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title: 'Associate Data Engineer at Wildlife Studios'
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# Associate Data Engineer at Wildlife Studios

- **Company:** Wildlife Studios
- **Location:** São Paulo, Brazil
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-26
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wildlifestudios/jobs/8912839002

## Job description

We are looking for a talented Associate Data Engineer to join Wildlife’s Operations team in São Paulo, Brazil.

Sitting at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and execution, our Operations organization spans Finance, Corporate Development, People, and Legal. We're on a mission to transform these functions into an AI-native operation, fundamentally rethinking how work gets done.

This is where you come in. You will play a critical role in driving this transformation, sitting at the center of the AI revolution within our business. You will design, build, and maintain the data pipelines, AI-powered workflows, and automation systems that replace manual processes, unlock new capabilities, and enable our teams to operate at a whole new level of scale and efficiency.

## What you'll do

- Build & Maintain Pipelines: Design, develop, and optimize data pipelines and integration scripts using Databricks, SQL, Python, and Git to automate workflows across the entire Operations team.
- Leverage AI-Powered Development Tools: Use AI coding assistants and agentic development tools to accelerate implementation, troubleshoot complex logic, and build, test, and iterate on high-quality automation solutions efficiently.
- Partner with Stakeholders: Collaborate closely with non-technical business partners to understand operational pain points, translate business logic into technical requirements, and deliver automated solutions.
- Ensure Data & System Quality: Monitor, audit, and maintain data integrity and workflow reliability across connected operational systems.
- Continuous Process Improvement: Identify bottleneck routines, map existing workflows, and proactively implement automations that eliminate manual overhead.

## What you'll need

- Education / Level: Recent graduate or early-career professional in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Applied Math, or related technical fields.
- Core Tech Stack: Strong foundational knowledge of programming logic, SQL, Python, and version control using Git.
- Data Platform Familiarity: Hands-on project or academic experience with Databricks or PySpark/data processing environments.
- AI-Assisted Workflow: Experience or high comfort using AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) as a primary way to write, refactor, and speed up code development.
- Cross-Functional Communication: Outstanding communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical solutions clearly to non-technical business teams.
- Language & Presence: Advanced/Fluent English and ability to work hybrid from our São Paulo office (Itaim Bibi) 3 days/week.

More about you

- You are naturally curious, proactive, and thrive on solving complex logical puzzles.
- You are comfortable taking initiative and working in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity.
- You bridges the gap easily between technical implementation and business context.
- You default to leveraging technology and AI to automate repetitive problems rather than doing them manually.

## About Wildlife

Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Today, we have offices in Brazil, Argentina, Ireland, and the United States. Here, we create games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!

## Equal Opportunity

Wildlife is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

## About Wildlife Studios

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Wildlife Studios is a leading global mobile game developer and publisher, one of the 10 largest mobile gaming companies in the world, with a portfolio of over 60 games that have reached billions of players.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: São Paulo, Brazil
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Mobile gaming (free-to-play)
- Target customers: B2C – global mobile gamers
- Mission statement: "We dream of being the best technology company to work for in the world and we aspire to develop games that will be remembered by generations." [careers.wildlifestudios.com](https://careers.wildlifestudios.com/)

## Products & Services
- **[Zooba]**: Multiplayer battle royale mobile game with animal characters.
- **[War Machines]**: Real-time multiplayer tank battle game.
- **[Tennis Clash]**: Real-time multiplayer tennis game that reached #1 in over 100 countries.
- **[Sniper 3D]**: First-person shooter sniper game; was the giant shooting game worldwide until Fortnite’s launch.
- **[Castle Crush]**: Real-time multiplayer strategy card game.
- **[Bike Race]**: Physics-based racing game that won Apple Game of the Year (2012) and Facebook Game of the Year (2013).
- **[Colorfy]**: Coloring book app for mobile with over 90 million users.
- **[Racing Penguin]**: Early hit that reached 100,000 downloads per day.
- All products are mobile games (free-to-play with in-app purchases).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $3 billion (as of Series B round in 2021) [newsroom.wildlifestudios.com](https://newsroom.wildlifestudios.com/fast-facts/)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $120M (Series B, 2021); over 4.7 billion total game downloads; ~400 employees
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investors not disclosed in provided sources. Affiliated studios include Never Forget Games (USA), Playabit (Turkey), 8 Bit Bandits (USA), Stellar Core (Finland), SuperWow! (USA), and FoxBear Games (USA). [newsroom.wildlifestudios.com](https://newsroom.wildlifestudios.com/fast-facts/)
- **Growth Signals**: Opened offices in the US, Brazil, Finland, Ireland, Argentina, and Israel; announced multiple affiliated studios in 2021–2022; portfolio expanded to 60+ games; reached 3 billion downloads milestone.

## Competitive Advantages
- Massive global user base (billions of downloads) and proven ability to create hit titles across multiple genres.
- Strong focus on talent acquisition and retention with a transparent, generous compensation philosophy.
- Global studio network with offices in key markets, enabling access to diverse talent and local insights.
- Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity in hiring, which helps build inclusive teams that reflect a global player base.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding globally by opening new offices and forming affiliated studios.
- Scale development and delivery capacity by hiring top-tier talent worldwide.
- Maintain a portfolio of engaging, long-lived games (e.g., Sniper 3D still updated years after launch).
- Build a company culture that aims to be the best technology workplace in the world.

## Why Work Here
- Culture highlights: "Being in Wildlife is about being part of something big" – employees are called "Wilders" and are treated as part of a mission to create memorable games. [careers.wildlifestudios.com](https://careers.wildlifestudios.com/)
- Recruitment process is transparent, with clear expectations, coaching from recruiters, and a focus on candidate experience.
- Compensation philosophy: "We don’t offer the minimum possible wage… we try to be generous" and operate within a range based on market expectations and interview evaluation. [careers.wildlifestudios.com](https://careers.wildlifestudios.com/talent-acquisition/)
- Remote/hybrid policy: Transitioned to work-from-home during COVID-19; all roles were expected to begin as remote at that time. Current policy not specified in provided sources.
- Notable perks: Strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion; state-of-the-art technologies used in recruitment; HR teams dedicated to each business unit.

## Sources
1. [wildlifestudios.com](https://wildlifestudios.com/)
2. [careers.wildlifestudios.com](https://careers.wildlifestudios.com/)
3. [careers.wildlifestudios.com/talent-acquisition](https://careers.wildlifestudios.com/talent-acquisition/)
4. [newsroom.wildlifestudios.com/fast-facts](https://newsroom.wildlifestudios.com/fast-facts/)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/wildlifestudios](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wildlifestudios)

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