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About Us?Immutable is the worldâs fastest-growing game platform, built to power the next generation of games. We aim to drive the next evolution of gaming, combining performance, digital ownership and cutting-edge technology to help games grow and succeed. At the intersection of AI-driven analytics, high-performance growth tools, and seamless digital ownership, our technology helps studios attract, engage, and scale player communities.Founded in **, Immutable is one of Australiaâs fastest companies to reach unicorn status, raising more than AUD $400M+ with a valuation of AUD $3.5B. Today, more than 700 games are building on Immutable, and industry leaders like Ubisoft have chosen us as their partner for the future of gaming.Over 6 million players use Immutable Passport, our unified identity enabling frictionless cross-game experiences, and our Immutable Audience platform has become the fastest-growing SaaS product line in our history. Weâre scaling rapidly, backed by a global team of creators, engineers, and gamers united by one mission: to build the most valuable growth layer in gaming and redefine how games launch, scale, and succeed.?A bit about the role ?Our fastest-growing product is Immutable Audience, an AI-native marketing and growth platform that helps game studios find, understand and keep their players. Every part of that product runs on data, and right now the data team is hiringLead Data Engineerto support the whole path data takes, ingestion, transformation, modelling and getting it in front of internal and external customers.What youâll own ?:Build a greenfield real-time event-streaming platform on Kafka, Flink, and ClickHouse, serving segmentation and targeting at scaleSet the technical direction for the platform as our products scaleOwn warehouse datasets and transformations end to end in BigQuery, dbt, SQL, and PythonSet data quality, testing, and observability standards across streaming and batch, tuning for cost and latency as volumes scaleRaise the bar through code review, mentoring, and patterns the team builds onBuild AI into how you work and into the platform itself, from coding agents to automated quality checksYouâre a match if you have ?:Strong, hands-on data engineering fundamentals: pipelines, modelling, and clear reasoning about correctness, scale, and failure modesStrong SQL and Python, used daily in productionExperience designing, building, and scaling production data pipelines end to end (some streaming exposure is a plus)Depth in the modern batch stack: dbt, an orchestrator, a cloud warehouseData modelling skills, schemas that serve analytics and product use cases and hold up at scaleReal experience with event data at billions-of-rows scaleExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and infra-as-codeA data quality and observability mindset, testing, monitoring, and alerting as habitA track record of setting technical direction through architecture decisions and mentoring senior engineersClear communication, you can explain data trade-offs to non-technical stakeholdersStrong ownership and pragmatic judgmentComfort with ambiguity, priorities shift as the product evolves and you adapt without a perfect specOur technical stack: AWS, GCP BigQuery, dbt, a new Kafka/Flink/ClickHouse event-stream pipeline, and AI tooling including Cursor and Claude Code.Bonus Points For ?Shipped streaming systems in production with tools like Kafka and Flink, ideally alongside an OLAP store like ClickHouseBackground in gaming, adtech, or martech event dataA track record of using AI to multiply your output and lifting your teamâs AI fluencyWe are proud of the benefits that we offer for all of our employees globally.Here is a snapshot ?Attracting the best global talent? We commit to paying globally competitive base salaries and contributions to a long-term fund? Sharing our productsâ success through Employee Stock Options ESOP? Our flexible working model blends the best of both worlds: Sydney-based employees enjoy hybrid 3 days a week in our vibrant head office, while remote team members can work from home or utilise access to global office hubs via a WeWork All-Access pass?Lunchis ordered fresh every day in our friendly office in Sydney CBD? QuarterlyEnd of Cycle CelebrationAwards and Dinner? USD $500WFH allowance to set up your home office?? USD $600per annum to put toward your internet and phone usage.?USD $75per quarter for remote employees to celebrate with local team members ?? We also support our US Employees with Medical and 401K Insurance? Our Australian Employees can avail of Novated Leasing, save money by paying for your car using pre & post-tax dollarsLevelling up your growth? We offer up toUSD $1,350per annum for any classes, courses or events to support your growth and development? Enjoy access to free online courses via UdemyHelping you thrive???? EnjoyUSD $800per year to put toward your health and wellbeing? Get24/7 accessto unlimited counselling for you and your family when you need it through ourEAP Service? Monthly subsidy and discounted rate withClassPass, including a 1-year free membership to BreetheLeave when you need it the most:??? New parents receive12 weeksof paid leave in our gender-neutral offer. The birthing parent also gets anadditional 6 weeksof leave for rest and recovery leading up to and after birth. We also offer Miscarriage Leave and extra leave for IVF treatments? Enjoy 2 additional paid annual leave days at the end of the year? Birthday you get a paid day offAdditional Information:Immutable is committed to building and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. We believe in incorporating everyoneâs perspectives and experiences as this has been a significant driver of our success so far.We are a** Circle Back Initiative Employer. This means ahumanreviews every application andwe commit to responding to every applicant.*A note to recruitment agencies: Our internal team has this role covered, so there is no need to reach out - We donât accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Thank you!Join us in shaping the future of gaming!We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Requirements
Strong, hands-on data engineering fundamentals: pipelines, modelling, and clear reasoning about correctness, scale, and failure modes Strong SQL and Python, used daily in production Experience designing, building, and scaling production data pipelines end to end (some streaming exposure is a plus) Depth in the modern batch stack: dbt, an orchestrator, a cloud warehouse Data modelling skills, schemas that serve analytics and product use cases and hold up at scale Real experience with event data at billions-of-rows scale Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP) and infra-as-code A data quality and observability mindset, testing, monitoring, and alerting as habit A track record of setting technical direction through architecture decisions and mentoring senior engineers Clear communication, you can explain data trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders Strong ownership and pragmatic judgment Comfort with ambiguity, priorities shift as the product evolves and you adapt without a perfect spec
Our technical stack: AWS, GCP BigQuery, dbt, a new Kafka/Flink/ClickHouse event-stream pipeline, and AI tooling including Cursor and Claude Code. Bonus Points For ?
