Platform Data Engineer - Cardiff

Rocketsciencegg - Cardiff, Wales, UK - Global - Construction & Infrastructure

Please note that this is a hybrid position in Cardiff with a mixture of in-office and home-based working.

Every game is an ecosystem beyond mere gameplay. At Terminal Velocity, part of the Rocket Science Group, our platform and server teams are dedicated to constructing the infrastructure necessary for your game's global rollout through a strong focus on back-end and publishing stacks.

We are looking for a Data Platform Engineer to help us design, build, and improve reliable data systems for our partners and internal teams.

This is primarily a data engineering role. Your greatest strengths should be in areas such as data pipelines, data modelling, data quality, observability, and making data trustworthy. Adaptability is hugely important here. We work across a wide range of technical problems, so we are looking for someone who is also willing to step into adjacent areas such as backend services, web development, infrastructure, or SDK development when the opportunity arises.

We do not expect you to be an expert in all of those areas. We care more about strong data engineering depth, good software engineering skills, curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly.

About the Role:

In this role, you will build scalable and resilient data solutions for games and related platforms. You may work on telemetry pipelines, analytics platforms, data warehouse and lakehouse design, reporting foundations, or backend integrations.

You will be expected to speak directly with stakeholders and customers, clarify vague requirements, break down complex work, estimate and plan delivery, and make pragmatic technical trade-offs.

Prior games industry experience is useful, but not required. Strong data engineering experience, good engineering judgement, and the ability to work with ambiguity are much more important.

What We Value:

Data Engineering: Strong experience designing, building, and operating reliable data platforms, pipelines, and data products. We are especially interested in people who understand data modelling, data quality, validation, observability, cost control, and how to make data trustworthy for technical and non-technical users.

Technical Skills: We use a broad set of languages and technologies, and we are always happy to hear from candidates with experience in one or more of the following: