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Xsolla's video game business engine helps game developers and publishers operate more efficiently and sell more games.

Data Scientist

Data ScientistData ScientistFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 201-500Since 2005H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Canada

Posted

122 days ago

Salary

$150K - $2,200K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Data Scientist

Xsolla

• Architecture & Development • Design, build, and optimize data pipelines and ETL workflows in Snowflake using Snowpark, Streams/Tasks, and Snowpipe. • Develop scalable data models, Algorithm supporting user 360 views, churn prediction, and recommendation engine inputs. • Lead integration across data sources: MySQL, BigQuery, Redis, Kafka, GCP Storage, and API Gateway. • Implement CI/CD for data pipelines using Git, dbt, and automated testing. • Define data quality checks and auditing pipelines for ingestion and transformation layers. • Leadership & Collaboration • Mentor and guide junior data engineers on data modeling, performance tuning, and Snowflake best practices. • Partner with Data Science, ML, and Backend teams to productionize machine learning features in Snowflake. • Work closely with Legal, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure compliance, privacy, and governance of user data (PII). • Collaborate with the Director of Data Platforms and product stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications. • Performance & Scalability • Tune algorithm performance. • Establish data partitioning, clustering, and materialized views for fast query execution. • Build dashboards and monitors for pipeline health, job success, and data latency metrics (e.g., via Looker, Tableau, or Snowsight). • Governance & Best Practices • Establish and enforce naming conventions, data lineage, and metadata standards across schemas. • Lead code reviews, enforce documentation standards, and manage schema versioning. • Contribute to the company’s evolving data mesh and streaming architecture vision.

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Data Scientist, with **3+ years in Spark framework**.
  • Strong SQL and Python skills, with proven experience building **ETL/ELT** at scale.
  • Deep understanding of algorithm** performance tuning**, **query optimization**, and **warehouse orchestration**.
  • Experience with **data pipeline orchestration** (Airflow, Prefect, dbt, or similar).
  • Solid understanding of **data modeling** (Kimball, Data Vault, or hybrid).
  • Proficiency in **Kafka**, **GCP**, or **AWS** for real-time or batch ingestion.
  • Familiarity with **API-based data integration** and **microservice architectures**.
  • Preferred**
  • Experience lead **machine learning teams** or/and deploying **ML feature pipelines**.
  • Background in **ad-tech, gaming, or e-commerce** recommendation systems.
  • Familiarity with **data contracts** and **feature stores** (Feast, Tecton, or custom-built).
  • Experience managing small data engineering teams and setting technical direction.
  • Strong ownership and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent cross-functional communication — can translate between engineering and business.
  • Hands-on problem solver who balances velocity with reliability.
  • Collaborative mentor who raises the bar for team quality and discipline

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