Junior Data Engineer

Gamesys ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

The Role Gamesys has an exciting role for a Junior Data Engineer within our Data team. You will be an important part of advancing our Data and Analytics platform and will be primarily focused on driving real change within our Acquisition Marketing area. The AdTech space is an exciting and fast growing area that is built on data and there are huge opportunities for us to explore and improve. We're looking for a hands-on engineer with a passion for data to work alongside other developers, architects and machine learning engineers in an agile environment. You will be working in a small multi-talented team that is focused on acquisition marketing while being part of a larger Data team which drives multiple areas in the business. You will work with scrum team members delivering elegant solutions and troubleshooting difficult problems. You will work with massive data sets and learn to apply the latest big data technologies on a leading edge platform. We are dedicated to moving to the Google Cloud Data Platform and are keen to have someone who will help us explore the possibilities that this brings. This involves working with Big Query, batch and streaming pipeline technologies and various integrations with 3rd party data platforms within the MarTech world and beyond. Key Responsibilities * Understanding the business, with particular attention to Acquisition Marketing ensuring analytical needs and reporting requirements of the business are met * Coding elegant solutions which are reusable and easily maintainable * Attending stand-ups with key stakeholders - communicating the status of development and raising any potential risks as early as possible. * Producing clear and concise documentation where required. * Attending appropriate technical training * Continuous learning from a technical and business perspective * Sharing technical knowledge with other members of the Data Engineering Team. * Cultivating an understanding of the Gaming industry and playing our games to appreciate the players' experience and the context for our data solutions Competencies and experience required: Minimum * An understanding of data warehousing concepts, principles and best practices * A working knowledge of databases and Excel. * Has demonstrated self-motivation/pro-activeness on a previous role * Self starter with strong communication skills. Able to translate technical descriptions into something that can be understood by a non-technical business-facing team member * Very numerate and analytical with exceptional attention to detail * Must be able to reconcile data with a keen eye for accuracy * A problem solving mindset with strong diagnostic skills and an ability to ask effective questions * Adaptable and flexible with an ability to multitask * Ability to pick up various coding languages through self service training. Desirable Experience * Experience with Cloud Platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery * Knowledge of the MarTech/AdTech world * Practical experience with Python or Java is a plus * SQL/Procedural SQL/Data Warehousing experience * Using Docker containers * An interest or experience in the gambling industry * DB2 experience