Data Engineer

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.

We are EA

EA inspires the world to play, and the Worldwide Localization Team makes that happen! We are accountable for delivering the high-quality localized versions of our titles to over 30 countries around the world. You will find a vibrant, multicultural environment with a great mixture of professionals. From software engineers, project managers, testers to audio, text and linguistic specialists, each employee has an important role to play. EA has built a cutting-edge Localization powerhouse that covers the needs for both current and next-generation platform.

We are hiring a Data Engineer that will report to our Localization Data & AI Manager. Loc Data & AI´s mission is to support and foster the use of data from all perspectives, along with developing policies and procedures for the monitoring and active management of data in EA Localization.

This includes an understanding of data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipelines to support Data Science and AI solutions.


• Work with structured and unstructured datasets, ensuring data integrity, quality, and accessibility for AI applications.


• Build and manage ETL/ELT pipelines to process, clean, and transform data for BI, self-service analytics, and ML/DL model training.


• Optimize data storage and retrieval processes, leveraging cloud-based solutions (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and distributed computing frameworks (Spark).


• Collaborate with Data scientists and ML engineers to ensure efficient deployment of AI models in production.


• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance, implementing improvements for scalability and efficiency.


• Maintain and improve data governance, security, and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of industry experience as a Data Engineer or in a related field.


• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Maths or a related field.


• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Data processing frameworks (Pandas, Numpy, Spark, PySpark).


• Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (Apache Airflow).


• Strong knowledge of ETL processes, and Data modelling.


• Knowledge about Data warehousing systems (Snowflake, Big Query, Redshift).


• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, and Azure) and data storage solutions.


• Experience with Gitlab.


• Experience with APIs and microservices for data integration.


• Strong analytical mindset and ability to work with large-scale datasets.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate data insights into business impact.

Connect your future to ours. Inspire. Dream. Play.

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.