Senior Data Analyst, Game Platform

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 and analytics to design and deliver a robust telemetry system and then enable developers to use that data in real-time to cultivate a thriving game 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 Partner Management and Execution: Work with your Product counterparts to 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 developer 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 LiveOps and GaaS platforms (especially mobile) and where the market is trending
• Strong product intuition and demonstrated background in influencing products by applying data and measurement to drive alignment
• Experience working with development teams to instrument data and ensure continued data quality
• Experience 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 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.