Senior Big Data Engineer

At GiG we are looking to hire a Senior Big Data Engineer in our Data department. You will assume a pivotal role in taking ownership of the analysis, design, building, support of major realtime big data projects and contribute to
the team's success through code reviews, promoting best practices and
implementing robust solutions across all aspects of big data endeavours.

Embracing this vital role, the Senior Big Data Engineer is instrumental in driving data-driven excellence, harnessing the power of information for strategic decision-making, and fostering organisational growth and success.

Department

Technology

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Madrid

Workplace type

Hybrid

Reporting To

Jake Montebello

Key Responsibilities

• Design, create, and maintain ETL processes, data integrations, and data pipelines
• Ensure seamless handling of vast amounts of data.
• Leverage extensive knowledge, the engineer develops high-performance services to efficiently process, store, and analyse large datasets
  using optimised code.
• Aim to maintain data accuracy and reliability, takes the lead in designing and implementing data validation and quality checks tailored to meet specific business needs.
• Troubleshoot live production systems is a regular part of the engineer's responsibilities, ensuring smooth operations and swift issue resolution.
• Demonstrate an innovative spirit, the engineer actively tests and
  implements new technologies, staying abreast of the latest advancements relevant to current and future projects.

Requirements

• Strong level of expertise with big data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Nifi, ClickHouse and Big Data datastores.
• Strong understanding of schema design methodologies and data models
• Expert in extracting large datasets using SQL, familiarity with SQL
• databases
• Experience with object oriented programming skills - ideally Python and/or Java
• Strong experience with cloud computed and/or distributed systems

Benefits

• Great career development opportunities
• Hybrid working model
• International Health Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
• Birthday Day Off
• Me Time - 1 day off per year

About Gaming Innovation Group

We are an award-winning iGaming platform and sportsbook provider supplying industry-leading solutions to our partners and their players. We specialise in helping online and land-based operators expand their iGaming and sports betting business on a global scale, focusing on innovation and customisation to power localised customer experiences and intimate user journeys. As a regulated markets specialist, we offer compliant entry into 36+ complex regulated markets around the world.

Our powerful iGaming platform is built to be scalable, open and user-centric, rapidly integrating with our partners' existing tech and preferred third parties. It provides a personalised user experience through our suite of real-time marketing tools, real-time data, and real-time rules engine, allowing our partners to build their own automated bespoke rules, without the need for coding knowledge.

Our sportsbook is built mobile-first and provides a premium player experience through our Bet builder, comprehensive Live betting capabilities and Player props. Our partners benefit from tailored odds, personalised margins, and risk management strategy, increasing the players’ personalised experience. Our partners benefit from an in-house trading team available 24/7 through direct communication channels, delivering unparalleled agility and service to all our partners, around the clock.