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Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
  • Location: Montreal
  • Country: Canada


Role ID
204238
Worker Type
Regular Employee
Studio/Department
CTO - Data & Analytics
Work Model
Hybrid
Job Category
Analytics

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

Data-driven decision-making is essential to game development at EA. We're looking for a thoughtful and disciplined Data Scientist with deep statistical modeling experience, strong data engineering experience and a passion for games and digital technologies. The biggest and single most important aspect that we look for in aspiring colleagues is people who enjoy the joy of discovery.

You will report to a senior data science manager within EA's central Data and Analytics (DnA) organization. You will work with top data science talent to identify and combat toxicity across all EA titles. You're passionate about using your skills in NLP, computer vision, and more, to positively impact the gameplay experience for games played by millions of players. This person will work closely with our Lead Data Scientist who leads our team's content and toxicity initiatives.

What you'll do:

  • Work directly with the game teams/partners (internal clients) to understand their offerings/domain and create data science products and solutions to solve for their live service use cases.
  • Assist our team's lead of Content/Toxicity with generalizing products across titles.
  • Work on team projects within your pillar (Content/Toxicity), proposing methodology and guiding the direction of each project.
  • Ensure sound modeling methodology and experimental designs, and guide the direction of each project from start to finish.
  • Define and design data schema and labeling criteria to enable moderation of new content and modalities
  • Effectively communicate data science projects and products to stakeholders, including those with non-data science backgrounds.
  • Design, improve and work with our data pipeline that transfers and processes petabytes of data using AWS, Sagemaker, GCP, Python, Apache Kafka, & Hive.
  • Use data manipulation, processing, and data visualizations to aid in your modeling efforts.
  • Assist game teams and data teams in making important decisions.

You Have:

  • 4+ years of professional experience manipulating data sets, building statistical models, and productizing models along with experience applying Data Science methodologies to real-world problems.
  • Ph.D./Master's in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another quantitative field encouraged.
  • Experience working on deep learning projects in a production setting.
  • Experience with a deep learning framework such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Experienced in analyzing extremely complex, multi-dimensional data sets with a variety of tools.
  • Experience working with large scale, unstructured data across multiple modalities (image, text, audio, etc.)
  • Superior verbal, visual, and written communication skills to educate and work with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience using Python, SQL, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Hive/Hadoop, and AWS/GCP.
  • Role benefits from experience in gaming.
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About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
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