Senior Data Engineer

Venatus is an award-winning, global ad-tech platform that connects advertisers to the exclusive audiences of 500+, world renowned gaming and entertainment publishers. We are tech-first. We are gamers. We are the difference makers. Because when it comes to helping the world’s most recognisable brands such as EA, MiniClip, Scopely and Rovio produce outstanding advertising campaigns, our in-house creative team alongside our direct and programmatic ad-sales have an unrivaled track-record.

Our game-changing investment from leading private equity firm, LivingBridge makes this an exceptionally exciting time to join the company. Venatus has ambitious growth and expansion plans, launching new products and opening even more international offices. London is our HQ with regional offices in Amsterdam, New York, LA, Toronto, Sydney, Seoul and Manila.

Why you should work with us

Venatus is an extremely ambitious company and we pride ourselves on our open and supportive culture. Our talented employees stay loyal to our business due to the regular learning opportunities and experience of working directly with industry experts. We empower people to succeed, welcoming innovative ideas and ways of working that will ultimately help the business grow. We offer a fluid approach to hybrid working, giving employees the freedom to produce their best work, wherever they are. Joining Venatus is a play for the top. You’ll be challenged in positive ways, learn rapidly and develop a career in one of the most captivating industries in the world. You will be able to develop both professionally and as an individual, carving a career path that engages and excites you.

What We’re Looking For

Based remotely in the Philippines or in our Manila office, the Senior Data Engineer will have ownership of various data engineering components at Venatus. This role is pivotal to the success of our tech platform, where you will design, build, and optimise ETL and streaming data pipelines, integrating data from diverse sources to drive analytics, automation, and intelligent decision-making. You’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of our business intelligence and AI capabilities, ensuring that Venatus remains at the forefront of adtech innovation. You will report directly to the Principal Engineer and be an integral part of our backend development team.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and maintenance of scalable, efficient data pipelines and frameworks for reporting and analytics
• Enhance pipelines to generate derived business metrics for real-time monitoring, alerting, and actionable insights.
• Design and Develop complex data workflows to support feature extraction, AI/ML model creation, and real-time inference.
• Seamlessly integrate data from internal and external systems, ensuring compatibility and accuracy.
• Develop and implement strategies to maintain the highest levels of data quality and consistency.
• Build proactive monitoring systems to ensure data reliability and identify potential issues.
• Design efficient data storage and retrieval strategies to minimize overhead and maximize performance.

• 5+ years of experience in a Data or ML Engineer role.
• Expertise in data warehousing, orchestration, and architecture.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience in relational databases.
• Experience with DBT
• Strong programming skills in Python (or equivalent languages).
• Understanding of data orchestration and the infrastructure required to develop and scale ML models

• Familiarity with digital advertising technologies.
• Hands-on experience developing in Kubernetes environments.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Clickhouse
• Dagster
• Big data and ML Platforms - e.g. Vertex AI, Databricks

• A competitive salary
• Medical Insurance (HMO)
• SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG
• 30 days holiday per year plus your birthday off
• Option to buy and sell annual leave allowance
• Excellent career opportunities in a growing, international company
• Team building and training sessions

We understand that the best ideas are born from the collaboration of diverse minds, spanning all races, religions, ethnicities, genders and orientations. We are dedicated to making Venatus a safe, happy place to be, allowing everyone to feel comfortable and confident in order to produce their best work. We employ a range of talent that represents the diverse creativity of our industry and we are proud of our growing teams of employees who share these values.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know by emailing [email protected]