THE COMPANY

KRAFTON is dedicated to identifying and publishing games worldwide that offer a uniquely enjoyable experience, crafted by our globally recognized production studios known for their distinctive creativity. We continuously push the boundaries of gaming enjoyment by embracing new challenges and technologies and expanding our platforms and services to captivate an even larger fan base. Best known for the genre-defining worldwide sensation PUBG: Battlegrounds, our stellar studios based across the globe include PUBG Studios, Striking Distance Studios, Unknown Worlds, Bluehole Studio, RisingWings and more. In collaboration with our passionate and driven team, we strive to establish ourselves as a renowned creator of masterpieces in the global gaming market.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Data Intelligence Team builds scalable and reliable data systems that collect, process, and serve data across the KRAFTON Publishing Platform.

We enable data-driven features such as recommendations, dashboards, and segmentation at the intersection of game and platform services, enhancing both the quality and operational efficiency of publishing platform services.

We are looking for someone who can design and operate complex real-time and batch data pipelines with scalability in mind, and collaborate with analysts and engineers to deliver tangible impact to the publishing platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES Lead and implement scalable, production-grade data architecture to enable reliable data collection, processing, and delivery across the Publishing Platform - even under ambiguous or evolving requirements. Develop and operate backend systems that support various service needs in both real-time and batch environments, with scalability and reliability in mind. Design and optimize ingestion pipelines for collecting and processing data from external sources such as community platforms, social media, and 3rd party APIs. Build flexible and reliable data workflows in Databricks. Collaborate with analysts and software engineers to deliver real-time and non-real-time data required for insights and feature development in the Publishing Platform. Design and improve data models, storage structures, and serving systems. Continuously improve data engineering processes and contribute to establishing technical standards and best practices within the team. Maintain and operate CI/CD pipelines and documentation. QUALIFICATIONS 7+ years of experience designing and developing production-level backend services, with a track record of independently leading technical design and delivery. 4+ years of hands-on experience with Python (or a similar scripting language). 4+ years of experience with Apache Spark. Experience building real-time or near-real-time data pipelines. Deep understanding of modern data stack and cloud-based architectures. Strong debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills with a logical and proactive mindset. Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across diverse teams. Ability to define priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously when needed. Critical thinking and a solution-oriented approach to complex problems. Passion for learning and adopting new technologies. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake. Experience building and optimizing user-facing services in Kubernetes-based environments. Hands-on experience collecting and processing large-scale data from social media, community platforms, and 3rd party sources. Experience designing and managing terabyte or petabyte scale data warehouses. Korean (nice to have).

Reasonable Accommodation

KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the Company will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply for an open position, perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the HR Talent team at KRAFTON Americas, to begin the interactive process.

EEOC statement

KRAFTON Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.

In California, the expected salary range for this position is $142,000-$176,000. The listed expected salary range represents a good faith estimate and the actual pay may depend on a variety of job-related factors that can include experience, education, skills, and location.

Don't meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply at jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Krafton we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

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