What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer II position at Sony Playstation?
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Data Engineer (ICDS)
PlayStation is for The Players.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has over 150 Million customers across 109 countries. We use data to understand our customers, The Players, better. We analyze how they use PlayStation5 and other systems for gaming, as well as networked services like streamed games, music, and video. Our goal is to enhance their customer experience by collaborating with games developers, marketing, R&D, PlayStationStore, and other Sony departments.
The ICDS DE team has expanded quickly in recent years to meet the growing demand for data-driven decision-making and identifying new opportunities. Currently, the ICDS DE team consists of around 120 staff members in London and California. These professionals specialize in architecture and platform support, data processing, and technical program management.
ICDS DE is seeking dedicated, hard-working individuals who have excelled in previous roles and are seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and rewarding environment.
ICDS provides data for Analytics, Data sciences, Marketing, ML, and other teams in PlayStation business. The data is high quality, valuable, accessible, and continuously improving.
ICDS Data Engineer
We are looking for a Data engineer to join the ICDS Player DE team within the Sony PlayStation environment.
The Data Management team is seeking a Data engineer who will design, develop, and maintain the data processing platform. The successful applicant must work well in a skilled team and be self-motivated.
Based in our San Diego offices, the team provides data services for various global business units associated with Sony PlayStation.
Responsibilities
- Engineer data pipelines and provide automated solutions for ICDS DE teams
- Work proactively to address project requirements, and articulate issues challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risk
- System monitoring and alerting, dashboards, charts / reports and alerts delivery
- Ensure code is fully scalable, maintainable, and performant
- Verifies program logic by coordinating the preparation of test data, testing, and debugging of programs
- Work with Project Managers and TPM to ensure the timely delivery of project deliverables that meet requirements
- Requires ability to work in a global and multi-cultural environment. Team members are in multiple geographies, resulting in time constraints due to time zones differences and a requirement for occasional travel
- Participate in the agile development process
- Develops new documentation, departmental technical procedures and user guides
Experience
Skills Required (essential) :
Skills Required (desirable) :
Knowledge of data warehouse appliances, e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, Python, Scala, AWS
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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
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