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Locations: Hyderabad, Telangana, India 
Role ID
212228
Worker Type
Regular Employee
Studio/Department
CT - Infrastructure & Platform
Work Model
Hybrid

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.

Data scientist III - EADP Gameplay Services 

 

We Are EA

 

We’re EA—the world’s largest video game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles—Madden, EA Sports FC, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dead Space, Battlefield and Star Wars, to name a few. But maybe you don’t know how we’re committed to creating games for every platform—from social to mobile to console —to give our players that anytime, anywhere access they demand. What does that mean for you? It means more opportunities to unleash your computing genius.

 

Opportunity Ahead

 

Our platform powers online features for EA’s games, serving millions of users each day. We live, breathe, and dream about how we can make every player’s multiplayer experience memorable. We develop services and SDKs in collaboration with EA’s game studios for matchmaking, stats and leaderboards, achievements, game replays, VOIP, and game networking. 

 

Our primary mission is to enrich the player’s gaming experience by meticulously optimizing the matchmaking process. We believe that effective matchmaking is the cornerstone of any successful multiplayer gaming experience, and we are committed to perfecting this aspect of our service. We continuously reflect and probe various elements to ensure the player’s gaming encounters are both fun and challenging

 

As a Data Scientist III at EADP Gameplay Services, you will report to Senior Engineering Manager and have below key responsibilities.

 

Key Responsibilities                                                                                                                                                                      

  • Analyse complex matchmaking datasets to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities that drive data-informed business decisions.
  • Perform data exploration, mining, and feature engineering to create high-quality datasets for model development.
  • Ensure data integrity and governance through robust validation, preprocessing, and quality assurance processes.
  • Own model lifecycle including retraining, validation, performance monitoring, and scalability improvement.
  • Define experimentation strategy (A/B testing, causal inference) and measure impact on core gameplay KPIs
  • Partner with product, business, and engineering to identify new data acquisition opportunities.
  • Create reusable analytical tools, libraries, and metrics that enable data-driven decisions.
  • Collaborate with data engineers and software engineer across teams to serve their data needs.
  • Evangelise data as a first-class citizen through documentation, standards, and reviews.

Must Have Skills

 

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, AI/ML, Statistics, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
  • 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or ML engineering with a strong record of deploying scalable ML solutions.
  • Solid understanding of statistical modelling, including probability distributions, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing.
  • Strong understanding of experimentation design and A/B testing frameworks
  • Expert proficiency in Python frameworks (PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
  • Experience with model monitoring and drift detection
  • Experience in handling large-scale and high-dimensional datasets using distributed data processing tools (Spark, Snowflake, Databricks).
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex models into business impact.

 

Desirable Skills

 

  • Experience in gaming analytics or player behaviour modelling
  • Experience building recommendation or ranking systems
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

 

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

We love to brag about our great perks like Global fitness program, Sodexo (Food Coupons), Parental Insurance & Medical, Accident & life insurance and since we realise it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day.

 

Don’t Just Play It – Create It!



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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