Data Platform Engineer

Job Title: Data Platform Engineer

Who We Are:

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products principally through Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Zynga. Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems, PC, and Mobile, including smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO.

While our offices (physical and virtual) are casual and inviting, we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity, innovation and efficiency, and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced, providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard, but we also like to have fun, and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions.

The Challenge

The Marketing Technology team works alongside the Labels (2K, Private Division, Rockstar Games, Social Point) Marketing, Community and PR teams, managing and supporting the underlying technology stack used for Paid, Owned and Earned Marketing activity.

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our data infrastructure. You will play a key role in maintaining systems that support the processing, storage, and retrieval of large data volumes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering and cloud technologies, along with a commitment to continuous improvement, aiming to keep the data platform both reliable and scalable.

Your role will involve designing and enforcing best practices to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of our data. In the area of monitoring and alerting, you will be the driving force behind creating dynamic and responsive mechanisms. This involves designing and implementing data-driven monitoring solutions that provide real-time insights into the health and performance of our data infrastructure.

The role demands the capability to work independently while overseeing engineers within the same time zone, the expectation is that you can independently handle the daily tasks associated with your responsibilities while keeping your manager well-informed.

What You’ll Take On

• Work with data engineers to build and maintain scalable and reliable data infrastructure.
• Support the integration of data storage, processing, and retrieval systems.
• Help improve system reliability by contributing to fault-tolerant designs.
• Write automation scripts and tools to simplify data operations and infrastructure management.
• Contribute to enhancing the current data architecture, monitoring, and data availability.
• Assist in developing data quality processes to ensure accurate and consistent data for stakeholders.
• Support the maintenance of enterprise-wide data dictionaries.
• Work effectively within a global team, collaborating across time zones when needed.
  
  

What You Bring

• Solid experience with data engineering principles, data processing, and modern storage technologies.
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Python, and familiarity with scripting (e.g., Bash).
• Experience building and managing data pipelines on AWS infrastructure.
• Comfortable working with monitoring and analytics tools like Datadog, Elasticsearch, and Grafana.
• Experience developing automation and deployment scripts to improve data operations.
• Understanding of streaming data architecture.
• Proficiency in managing different types of data storage (relational databases, NoSQL, and data lakes).
• Skilled at testing and monitoring data for issues, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
• Experience working in a global or cross-functional team environment.
  
  

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Python
• Presto & Hive SQL
• Terraform
• Apache Spark
• Grafana
• Airflow
• Git
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with Docker
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Drone, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with CDPs or DMPs
• Knowledge of GDPR/CCPA compliance
• Familiarity with Marketing Technologies
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Previous gaming industry experience
  
  

What We Offer You:

• Great Company Culture. We pride ourselves as being one of the most creative and innovative places to work, creativity, innovation, efficiency, diversity and philanthropy are among the core tenets of our organization and are integral drivers of our continued success.
• Growth: As a global entertainment company, we pride ourselves on creating environments where employees are encouraged to be themselves, inquisitive, collaborative and to grow within and around the company.
• Work Hard, Enjoy Life. Our employees’ bond, blow-off steam, and flex some creative muscles – through our Office gaming spaces, company parties, game release events, monthly socials, and team challenges.
• Benefits. Benefits include, but are not limited to; Discretionary bonus, Provident fund contributions, 1+5 medical insurance + top up options and access to Practo online Doctor consultation App, Employee assistance program, 3X CTC Life Assurance, 3X CTC Personal accident insurance, childcare services, 20 days holiday + statutory holidays,
• Perks. Gym reimbursement up to INR1150 per month, charitable giving program, access to learning platforms, gaming events.
  
  

Please be aware that Take-Two does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Take-Two also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Company will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Take-Two’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a take2games.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact Careers@take2games.com.*

As an equal opportunity employer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“Take-Two”) is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Take-Two does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Take-Two’s equal opportunity commitment, please contact Careers@take2games.com.