Data Engineer III

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12+ mo(s)

Skills

LOS
Collaboration
IT Management
Data Marts
Predictive Modelling
Optimization
Data Science
Game Development
Data Quality
Operational Excellence
SLA
Extract
Transform
Load
Data Architecture
Python
SQL
Big Data
Apache Spark
Databricks
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon Redshift
Data Modeling
Dimensional Modeling
Normalization
Technical Drafting
Visualization
Tableau
Microsoft Power BI
Data Governance
Documentation
Computer Science
Analytics
Data Processing
Streaming
Apache Kafka
Apache Flink
Testing
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Data Engineering
Roadmaps
Leadership
Mentorship
FOCUS
Professional Services
Genetics
Law

Job Details

Position: Data Engineer III
Duration: 12 months
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Compensation: $80/hr - $85/hr
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the US.

Our Data Engineers blend deep technical skill with a passion for player-centric insights. As part of the Product Insights Data Team, they enable impactful, data-driven decisions across our games by designing resilient data platforms, ensuring high data quality, and delivering at scale.
As a Staff Data Engineer, you will define and lead data strategies across team and initiative-level scopes, shaping data architectures that empower analysts, data scientists, and game developers to delight players. You will collaborate across disciplines, driving scalable systems and innovative tooling. Your strategic and technical leadership will influence game insights and engineering culture across product lines.
Responsibilities
Define and lead data engineering cross-team initiatives aligned to business goals.
Architect and implement robust, scalable data systems and reusable data marts to support analytics and predictive modeling.
Own the end-to-end design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines and telemetry systems.
Drive data modeling using industry best practices (Kimball/Inmon methodologies) to support initiative-level analytics needs.
Partner with analytics, data science, and game development teams to create impactful, model-ready datasets.
Lead technical design discussions, perform tradeoff analyses, and ensure data architectures are resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient.
Champion data quality, governance, and operational excellence; define and uphold SLA/SLOs for data services.
Proactively set up monitoring and alerting systems to ensure data pipeline reliability and observability.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in data engineering or data architecture, with a history of leading complex, high-impact initiatives.
Expertise in Python, SQL, and big data frameworks such as Spark; experience with DBT, Airflow, and Databricks.
Deep knowledge of cloud data infrastructures (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform) and tools (e.g., Redshift and BigQuery).
Mastery of data modeling principles (e.g., dimensional modeling, normalization) and experience designing scalable schemas.
Proven experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts and technical design alignment.
Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Familiarity with dashboarding and visualization platforms (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
Experience defining and implementing data governance and documentation practices using modern cataloging tools.
Bachelor s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Desired Qualifications
Experience designing telemetry systems for game analytics.
Familiarity with JVM-based data processing and event-streaming technologies (Kafka, Flink).
Experience evaluating and implementing data platform tooling across business units.
Contributions to data reliability, testing, and CI/CD practices in data engineering contexts.
Prior experience influencing BU-level data strategies or shaping roadmap alignment.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role comes from initiative-level ownership, strategic alignment, and craft leadership. You'll lead by example, technically and culturally bringing rigor to data design while mentoring others, guiding long-term data strategies, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure we're building the right solutions for players and team members alike.
Our benefits package includes:

  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • and much more!


About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities

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