Digital Extremes - Principle Data Engineer
Upload My Resume
Drop here or click to browse · Tap to choose · PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, TXT
Requirements
• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, database administration, or backend infrastructure, with a strong, proven focus on managing self-hosted/on-premise environments rather than exclusively cloud-managed services. • Deep Database Foundations: Extensive hands-on experience managing and optimizing database management systems, specifically PostgreSQL and MongoDB (both relational and NoSQL ecosystems). • Deep Database Foundations: • Self-Hosted Mastery: Proven experience setting up, maintaining, and tuning self-hosted/on-premise databases and data warehouses. • Self-Hosted Mastery: • System Environment: Strong proficiency in SQL and deep comfort working within Linux/Unix environments (command line, shell scripting, system performance tuning). • System Environment: • Data Orchestration: Hands-on experience with modern ETL orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow. • Data Orchestration: • Data Modeling: In-depth knowledge of core data warehousing concepts and relational data modeling. • Data Modeling: • Technical Ownership: Proven track record of owning complex technical systems, driving implementation, and ensuring architectural standards are met. • Technical Ownership: • Communication: Ability to clearly communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and infrastructure constraints to both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders. • Communication: • “Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.” • Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Digital Extremes is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value a candidate brings.
Responsibilities
• Infrastructure Strategy & Ownership: Manage and optimize self-hosted database and data warehousing solutions. Oversee performance tuning, hardware planning, and OS-level monitoring for large-scale data systems. • Infrastructure Strategy & Ownership: • Pipeline Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion and processing from varied, complex data sources. • Pipeline Architecture: • Technical Execution: Drive large-scale technical projects from design to delivery, making key architectural decisions and managing technical risk. • Technical Execution: • Engineering Standards: Establish code and architecture review standards, championing engineering best practices across the team. • Engineering Standards: • Data Governance & Security: Ensure infrastructure and pipelines strictly comply with government policies, data privacy, and GDPR regulations. • Data Governance & Security: • Collaboration: Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate complex data requirements into scalable infrastructure. • Collaboration:
Benefits
• Existing Vacancy: Yes – we’re currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position • We believe in the power of human connection. At Digital Extremes, we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by human, qualified recruiters. • During your interview, our recruitment team will leverage Gemini as a note-taker only. At Digital Extremes, a core value of our studio is that we do not leverage AI in any of our development processes; this is a strict company policy. Please note that we permit the use of AI tools exclusively for administrative support, it is not used for candidate selection, screening, or any part of the decision-making process. All evaluations are conducted solely by our team to ensure our hiring remains a human-led process, just as our development remains the work of our artists and creators. • Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world's top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games' multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of 75 million registered players on PC, PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One™, Xbox Series X/S™, Nintendo Switch™, and iOS™. The studio's most recently announced project is the much anticipated Soulframe®, an open-world action-fantasy MMORPG title that is currently under development. • Digital Extremes is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, and is proud to be selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers. • For more information and exciting news related to Digital Extremes, please visit www.digitalextremes.com. • WHY WORK AT DIGITAL EXTREMESAt Digital Extremes, we don’t just make games - we craft immersive worlds that inspire and connect millions of players around the globe. Our award-winning studio is home to passionate, creative, and collaborative talent who thrive in a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and respect. We offer competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities to grow your career while working on beloved titles like Warframe and the highly anticipated Soulframe. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge gameplay, designing stunning art, or supporting the teams that make it all happen, you’ll be part of a studio where your ideas matter, your contributions are valued, and your work leaves a lasting impact on our community.Please note, some benefits may be subject to eligibility for employees.
No credit card. Takes 10 seconds.