Join the Advertising Data Engineering Team at arenaflex – Building the Future of Digital Advertising Analytics
**About the Role:**
Are you ready to be part of a transformative journey in the digital advertising landscape? arenaflex is seeking a talented and passionate Senior Data Engineer to join our dynamic Advertising Data Engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to building a world-class data ecosystem that powers critical business decisions for one of the most innovative companies in the streaming and entertainment industry.
At arenaflex, we believe in the power of data to drive meaningful connections between brands and audiences. Our Advertising Data Engineering team sits at the heart of this mission, constructing sophisticated data infrastructure that enables deep understanding and strategic decision-making about how advertising impacts our business. As a member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our advertising capabilities, working alongside talented engineers, data scientists, and business partners to deliver exceptional data solutions.
**Why arenaflex?**
arenaflex is the world's leading internet entertainment service, with over 220+ million subscribers across more than 190 countries enjoying television series, documentaries, and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. In November 2022, we expanded our business by introducing an advertising-supported tier, making our service accessible to an even broader audience through affordable, ad-supported plans. This expansion has created unprecedented opportunities for growth and innovation in our advertising business, and we need talented individuals like you to help us build the data infrastructure that will drive this growth.
Our culture at arenaflex is unique. We operate with high intentionality, fostering an environment where creativity, technical excellence, and business acumen converge. We value curiosity, honest communication, and the courage to challenge assumptions. If you thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and are passionate about building elegant solutions to complex data challenges, you will find a home at arenaflex.
**What You Will Do:**
As a Senior Data Engineer on our Advertising Data Engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our advertising business. Your work will directly impact how we understand and optimize our advertising revenue, making this role both technically challenging and highly visible across the organization.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Data Model Development: Design, develop, and enhance core data models that serve our Advertising business unit. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and translate them into robust, scalable data warehouse solutions that support complex business queries and analytics.
- Pipeline Engineering: Build and maintain production data pipelines using distributed processing frameworks such as Spark, Hive, and Hadoop. You will ensure reliable, timely delivery of high-quality data while optimizing for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
- Data Architecture: Establish and evolve data architecture across multiple systems, ensuring seamless integration between various data sources, processing frameworks, and consumption layers. Your architectural decisions will influence how data flows throughout the organization.
- Collaboration: Partner closely with Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers to create intuitive datasets that serve analysis and reporting needs. You will act as a trusted data advisor, helping stakeholders transform complex business questions into actionable data solutions.
- Data Quality: Champion data quality initiatives, implementing best practices for data governance, validation, and monitoring. You will be passionate about delivering accurate, reliable data that drives confident business decisions.
- Code Excellence: Write code that is clean, maintainable, and well-documented. Take pride in creating elegant solutions and participate actively in code reviews and knowledge sharing within the engineering community.
- Security & Compliance: Develop and enforce best practices for handling sensitive data, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and internal security standards.
**Who You Are:**
We are looking for a candidate who brings a unique combination of technical expertise, business acumen, and personal attributes that align with our culture. The ideal candidate will be:
- Intellectually Curious: You have a genuine passion for learning and exploring new technologies, methodologies, and business domains. You ask thoughtful questions and seek to understand the "why" behind problems, not just the "what."
- Balanced Conviction: You hold strong opinions loosely, meaning you can advocate for your perspective while remaining open to hearing alternative viewpoints. You engage constructively in discussions and are willing to adjust your position when presented with compelling evidence.
- Clear Communicator: You have the ability to translate complex data concepts into clear, concise language for both technical and non-technical audiences. You can effectively communicate findings, recommendations, and technical approaches to diverse stakeholders.
- Technically Robust: You bring extensive experience working with advertising data and understand how to build systems that scale securely while delivering measurable business impact.
- Ethical Leader: You demonstrate exceptional judgment and integrity. You can make difficult decisions with confidence and take responsibility for outcomes.
- Adaptable: You thrive in ambiguity and can navigate rapidly changing priorities and requirements with composure and resilience.
**What You Bring (Essential Qualifications):**
To succeed in this role, you should possess:
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field.
- Proven experience building production data pipelines using distributed processing systems such as Spark, Hive, or Hadoop.
- Strong expertise in data modeling and designing data architecture across diverse systems and platforms.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- A customer-focused mindset with the ability to partner closely with business stakeholders.
- Passion for data quality and delivering impactful data solutions that drive business value.
**What You Know (Preferred Qualifications):**
While not required, the following experience would be highly valuable:
- Experience in the advertising technology (AdTech) ecosystem, including familiarity with ad serving, programmatic advertising, or digital advertising platforms.
- Knowledge of data privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
- Experience with cloud data platforms and modern data warehousing solutions.
- Familiarity with streaming data processing and real-time analytics.
- Experience working with application APIs and data ingestion from diverse sources.
- Knowledge of machine learning workflows and how data engineering supports ML model development.
- Experience with agile development methodologies and collaborative development tools.
**Career Growth & Learning Opportunities:**
At arenaflex, we invest in your professional development. As part of our Advertising Data Engineering team, you will have access to:
- Technical Leadership: Opportunities to lead technical initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and shape the technical direction of our data infrastructure.
- Cross-Functional Exposure: Collaboration with teams across Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Product Engineering, providing broad exposure to different aspects of the data ecosystem.
- Continuous Learning: Access to training programs, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing sessions. We encourage you to explore new technologies and bring innovative ideas to the table.
- Career Pathways: Clear progression paths toward Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or technical management roles, depending on your interests and strengths.
**Work Environment & Culture:**
Our Los Gatos office (with flexibility for hybrid or remote arrangements based on role requirements) offers a collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment where innovation is celebrated. We believe in hiring the best talent and giving them the freedom to do their best work. Our "freedom and responsibility" culture means you will have significant autonomy to make decisions while being accountable for outcomes.
We value diversity and inclusion, believing that diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and lead to better solutions. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to join us in building the future of entertainment and advertising.
**Compensation & Benefits:**
arenaflex offers competitive compensation packages that include:
- Base salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
- Annual performance bonuses
- Stock options (RSUs) as part of your total compensation
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Unlimited PTO (paid time off) policy
- Parental leave and family planning support
- Wellness programs and gym membership reimbursement
- Professional development budget for conferences, courses, and certifications
**Ready to Join Us?**
If you are passionate about data engineering, excited about the challenges of building scalable advertising data infrastructure, and want to be part of a team that is transforming how the world experiences entertainment, we want to hear from you!
This is a full-time position with 8-hour workdays, offering $25/hour as a competitive starting rate (with the actual compensation determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications). The role is based in Los Gatos, California.
Apply today and become part of a team that is redefining the future of digital entertainment and advertising. Together, we will build data solutions that impact millions of users worldwide and shape the next chapter of arenaflex's innovation story.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workforce. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.