Electronic Arts Inc

Data Scientist

Electronic Arts Inc • $104K — $142K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
  • 1 year of experience in data science, analytics, or a related area.
  • Experience building a production-ready codebase with other contributors.
  • Familiarity with SQL for querying complex, semi-structured data sets.
  • Experience with developing statistical and machine learning models using Python or R and tools like Sagemaker or Databricks.
  • Knowledge of programming best practices, version control, and automation.
  • Experience presenting to a range of stakeholders from various technical backgrounds.

Responsibilities

  • Design experiments to evaluate optimal content for players.
  • Maintain and develop recommender models for diverse content navigation.
  • Apply statistics and machine learning principles to enhance in-game experiences.
  • Draft technical solutions for non-technical audiences.
  • Prototype technology solutions that meet specific use cases.
  • Conduct technical reviews to uphold coding and deployment quality.

Benefits

  • 3 weeks of vacation per year initially.
  • 10 sick days annually.
  • Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary for parental leave.
  • Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement plan contributions for full-time employees.
  • Eligibility for bonus and incentive programs may apply.
Full Job Description
Description & Requirements

Your role:

As a Data Scientist, you will help us improve our FC franchise by designing experiments, measuring outcomes, and leveraging data-driven methods to deliver personalized and dynamic content to our players. You are a technically oriented individual knowledgeable of how to use data and AI systems to solve product problems. You report to an embedded data science team in FC and will work with us, along with product managers, engineers, and technical leaders who bring EA Sports FC to life.

What a Data Scientist does at EA:
  • Design experiments and measure their outcomes to determine optimal or preferred content.
  • Maintain and develop new recommender models that help players navigate a broad and diverse array of content.
  • Understand how to use principles of statistics and machine learning to help learn and tune in game experiences while staying aware of their consequences.
  • Draft technical solutions when presented with a problem to a less technical audience.
  • Prototype new technology that fits use cases/problems and validates against success criteria.
  • Support peers with technical reviews, ensuring quality coding and deployment practices.

Your Qualifications:
  • BS in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or related; or equivalent experience.
  • 1 year of work experience in data science, analytics, or a related area.
  • Experience developing a production-ready codebase alongside other contributors.
  • Familiarity with SQL, including experience querying complex, semi-structured data sets in a data lake environment.
  • Experience developing statistical and machine learning models using languages like Python or R and using tools like Sagemaker or Databricks.
  • Knowledge of programming best practices, version control, and automation.
  • Experience presenting to and gathering requirements from people at multiple levels of business and technical expertise.


Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$104,500 - $142,800 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

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LinkedInID

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About Electronic Arts Inc

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The company develops and publishes games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and personal computers. EA's portfolio includes popular franchises such as FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, and Battlefield. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Learn more about Electronic Arts Inc
Size
12,900 employees
Market Cap
$33.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.1 billion
Founded
1982
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$5.6 billion
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