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Wildlife's Cloud Economics team in São Paulo, Brazil seeks a Data Engineer to build and maintain a data lake, consolidating information from various sources.  Responsibilities include ETL processes, enhancing data discovery, identifying unused data for optimization (sampling, deletion, storage migration), proposing data modeling improvements (table partitioning, migrating to delta tables), and developing a cost allocation data lake for major technology providers.  The ideal candidate is highly analytical, proactive, and results-oriented, contributing directly to company success.  This role demands strong SQL and Python programming skills, AWS experience, and knowledge of Airflow or similar workflow tools.

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    <p>We're looking for a talented and passionate Data Engineer to join Wildlife's Cloud Economics team in São Paulo, Brazil.</p>
<p>The mission of the Cloud Economics team at Wildlife is to have world-class productivity and efficiency across the company by finding and further investigating efficiency opportunities related to the usage and/or provisioning of technology resources.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for gathering all the information needed into the data lake; build and maintain such a lake permanently. You will also play a key role in developing the analyses and algorithms that identify the patterns and type of usage of our data that allow us to find opportunities to improve its usage and storage.</p>
<p>We know that the work we do has a high impact on our company's success and culture. The right person for this position is curious by nature, and comfortable in a "take the initiative" environment, loves solving problems, and can thrive in a fast and growing business.&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>What you’ll do</strong></h2>
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<li>Be part of a high-output team, directly contributing to company results;</li>
<li>Build the required date lakes and do the corresponding ETL in order to be able to consolidate and query information about multiple data sources;</li>
<li>Enhance our data discovery capabilities;</li>
<li>Identify unused data and propose how to handle it (sampling, deletion, move to colder classes of storage);</li>
<li>Find and propose data modeling optimizations across the data lake to avoid inefficiencies like duplicated data, data normalization, data types, etc. (table partitioning, migrating to delta tables);</li>
<li>Develop an internal cost allocation data lake for our most significant technology providers.</li>
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<h2><strong>What you'll need</strong></h2>
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<li>University degree in courses related to computing such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field;</li>
<li>Solid experience working as a data engineer on technically challenging problems;</li>
<li>Proficiency in programming with SQL and Python;</li>
<li>Experience creating data pipelines;</li>
<li>Knowledge and experience with AWS;</li>
<li>Knowledge and experience with Airflow or other workflow management tool is a differential.</li>
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<h2><strong>More about you</strong></h2>
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<li>You are a resourceful person with a go-getter attitude;</li>
<li>You are passionate about the data industry and thirsty for innovation;</li>
<li>You are not afraid to propose and explore new initiatives;</li>
<li>You are a determined and metrics oriented engineer who wants to deliver results;</li>
<li>You have an analytic mindset and focus on ensuring visibility to your clients and peers;</li>
<li>You are passionate about working on and solving problems;</li>
<li>You are a team player. You're willing to help out wherever needed.</li>
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<h2><strong>About Wildlife</strong></h2>
<p>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, Finland and the United States. Here, we create games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!</p>
<h2><strong>Equal Opportunity</strong></h2>
<p>Wildlife is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon 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.</p>
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Senior Character Artist needed for an unannounced project at ArenaNet. 5+ years of experience with shipped titles, strong anatomical and armor/clothing modeling skills, proficiency with Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter/Designer, Unreal Engine, and semi-stylized workflows are essential.

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    <div class="content-intro"><p>At ArenaNet, we’ve always believed that games are art. They have the power to communicate ideas and tell stories. They can change the way we think, reflect our cultures, and move us. As the developer of the award-winning Guild Wars game series, we’re proud to share our passion for the online worlds we’ve created with over 11 million players worldwide.</p>
<p>ArenaNet develops and publishes games for every kind of person, which means our games need to be built by every kind of person. We believe the best experiences come from working together, celebrating differences, and helping each of our team members shine.</p></div>

    <p>As a Senior Character Artist, you will be instrumental in shaping the artistic vision for our game by helping to define the look and quality of our characters within a&nbsp;<strong>semi-stylized visual direction</strong>. Reporting to the Art Manager and working closely with the Character Lead, you’ll take direction and collaborate to ensure the integrity of all character-related assets. This role is ideal for a self-starter with a passion for character art, someone ready to help develop new pipelines and contribute to character customization, including both human and non-human characters.</p>
<p>Your experience will help answer critical creative questions: How do characters look and move in our world? How do we create diverse and inclusive customization options that resonate with players? You’ll also play a part in ensuring that character creation aligns with gameplay progression and aesthetic customization.</p>
<p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL DO</strong></p>
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<li>Collaborate with the Character Lead and Art Director to establish and maintain the game’s character style and quality standards.</li>
<li>Develop models, textures, and PBR materials for characters, clothing, armor, and weapons, with a strong focus on customization and anatomical modeling.</li>
<li>Ensure character assets maintain consistency and meet the high-quality bar throughout development.</li>
<li>Contribute to the development of innovative character creation systems, with an emphasis on diversity and customization, including non-human characters.</li>
<li>Work closely with Tech Art and Engineering to ensure assets are optimized and meet performance constraints within the engine.</li>
<li>Assist in building and refining character pipelines, including developing best practices for next-gen character asset creation.</li>
<li>Participate in team playtests and discussions to support the holistic development of the game.</li>
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<p><strong>WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL</strong></p>
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<li>5+ years of industry experience with at least one title shipped in a Senior Character Artist role or equivalent.</li>
<li>Experience in both armor/clothing and anatomical modeling.</li>
<li>Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to take direction from leads while maintaining autonomy in execution.</li>
<li>A positive attitude and adaptable temperament, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work across departments.</li>
<li>Familiarity with next-gen pipelines and a willingness to tackle new technical challenges and workflows.</li>
<li>Solid understanding of anatomy, shape language, silhouette, color theory, and material definition.</li>
<li>Experience creating character topology for rigging and animation and a working knowledge of rigging workflows and techniques.</li>
<li>Proficiency with Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter/Designer.</li>
<li><strong>Strong experience with Unreal Engine and familiarity with modern game engines.</strong></li>
<li>Familiarity with <strong>semi-stylized</strong> character workflows and techniques in AAA game development.</li>
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    <div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>This is a hybrid position based out of our Bellevue, WA office.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Please note that the pay range listed in this job posting reflects the full salary range for this position. While we provide this range to offer transparency, our&nbsp;<strong>target hiring range typically falls between the minimum and the midpoint</strong>, allowing for growth potential within the role.</p>
<p>Total compensation is salary plus an annual bonus potential. When determining an offer amount, many things are taken into consideration such as qualifications, experience, internal equity and work location. We strive to provide competitive and equitable compensation packages to all our employees.</p>
<p>This role is also eligible for medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, 401(k), flexible and dependent care spending accounts, PTO, paid holidays and parental leave.</p></div><div class="title">Bellevue pay range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$99,045</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$148,565 USD</span></div></div></div>

    <div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Don’t meet every single requirement on this job post?</strong> Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At ArenaNet, we believe diversity in culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and backgrounds make us a better team – we celebrate it. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.</p></div>
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