Game Data Engineer / Analyst (LiveOps)

**This is an opportunity to work for a remote-first company. Only applicants living in British Columbia will be considered. Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.**

Location: Remote (Must be located in British Columbia)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Our Values:

Driven by PLAYER OBSESSION, we look to craft unparalleled gaming experiences.

OWNERSHIP is our compass, propelling us to deliver exceptional results.

With a spirit of RESOURCEFULNESS, we fearlessly tackle challenges and defy limitations.

Driven by the ethos of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, we foster a culture of perpetual learning and growth.

About Us
We're an independent gaming studio that's been operating live games for over 15 years. Our teams are small, nimble, and player-obsessed. We move fast, learn continuously, and are always looking for ways to improve our games and how we operate them.
We’re growing our LiveOps team and are looking for a Data Engineer/Analyst who can help us scale our LiveOps systems, reporting, and player insights to the next level.

About the Role
You’ll work at the intersection of data engineering, analytics and product, building and maintaining the pipelines that power our LiveOps systems, reporting, and experiments.
You’ll be hands-on with our data, solving problems, spotting trends, and helping the team make smarter, faster decisions to drive player engagement.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain data pipelines that capture key player behaviours across our live games
• Develop and automate Python scripts for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
• Work with AWS services (e.g., S3, Glue, Athena) to structure, query, and manage game data
• Migrating Scripts from R to Python
• Data Enablement and Orchestration
• Optimize existing scripts to run faster and reduce operational costs
• Collaborate with Product Managers, LiveOps, and Analysts to design new event tracking and reporting systems
• Deliver actionable dashboards and deep-dive reports that support LiveOps campaigns and ongoing content updates
• Monitor data health, troubleshoot pipeline issues, and continuously improve reliability and performance
• Identify new data opportunities to better measure user acquisition, engagement, monetization, and player retention
• Continuously improve, maintain, and develop our analytics tools for our games
  
  

Skills & Experience We're Looking For

• 4+ years practical data engineering and/or analysis experience, preferably in F2P Gaming
• Strong experience writing and managing Python scripts and packages like pandas, numpy
• Familiarity with Python frameworks like Django, TurboGears
• Experience with Data orchestration tools like Prefect, Airflow, and dbt
• Solid SQL skills (you can comfortably pull and wrangle large datasets)
• Experience with AWS data tools (Example: S3, Athena, Glue) 
• Familiarity with data modelling and best practices
• Experience working with R Scripts
• Experience working with third-party APIs (MMP, Facebook, Google Play, etc)
• A passion for games and improving the player experience through better data and insights
• Ability to show resourcefulness and ownership of our games reporting and analysis systems.
• You are a Team Player that is Hungry, Humble, and SMART.

Bonus Points

• Experience working in mobile or social gaming
• Hands-on experience supporting live service products (games, apps, or web platforms)
• Strong understanding of player lifecycle metrics (DAU, Retention, ARPU, etc.) and LiveOps KPIs
• Experience and success leveraging AI to boost productivity and insights in a data role
• Experience with visualization tools (QuickSight, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Knowledge of event design and telemetry best practices in games
• Experience developing or using R Shiny apps
• Strong understanding of KPIs and reporting for live mobile games
  
  

Why Join Us?

• You’ll have a big impact across multiple live games
• You’ll work with a small, collaborative team that values ownership and innovation
• You'll help build the systems and processes that directly shape how we operate our games and engage players
• Uncapped profit share
• You'll have room to grow and shape the role based on your strengths and interests

Salary:

$100,000

The listed pay range reflects the potential earnings for this role. Actual compensation will depend on experience, skills, and alignment with company needs, typically falling toward the midpoint for most candidates