Data Engineer (L4) – Privacy & Data Protection Engineering

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Join the arenaflex Data Protection Engineering Team

Are you passionate about data privacy, scalable systems, and building infrastructure that protects millions of users worldwide? arenaflex is seeking a talented Data Engineer (L4) to join our Privacy and Legal Data Engineering team, where you'll play a critical role in constructing robust, privacy-driven data frameworks that set the industry standard for responsible data management.

About arenaflex

arenaflex is a global entertainment technology company that has transformed how the world experiences content. With a presence in over 190 countries and serving more than 230 million subscribers, we manage one of the largest paid membership ecosystems in the world. Our commitment to innovation has led to groundbreaking developments including advertising-supported subscription plans, interactive gaming experiences, and live content streaming.

These ambitious initiatives have resulted in exponential growth in the complexity and breadth of our internal data environment. At arenaflex, we take our members' data seriously and are dedicated to handling personal information with the highest level of care, ensuring compliance with local privacy regulations and data protection standards across all our operating markets.

The Privacy and Legal Data Engineering Opportunity

The Security and Legal Data Engineering case at arenaflex builds flexible data management and extraction frameworks that form the foundation of our ability to maintain the highest data protection and hygiene standards in the industry. As a Data Engineer (L4) on this team, you'll be instrumental in scaling our capacity to construct robust, scalable, privacy-driven data architectures that protect both our users and our business.

You'll work with cutting-edge data technologies including Spark, Voila, Flink, Kafka, and others to build intelligent, resilient, and performant data pipelines. Your responsibilities will include writing ETL jobs to collect and aggregate data, developing high-quality data structures that enable appropriate treatment of client personal information, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure our data practices meet regulatory requirements.

What You'll Do

• Design and Build Data Pipelines: Engineer efficient, scalable, and flexible data pipelines capable of handling both structured and unstructured data at massive scale. You'll create data processing systems that can handle petabytes of information while maintaining performance and reliability.


• Develop Security-First Mindset: Foster a comprehensive understanding of the arenaflex data ecosystem from a security and privacy perspective. You'll become the go-to expert for understanding how data flows through our systems and where privacy safeguards need to be implemented.


• Collaborate with Security Teams: Work closely with security engineering teams to understand product goals and provide data solutions that enable us to respond to client and regulatory data requests efficiently and compliantly.


• Maintain and Optimize: Keep existing datasets and pipelines running smoothly while continuously identifying opportunities for improvement. You'll conduct regular reviews and refinements to ensure our data infrastructure remains best-in-class.


• Contribute to Team Excellence: Join a world-class team of data engineers who are passionate about improving data privacy practices and mitigating legal and regulatory risk across the organization.

Who You Are

We're looking for candidates who bring a unique combination of technical expertise, privacy passion, and collaborative spirit. The ideal candidate will have:

• Consumer-Driven Privacy Focus: A genuine passion for consumer-driven data protection and risk mitigation. You should understand that behind every data point is a real person whose trust we must earn and maintain.


• Strong Programming Skills: Deep expertise in at least one of Java, Python, or Scala, with a minimum of 2 years of programming or data engineering experience. You should be comfortable writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.


• Advanced SQL Proficiency: Comfortability with complex SQL queries, optimization techniques, and database design principles.


• Big Data Pipeline Experience: Experience architecting data pipelines using big data technologies such as Hive, Voila, Spark, or Flink on medium to large-scale datasets. You should understand distributed computing principles and be able to apply them effectively.


• Scalable Design Thinking: The ability to take requirements and translate them into scalable data models and pipelines that can grow with our business needs.


• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Enthusiasm for demonstrating excellence, learning new technologies, and advancing your career through ongoing professional development.

Skills and Competencies

To thrive in this role at arenaflex, you'll need a robust set of technical and interpersonal skills:

• Distributed Data Processing: Strong foundation in distributed data processing concepts, including understanding of data partitioning, sharding strategies, and fault tolerance mechanisms.


• Data Modeling: Ability to design logical and physical data models that support both operational and analytical workloads while maintaining data quality and privacy compliance.


• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical abilities to troubleshoot complex data issues and develop innovative solutions to novel challenges.


• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the organization.


• Adaptability: Comfort working in dynamic environments where requirements may evolve and priorities may shift rapidly.


• Attention to Detail: Meticulous approach to data quality, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all data operations.

Career Growth and Development

At arenaflex, we believe in investing in our people and supporting their professional growth. As a Data Engineer (L4) on our Privacy team, you'll have access to:

• Technical Leadership Opportunities: As you grow in your role, you'll have the chance to take on increasingly complex technical challenges and lead initiatives that shape the future of our data infrastructure.


• Learning and Development: Access to cutting-edge technologies and the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We support conference attendance, training programs, and certification opportunities.


• Career Path Advancement: The Data Engineer role at arenaflex offers clear progression paths toward senior technical roles, team lead positions, or specialized technical tracks depending on your interests and strengths.


• Cross-Functional Exposure: Work alongside teams in security engineering, product development, legal, and compliance, gaining a holistic understanding of how a global technology company operates.

Work Environment and Culture

arenaflex is known for its unique culture and innovative spirit. Our work environment is characterized by:

• Freedom and Responsibility: We operate with a high degree of autonomy, trusting our employees to exercise good judgment and take ownership of their work.


• Innovation at Pace: We embrace rapid iteration and continuous improvement. You'll work in an environment where experimentation is encouraged, and failure is seen as a learning opportunity.


• Collaborative Spirit: Our teams work together across boundaries, sharing knowledge and supporting each other to achieve common goals.


• Inclusive Culture: We celebrate diversity and believe that diverse perspectives and backgrounds strengthen our teams. We're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and can do their best work.

Compensation and Benefits

arenaflex offers a competitive total compensation package designed to attract and retain top talent:

• Annual Salary: We offer a market-competitive annual salary range of $35-$40 per hour, reflecting our commitment to fair and transparent compensation.


• Equity Participation: Our unique pay structure allows you to choose how you want to allocate your compensation between salary and stock options, giving you ownership in arenaflex's continued success.


• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Full health coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.


• Mental Health Support: Access to mental health resources and support services to ensure your wellbeing.


• Retirement Planning: 401(k) retirement plan with generous employer matching to help you build your financial future.


• Family-Forming Benefits: Support for growing families through various family-forming benefits and resources.


• Life and Disability Insurance: Protection for you and your loved ones through life insurance and disability programs.


• Generous Time Off: Full-time employees accumulate 35 days of paid time off annually for vacation, holidays, and sick leave. Salaried employees are immediately eligible for flexible time off.

Location and Work Flexibility

This position is based in California, with opportunities for flexible work arrangements. arenaflex supports a hybrid model that allows you to balance in-person collaboration with remote work, ensuring you have the environment you need to do your best work.

Join Our Team

If you're ready to make an impact, work with cutting-edge technology, and be part of a team that's redefining how data privacy is managed at a global scale, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. At arenaflex, you'll not only grow your technical skills but also contribute to protecting the privacy of millions of users worldwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion with honesty and kindness. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, military service, or any other protected status.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and join the arenaflex team where innovation meets responsibility, and where your work truly matters.