Shipped streaming systems in production with tools like Kafka and Flink, ideally alongside an OLAP store like ClickHouse Background in gaming, adtech, or martech event data A track record of using AI to multiply your output and lifting your teamâs AI fluency We are proud of the benefits that we offer for all of our employees globally.
Benefits & conditions
? We commit to paying globally competitive base salaries and contributions to a long-term fund ? Sharing our productsâ success through Employee Stock Options ESOP ? Our flexible working model blends the best of both worlds: Sydney-based employees enjoy hybrid 3 days a week in our vibrant head office, while remote team members can work from home or utilise access to global office hubs via a WeWork All-Access pass ?Lunchis ordered fresh every day in our friendly office in Sydney CBD ? QuarterlyEnd of Cycle CelebrationAwards and Dinner ? USD $500WFH allowance to set up your home office ?? USD $600per annum to put toward your internet and phone usage. ?USD $75per quarter for remote employees to celebrate with local team members ?? We also support our US Employees with Medical and 401K Insurance ? Our Australian Employees can avail of Novated Leasing, save money by paying for your car using pre & post-tax dollars
Levelling up your growth ? We offer up toUSD $1,350per annum for any classes, courses or events to support your growth and development ? Enjoy access to free online courses via Udemy
Helping you thrive ???? EnjoyUSD $800per year to put toward your health and wellbeing ? Get24/7 accessto unlimited counselling for you and your family when you need it through ourEAP Service ? Monthly subsidy and discounted rate withClassPass, including a 1-year free membership to Breethe
Leave when you need it the most: ??? New parents receive12 weeksof paid leave in our gender-neutral offer. The birthing parent also gets anadditional 6 weeksof leave for rest and recovery leading up to and after birth. We also offer Miscarriage Leave and extra leave for IVF treatments ? Enjoy 2 additional paid annual leave days at the end of the year ? Birthday you get a paid day off
About the company
Immutable is the worldâs fastest-growing game platform, built to power the next generation of games. We aim to drive the next evolution of gaming, combining performance, digital ownership and cutting-edge technology to help games grow and succeed. At the intersection of AI-driven analytics, high-performance growth tools, and seamless digital ownership, our technology helps studios attract, engage, and scale player communities.
Founded in **, Immutable is one of Australiaâs fastest companies to reach unicorn status, raising more than AUD $400M+ with a valuation of AUD $3.5B. Today, more than 700 games are building on Immutable, and industry leaders like Ubisoft have chosen us as their partner for the future of gaming.
Over 6 million players use Immutable Passport, our unified identity enabling frictionless cross-game experiences, and our Immutable Audience platform has become the fastest-growing SaaS product line in our history. Weâre scaling rapidly, backed by a global team of creators, engineers, and gamers united by one mission: to build the most valuable growth layer in gaming and redefine how games launch, scale, and succeed.?
A bit about the role ?
Our fastest-growing product is Immutable Audience, an AI-native marketing and growth platform that helps game studios find, understand and keep their players. Every part of that product runs on data, and right now the data team is hiringLead Data Engineerto support the whole path data takes, ingestion, transformation, modelling and getting it in front of internal and external customers. What youâll own ?:
Build a greenfield real-time event-streaming platform on Kafka, Flink, and ClickHouse, serving segmentation and targeting at scale Set the technical direction for the platform as our products scale Own warehouse datasets and transformations end to end in BigQuery, dbt, SQL, and Python Set data quality, testing, and observability standards across streaming and batch, tuning for cost and latency as volumes scale Raise the bar through code review, mentoring, and patterns the team builds on Build AI into how you work and into the platform itself, from coding agents to automated quality checks Youâre a match if you have ?, Immutable is committed to building and fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace. We believe in incorporating everyoneâs perspectives and experiences as this has been a significant driver of our success so far.
We are a** Circle Back Initiative Employer. This means ahumanreviews every application andwe commit to responding to every applicant.
*A note to recruitment agencies: Our internal team has this role covered, so there is no need to reach out - We donât accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Thank you!
Join us in shaping the future of gaming! We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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