Engineering Manager, Data Engineering
Rakuten Viki · Singapore, Singapore ·
- Category
- Data engineering
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Visa sponsorship
- Yes
- Company size
- 501-1000
Rakuten Viki · Singapore, Singapore ·
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Lead a team of data engineers to build and scale a modern Data Lakehouse (AWS S3, Iceberg, EMR) and transformation frameworks (dbt) for a global streaming platform, enabling self-serve analytics and AI readiness.
Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.
Rakuten Viki is a global entertainment streaming platform that specializes in Asian content. Our platform enables millions of viewers to discover and enjoy primetime shows and movies, subtitled in over 150 languages. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, we also have offices in Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai, ensuring a strong global presence and a deep connection to the heart of Asian entertainment. Our platform is home to a large and loyal community of fans who share a passion for Asian culture and entertainment. Join us in our mission to bridge cultures and connect the world to Asian entertainment. At Rakuten Viki, we offer a chance to be part of a global community that celebrates culture, creativity, and connection.
The Data Platform team manages Viki's core data infrastructure. Right now, we are on a newly built unified Data Lakehouse, so teams can build data products on top of it. Our job is to turn raw user behavior and monetization data into clean tables using tools of the trade like dbt and Airflow. We are in the middle of a major build phase to make setup faster, cost‑effective, and ready for ML models and advanced self‑serve analytics use cases. The team manages the infrastructure, the code, the production setup, the automation within our workflows and everything else related to it.
Reporting to the Director, Platform Engineering, we are in search of a Manager, Data Engineering to lead the development of our next‑generation data ecosystem. The ideal candidate is someone who has been a hands‑on builder, who can lead a team of talented engineers through our platform evolution, enforce the engineering standards, and bridge the gap between complex data architecture and business‑critical product needs. They also have a keen eye on continuously improving the way the team works and raising the bar for everyone around.
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rakuten · Singapore