Senior Data Engineer - Data Core at Voodoo

Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Gaming, Mobile Apps, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

Extensive experience as a Data Engineer or another similar role
A proven track record of building and optimizing data pipelines for massive amounts of data (at scale)
Strong experience in scalability, reliability, and security topics
Strong analytical skills and ability to work with unstructured datasets
Experience with Amazon Web Services
Result-oriented and focused on the value created by your developments
Curious about business needs and keen to create innovative, agile solutions to help grow the business through data
Excellent communication skills (you can speak & write English)
Understanding of ML concepts (plus)
Working experience in a Gaming, Advertising, or successful company (plus)
Familiarity with Voodoo's ecosystem: gaming, apps, advertising, analytics, etc (plus)

Responsibilities

Construct and manage robust data pipelines to align with ever-evolving business needs, ensuring optimal architecture support
Contribute to the codebase, push and maintain your changes in production, and be an evangelist of good coding and data engineering practices
Take ownership of projects from initial discussions to release, including feature estimation & scoping, architecture design, benchmarking of new technologies, product feedback
Work in a very agile environment with a fast decision process
Collaborate directly with people working on back-end development, data science, mobile games, broad audience mobile apps, product & marketing

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Data PipelinesData EngineeringScalable Data SystemsArchitecture DesignBenchmarkingAgile DevelopmentPythonSQLSparkKafkaAWSProduction Deployment

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the work location or arrangement for this role?

The position is hybrid, with Remote Fridays available and wellness activities in the Paris office.

What are the key skills and experience required for this Senior Data Engineer role?

Candidates need extensive experience as a Data Engineer, a proven track record building and optimizing data pipelines at scale, strong experience in scalability, reliability, and security, strong analytical skills for unstructured datasets, and experience with Amazon Web Services. The tech stack includes Python, Spark, Scala, Terraform, SQL, DBT, Airflow, Kubernetes, and Apache Iceberg.

What benefits does Voodoo offer?

Benefits include a competitive salary based on experience, Swile Lunch voucher, Gymlib (100% covered by Voodoo), premium healthcare coverage with SideCare (100% covered for you and your family), and wellness activities in the Paris office.

What is the company culture like at Voodoo?

Voodoo fosters a very agile environment with fast decision processes, innovative and pragmatic solutions, and direct collaboration across back-end development, data science, mobile games, product, and marketing teams.

What makes a strong candidate for this position?

A strong candidate has extensive Data Engineer experience with scalable pipelines, is result-oriented and focused on business value, curious about business needs, has excellent communication skills in English, and familiarity with gaming, advertising, or Voodoo's ecosystem is a plus.

Voodoo

Develops free hyper-casual mobile games

About Voodoo

Voodoo.io focuses on mobile gaming and app development, particularly in the hyper-casual game segment, which features simple and easy-to-play games that appeal to a wide audience. Their games are free for users, and the company generates revenue through advertising by partnering with ad networks like AdColony and Adjust to display targeted ads within their games. This approach allows Voodoo to entertain millions of users globally while providing brands with advertising solutions to reach mobile gamers effectively. Unlike many competitors, Voodoo emphasizes user privacy by allowing users to manage consent settings and ensuring no personal data is collected from children under 16. The company's goal is to create engaging mobile experiences while maintaining a strong commitment to user privacy and providing valuable advertising opportunities for brands.

Paris, FranceHeadquarters

2013Year Founded

$480.1MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

Consumer Software, GamingIndustries

501-1,000Employees

Risks

BeReal acquisition may not yield expected returns if popularity doesn't rebound.

Questopia's launch in China could face regulatory challenges.

Wizz app's 'Teen Tinder' reputation may attract scrutiny from parents and regulators.

Differentiation

Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide, following Google and Meta.

The company specializes in hyper-casual games, attracting a broad audience globally.

Voodoo offers advertising solutions, enhancing brand engagement with mobile gamers.

Upsides

Acquisition of BeReal diversifies Voodoo's portfolio beyond gaming.

Partnership with AppHarbr improves ad quality, increasing user engagement and revenue.

Successful launch of Questopia in China expands Voodoo's market presence.

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