Data Engineer

IO Interactive
Brighton
3 weeks ago
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Overview

IO Interactive is shaping worlds, stories, and adventures for players around the globe. We’re looking for a Data Engineer to join our centralized Business Intelligence team. You’ll be joining a team known for curiosity, collaboration, and a great sense of humor. Most of the team is based in Copenhagen, but we work across all studios. You’ll be in an environment where people support each other, share knowledge openly, and have fun while tackling complex data challenges.


This is not just a support role. As a Data Engineer at IO Interactive, you will help shape how we understand our players, our games, and our business. You will turn raw information into meaningful, actionable intelligence that empowers our teams to make smarter decisions, from post-launch game performance to commercial insights to financial forecasting across all of IO Interactive.


This role is for someone curious, grounded, collaborative, and capable of navigating ambiguity. You should enjoy understanding the problem before rushing to the solution, and be able to translate complex technical topics into clear, accessible insights for non-technical stakeholders.


If you want your work to directly influence iconic, industry-defining games, while being part of a warm, international, and fun team, this is the adventure for you.


This position is open in our Malmö, Copenhagen, Brighton, and Barcelona studios. We offer a welcoming studio culture with a hybrid setup of 4 days in the studio and 1 optional remote day.


What You Will Do

  • Take ownership of ongoing and new BI projects, including:

    • Finance: financial dashboards, cashflow monitoring, budget allocation dashboards, assignment plan insights, salary review dashboards, etc.
    • Games: post-launch game analytics for Hitman and 007 First Light, game performance dashboards, player behavior insights, hardware usage analytics, etc.
    • Commercial: commercial insights and reporting across the IO Interactive portfolio.
    • Identify, collaborate, and enable data collection requirements across finance, commercial, and game analytics domains.
    • Build, maintain, and optimize robust data processing pipelines with consideration for data protection laws, cost, and scalability.
    • Implement dashboards and ensure stakeholders are onboarded and empowered to use them effectively.
    • Monitor pipeline health, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliable data availability.
    • Contribute to BI team initiatives that enhance tooling, processes, prioritization, and data culture across IOI.


Who You Are

  • Several years of experience working in Data Engineering, Data Analytics, or Business Intelligence, ideally within the financial or tech industry.
  • Experience working with financial and commercial analytics, such as P&L reports, cash flow analysis, revenue monitoring, and multinational financial structures.
  • Comfortable working with data warehouses, databases, ETL/ELT pipelines, and dashboarding tools.
  • Experience automating data extraction from RESTful APIs. Knowledge of Python or .NET is helpful.
  • Practical experience with SQL and data processing techniques.
  • A degree in a relevant field such as data science, computer science, information systems, software engineering, statistics, applied mathematics, finance, or a related discipline.

We Would Love It If You Have

  • Experience with Microsoft data stack is a plus: Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Azure SQL, Fabric, Power BI, Blob Storage.
  • Experience in Google Cloud, AWS, or equivalent ecosystems is also valued.

Who We Are

IO Interactive is an independent videogame development and publishing company with studios in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Istanbul, and Brighton. We are committed to creating unforgettable characters and experiences – powered by our award-winning, proprietary Glacier technology.


IOI is a studio that values in-person collaboration. Being together helps us focus our energy on our goals. We support in-office and cross-studio collaboration to strengthen relationships and improve knowledge-sharing.


We have a dedicated team of People Managers. With more than 40 nationalities, we strive to be a friendly workplace with highly talented people.


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