Platform Software Engineer -Experimentation and Analytics
Electronic Arts6 hours ago
Shanghai, ChinaSenior
Responsibilities
- Build configuration dashboards that allow game studio teams to launch and evaluate experiments independently.
- Develop and maintain low-latency APIs and microservices for real-time experiment assignment and player targeting at scale.
- Develop batch and real-time analytics pipelines for metrics, anomaly detection, and forecasting.
- Productionize and automate statistical and machine learning methodologies with Data Science, Data Analytics, and Data Engineering teams.
- Standardize behavioral event schemas, configuration models, and metadata contracts across game titles.
- Provide data insights into player engagement with live-service content and promote adoption of the Lifecycle Management platform.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience building data-intensive systems, distributed backend services, or platform APIs.
- Experience collaborating with Data Science, Data Analytics, or Machine Learning teams to productionize analytical models or algorithms.
- Conceptual understanding of A/B testing, hypothesis testing, and core statistical mechanisms, with machine learning experience required.
- Expertise in Python and at least one compiled language such as Java, Go, or Scala, plus advanced SQL skills.
- Experience with distributed data frameworks such as Spark or Trino and Lakehouse or data warehouse solutions such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Redshift.
- Familiarity with cloud services, preferably AWS, containerization, and workflow orchestrators such as Airflow.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, English documentation, and ability to work across regions and time zones.
- Gaming industry experience or familiarity with game telemetry data is a strong plus.
Benefits
- Benefits may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, complimentary games, career support, and community wellness programs.
- Global, cross-functional work environment with opportunities for learning, experimentation, and career growth.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Electronic Arts
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 team where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. Regardless of your role, team, or location, this is a place where everyone makes play happen. Join us.