Senior Data Engineer

Tripdot is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.

Our guiding principle is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others. We’re building a company we’re proud of – one filled with driven, incredibly smart and detail-orientated people, who love making games.

The AI group works with all studios under Tripdot, engaging with Data teams, Products teams, and Engineering teams. You’ll be working with other AI/ ML Eng, Data engineers, analysts and product owners.

The group AI function’s goal is to make Tripdot an AI first company. You’ll be reporting into the VP of AI. The role will be directly contributing to main games KPIs such as retention, revenue, player experience, as well as to company efficiency and time to market in developing games and features.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines to support AI/ML initiatives across the studio.
• Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, analysts, and game developers to understand data needs and translate them into robust infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT workflows that ingest and transform structured and unstructured data from various sources (e.g., game telemetry, player behavior, marketing).
• Work with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) to manage and optimize data lakes, warehouses (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake), and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow).
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across all stages of the data lifecycle.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and ensure timely delivery of data to downstream systems.
• Enable real-time and batch data processing to support AI use cases like player segmentation, churn prediction, personalization, and content optimization.
• Advocate for best practices in data engineering, including CI/CD, version control, testing, and observability.

• 4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, ideally within gaming, mobile apps, or digital products.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Experience with OLAP Databases.
• Understanding of DBT.
• Hands-on experience with data pipeline orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Prefect, Dagster).
• Experience with big data technologies and distributed systems (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Flink).
• Familiarity with machine learning workflows, feature stores, and model serving is a plus.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Passion for gaming and an interest in using AI to create better player experiences.
• Strong Data Modelling skills.
• A collaborative mindset with strong communication skills and a product-focused approach.

• 25 days paid holiday in addition to bank holidays to relax and refresh throughout the year.
• Hybrid Working: We work in the office 3 days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and a third day of your choice.
• 20 days fully remote working: Work from anywhere in the world, 20 days of the year.
• Daily Free Lunch: In the office you get £12 every day to order from JustEat
• Regular company events and rewards: quarterly on-site and off-site events that celebrate cultural events, our achievements and our team spirit.
• Employee Assistance Program: Anytime you need it, tap into confidential, caring support with our Employee Assistance Program, always here to lend an ear and a helping hand.
• Family Forming Support: Receive vital support on your family forming/ fertility journey with our support program [subject to policy]
• Life Assurance & Group Income Cover: Financial protection for you and your loved ones.
• Continuous Professional Development
• Private Medical Cover & Health Cash Plan
• Dental Cover
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Pension Plan