Senior Data Engineer

At ARB Interactive, creativity, tech, and play collide. Founded in 2022, we've grown to nearly 200 team members and were named one of LinkedIn's ​2025 Top 50 Startups in the United States​! We move fast, think big, and love bold ideas that push boundaries (and buttons). From new rewards to fresh game mechanics, every challenge is a chance to innovate and have fun doing it. Our culture is collaborative, curious, and full of laughter because great ideas grow best between coffee, code, and a few epic high-fives.SummaryWe’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help shape and expand the foundation of our modern data stack. This is a hands-on role for someone who’s excited to build and improve robust, scalable pipelines and collaborate cross-functionally to turn raw data into business-critical insights.As a senior member of the team, you’ll play a key role in technical decision-making, partnering closely with analytics, engineering, product, and other talented and collaborative teammates, to help ensure our systems scale with the business. If you’re passionate about solving real-world complex data challenges, in order to move the needle in a high-growth environment, this role provides the perfect blend of a technical challenge and meaningful impact.This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives on hands-on execution but also enjoys mentoring others, guiding architectural decisions, and helping shape the future of the data function.ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain scalable, efficient ETL/ELT pipelinesModel clean, trusted datasets to support analytics, experimentation, and reportingOptimize our data infrastructure for performance, cost, governance, and maintainabilityPartner with data analysts and product teams to improve data accessibility and accuracyEnable self-service analytics by designing intuitive data models and comprehensive documentationImplement robust data quality frameworks, monitoring, alerting and observability to ensure data reliabilityCollaborate with product and engineering on instrumentation of new product features and eventsMentor junior team members, contribute to code reviews, and share best practicesInfluence the long-term direction of our data architecture and toolingTake on team leadership or people management responsibilities as the team scalesRequirements5+ years of experience in data engineering or related rolesStrong SQL and Python skills, with a focus on readable and efficient codeDeep understanding of data warehousing concepts and data modeling best practicesHands-on experience with tools in the modern data stack (e.g., dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work cross-functionally with analysts, PMs, and engineersA bias toward action and ownership; you thrive in fast-paced, high-autonomy environmentsNice to HaveExperience in gaming, entertainment, or high-volume consumer applicationsFamiliarity with event tracking platforms (e.g., Segment, Amplitude)Experience hiring or onboarding engineers in a high-growth environmentDiversity Commitment: We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Important Security Notice: Our recruitment team will only contact candidates through official channels using @arbinteractive.com email addresses and via our recruiting platform, Ashby. If you find a position on a third party careers page (LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.), the job posting will redirect you to our careers page (https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/arb-interactive) to begin your application. We will never request payment, banking information, or personal identification details during the application process. If you're ever uncertain about the legitimacy of communication claiming to be from our company, please forward it to [email protected] for verification before responding or clicking any links. Please mention the word **SMOOTHES** and tag RMjYwNzo1MzAwOjIwZDo3ZDAwOjo= when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjYwNzo1MzAwOjIwZDo3ZDAwOjo=). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.