Principal Data Analyst, Ecosystem Economy & UGC

7 Months ago • 7 Years + • Data Analysis

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Data Analyst at Epic Games, you'll leverage your expertise to enhance the Fortnite ecosystem economy and foster a thriving user-generated content (UGC) environment. Responsibilities include problem-solving, strategic product management, end-to-end analytics ownership (transforming raw data into actionable insights), and cross-functional collaboration with product, marketing, legal, and technology teams. You'll use data to drive product improvements, identify market trends, and align initiatives with company goals. This role requires strong technical skills, product intuition, and deep understanding of live service games and UGC ecosystems.
Must have:
  • 7+ years experience in data analytics
  • Strong understanding of live service games & UGC
  • Product intuition & data-driven decision making
  • Experience with SQL, data modeling & reporting
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with Spark (Scala or PySpark)
  • Causal inference methods & experimental design
  • Advanced statistical/economic modeling
  • Full-stack data experience (ingest, ETL, storage)
  • Familiarity with Github, Airflow
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability & life insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO & sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ANALYTICS

What We Do

Our Data & Analytics teams build powerful stories and visuals that inform the games we make, the technology we develop, and business decisions that drive Epic.

What You'll Do

Use your expert experience in data & analytics to advance the Fortnite ecosystem economy and cultivate a thriving user generated content ecosystem. The successful candidate will have great technical capabilities, an aptitude for product strategy, and a deep understanding of both live service games and user generated content ecosystems.

In this role, you will

  • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Break down ambiguous problems, understand the pieces that really matter, and drive product improvements with the insights uncovered
  • Strategic Product Management and Execution: Identify and evaluate market trends, opportunities, and competition to inform strategic decisions and collaborate with senior leadership to align initiatives with overall company goals
  • End-to-End Analytics Ownership: Transform raw data into data models, production metrics, scaled reporting, and insights to improve user experience and engagement
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, marketing, legal, and technology teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives; coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on goals and priorities and facilitate effective communication and collaboration across departments

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of industry or relevant experience, with proven interest in and knowledge of live service video games
  • Strong understanding of user-generated content platforms in gaming, and where the market is trending
  • Strong product intuition and demonstrated background in influencing products by applying data and measurement to drive alignment
  • Experience with working with development teams to instrument data and ensure continued data quality
  • Experience with writing efficient and scalable SQL over billions of rows; it is a plus if you are familiar with distributed computing using Spark (Scala or PySpark)
  • Familiarity with supporting operational processes including: code version control (Github or similar), orchestration (Airflow)
  • Experience with a variety of causal inference methods and experimental design
  • Experience with advanced statistical and/or economic modeling is a plus
  • Experience in a “full-stack” environment - data file ingest, ETL, data storage interaction, application development, communication of results to storage systems, code version control is a plus
  • Passion for games, analytics, and user-generated content platforms

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

Similar Jobs

CookUnity - Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Google

CookUnity

New York, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Sword Health - Product Manager

Sword Health

Portugal (Remote)
2 Months ago
Gameloft - Game Designer (Middle/Senior)

Gameloft

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Google - Staff Software Engineer, YouTube

Google

Mountain View, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
BioFire - Senior Data Scientist

BioFire

Hazelwood, Missouri, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
bytedance - Software Engineer - Data Engineering (Video Arch)

bytedance

Singapore (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Clearwater Analytics - Data Flow Engineer I

Clearwater Analytics

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Sailpoint - Senior Data Engineer

Sailpoint

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Vendavo - Senior Data Scientist

Vendavo

Prague, Prague, Czechia (Hybrid)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

hogarth - Production Coordinator

hogarth

Singapore (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Autodesk - Senior Program Manager, Talent Management - Talent Planning

Autodesk

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Nightfall AI - Chief Information Security Officer

Nightfall AI

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Oliver Plus - Manager Operations (6 Month Contract)

Oliver Plus

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Ramp - Staff Software Engineer | FedRAMP Infrastructure

Ramp

New York, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Blinkhealth - Supervisor, Pharmacy Operations (Claims and Patient Outreach)

Blinkhealth

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Saviynt - Gainsight Director, CS Operations

Saviynt

El Segundo, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
endava - Senior Java Developer

endava

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Ziff Davis - Marketing Events Director

Ziff Davis

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
GoTo Group - People Data Management Manager

GoTo Group

Jakarta, Indonesia (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Cary, North Carolina, United States

HCL Tech - C++ Senior Technical Lead

HCL Tech

California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
whoop - VP, Communications

whoop

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Next Level Business Services - Sr. Salesforce Developer

Next Level Business Services

Hartford, Connecticut, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - SFDC Admin/Developer

Next Level Business Services

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Visa - Director- Go to Market Strategy

Visa

Atlanta, Georgia, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Games For Love - Kids of Code Program Coordinator Volunteer

Games For Love

Washington, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago
Qualcomm - Senior Design Verification Engineer

Qualcomm

Santa Clara, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Zones - Apple Operations Manager

Zones

Auburn, Washington, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
GameChanger - Senior DevOps Engineer

GameChanger

New York, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
Fictiv - Japanese - English Translator

Fictiv

Oakland, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Data Analysis Jobs

Addepar - Senior Portfolio Data Engineer

Addepar

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Capgemini - Data Analytics Lead

Capgemini

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago
nubank - Senior/Staff Data Scientist

nubank

United States (Remote)
3 Weeks ago
Salesforce - Big Data Technical Architect - EMEA

Salesforce

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Publicis Groupe - Senior Data Engineer

Publicis Groupe

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
binance - Data Scientist (LLM)

binance

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
8 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Business Systems Analyst

The Walt Disney Company

Hong Kong (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Onehouse - Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems

Onehouse

Sunnyvale, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Years ago
PwC - Data Engineer Associate

PwC

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt (On-Site)
1 Year ago
zoox - Data Scientist - Autonomy

zoox

Foster City, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Porto Alegre, State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil (On-Site)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Porto Alegre, State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil (On-Site)

Porto Alegre, State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil (On-Site)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Porto Alegre, State Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil (On-Site)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Epic Games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug