Data Engineer II, Mobile Game Analytics

The Opportunity: 

Were hiring a Data Engineer II to own the analytics backbone for our growing mobile free-to-play portfolio. Youll design and operate the pipelines data models and quality systems that turn raw telemetry into trustworthy analyst-ready datasets so studio teams can make sharper decisions about retention monetization and engagement across titles. This is a build-while-running role: youll keep existing pipelines healthy migrate legacy infrastructure onto our partner-managed ETL platform and stand up new capabilities alongside it. 

What Your Impact Will Be: 

Run & Optimize  Live Data ETL Framework 

• Configure and operate the partner-managed ETL framework for mobile game telemetry ingestion and transformation 

• Maintain silver/gold transformation layers in BigQuery using SQL and orchestration tooling applying schemas optimized for analytical queries 

• Optimize BigQuery performance and cost through partitioning clustering materialized views and query tuning 

• Design curated data marts as data products with clear owners documentation and SLAs that power Mixpanel dashboards and enable analysts to self-serve on retention monetization and engagement metrics 

Migrate & Extend 

• Migrate legacy Airflow pipelines to the partner platform for existing and licensed titles without disrupting live reporting 

• Partner with game studios and Data Analysts on tracking plans defining events properties validation rules and data contracts that keep downstream consumers insulated from upstream change 

• Build data quality and observability systems that reduce time-to-detect and time-to-recover for telemetry issues before they reach reporting 

• Contribute to team engineering practices code review documentation standards onboarding and pragmatically apply AI and LLM tooling to accelerate SQL authoring validation and documentation 

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For:

• 4 years as a Data Engineer or Analytics Engineer shipping production data pipelines 

• Expert SQL and strong Python with hands-on experience in BigQuery and Airflow / Cloud Composer 

• Demonstrated expertise in medallion architecture dimensional modeling and data warehouse optimization 

• Mobile F2P analytics experience fluency with event telemetry player lifecycle metrics (retention LTV ARPDAU) and game economy KPIs 

• Hands-on working knowledge of GCP-native tooling 

• Track record of building data quality and observability systems: validation anomaly detection SLAs and operational hygiene 

• Solid production engineering practices version control code review CI/CD and environment management for data pipelines 

• Comfort operating within a partner-managed ETL framework and coordinating across studio analytics and infrastructure teams 

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; high-ownership working style with comfort in ambiguous problem spaces 

• Working knowledge of privacy and compliance fundamentals 

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field 

Nice to Have:

• Experience with dbt (data build tool) for transformation orchestration 

• Familiarity with mobile attribution SDKs (Adjust AppsFlyer Kochava) and attribution modeling 

• Familiarity with mobile game revenue data in-app purchases and ad monetization 

• Experience with data observability platforms 

• Fluency with Mixpanel as a downstream consumer of the data you build; exposure to Tableau or Looker 

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range however base pay will be determined based on a candidates work location skills and experience. Mattel offers competitive total pay programs comprehensive benefits and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential. 

Additional Information :

Dont meet every single requirement At Mattel we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattels Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company our employees and our culture. Also interested in signing up for job alerts Do so here!

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Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands including Barbie Hot Wheels Fisher-Price American Girl Thomas & Friends UNO Masters of the Universe Matchbox Monster High MEGA and Polly Pocket as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys content consumer products digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the worlds leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945 Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time