Director of Data Engineering - Remote

Overview

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of Fortis Games. We are currently looking for a Director of Data Engineering in the United States.

We are seeking a visionary engineering leader to drive the strategy, development, and evolution of a large-scale, real-time data platform that serves millions of users. In this role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, build scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure, and enable game teams to ship features faster with minimal backend friction. You will translate business priorities into technical solutions, define platform vision, and establish best-in-class developer experiences. The position requires strong leadership, expertise in distributed systems, and a focus on reliability, cost efficiency, and compliance. This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to shape both technology and company-wide platform practices.

In Short

• Lead and grow the Platform Engineering team, fostering technical excellence, ownership, and player-focused solutions.
• Define and execute the long-term platform vision and short-term delivery plan, aligned with company priorities.
• Partner with Product, Game Development, and Analytics teams to ensure the platform meets evolving needs.
• Drive architectural decisions for large-scale, real-time data processing and storage systems.
• Establish and track key platform metrics including uptime and ingestion latency.
• Automate workflows and remove operational bottlenecks to maximize engineering productivity.
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, developer experience, and compliance with data privacy regulations.

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills.
• Expertise in distributed systems.
• Experience with data engineering tools like Redpanda, Flink, ClickHouse, and Iceberg.
• Ability to drive architectural decisions.
• Focus on reliability and cost efficiency.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape technology and platform practices.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team.
• High-impact role in a growing company.