Research Data Scientist Electronic Arts (Ea)
Redwood City, CA

Job Description

Requisition Number: 150539

Position Title: Data Scientist II

External Description:

Job Title: Research Data Scientist

We are EA

And we make games - how cool is that? In fact, we entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That's why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

The Challenge Ahead

The EA Digital Platform Data Group is responsible for developing a new unified Big Data pipeline across all franchises at Electronic Arts. This platform will incorporate data collection, ingestion, processing, access, and visualization all built on a modern, cloud-based tech stack with best-in-class tools. The Data Group will provide the tools and platform which powers the future state of game development, marketing, sales, accounting and customer experience.

What a Research Data Scientist does at EA:

* Use machine learning techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems in the gaming domain
* Analyze and extract key insights from EA's rich store of gamer and gameplay data
* Design, development, and evaluation of highly innovative models for predictive learning for applications like recommendations and targeting.
* Work closely with the core development teams to deploy models seamlessly as part of production systems
* Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation
* Research and implement novel machine learning algorithms for new business problems.

The next great Data Scientist should also have:

* PhD. in Computer Science with a focus on machine learning
* Track record of having developed novel machine learning algorithms, SIGKDD/ICML/NIPS publications a plus
* Hands-on experience in predictive modeling and analysis over large volumes of data
* Strong Problem-solving ability
* Strong Programming skills in C/C++ or Java
* Experience with large-scale distributed programming paradigms - experience with the Hadoop stack(HDFS/MR/Pig/Hive) a plus
* Experience with R/SAS/SPSS
* Experience with SQL and MPP databases.
* Excellent written and verbal communication and skills

What's in it for you? Glad you asked!

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefits packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the "work hard/play hard" credo every day.

Don't Just Play It - Create It!

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Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

EEOText: EA 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 for 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.

Date Opened: 2018-05-23 23:20:30.843

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 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 or veteran status. We will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

Location: Redwood City

Location_formattedLocationLong: Redwood City, California US