Typically has 8-15 years prior experience in Data engineering

• 3 – 5 Years of team management experience

• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and development teams

• Experience with stakeholder management

Technology experience with:

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) 

• Proficient with AWS Cloud technologies (i.e. S3, Lambda, Dynamo, EC2), Python, Spark

• Strong proficiency in data warehousing, ETL processes.

• 6+ years’ experience with Batch and real time streaming mandatory

• 8+ years of experience in a wide variety of distributed systems and frameworks – such as Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Databricks, Streaming and more.

• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Experience of Performance tuning, optimisation and scaling solutions from a storage/processing standpoint

• 6+ years of development experience using Java, Python, Scala

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent engineering skillset, training, or technical work experience

• Experience with source code control and continuous integration tools

• Problem solving and critical thinking skills to solve complex technical problems

• Solid understanding of data validation, data modeling, data performance, and cost optimization

• Expertise in SQL

• Experience in building AI/ML driven platform is a huge plus.

About Junglee Games

Junglee Games is a leader in the skill-gaming space, with more than 100 million users. Founded in San Francisco in 2012, and part of the $30 Bn Flutter Entertainment Group, Junglee Games is the fastest-growing skill-gaming company in the world. Some of our notable games are Junglee Rummy, Howzat, Eatme.io, Poker, and Carrom Stars.

Our mission is to build entertainment for millions of people around the world and connect people through high-quality games. The games are available on multiple platforms, including web browsers. Android and iOS devices emphasize creating engaging and immersive gaming experiences while incorporating social features to foster interaction and competition among players.

Since founding, we've drawn 700 of the world’s most talented people into our ranks. Our team has worked on international AAA titles like Transformers, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Real Steel, Rio, Mech Conquest, and Dueling Blades. Our designers have worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest hits including the movie Avatar.

Junglee is not just a gaming business - it is a blend of data science, innovation, cutting-edge technology and, most importantly, a values-driven culture that creates the next set of conscious leaders. Junglee Games is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Junglee has gained recognition in the gaming industry and has received various accolades for its contributions to the online gaming space and continues to innovate and develop new games, expanding its presence in the global gaming market.