Epic Games

Senior Data Scientist

Cary,North Carolina,United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 16 hours ago

PythonSQLMachine LearningData ScienceForecastingUnreal EngineAR/VREpicLeadershipCommunicationMentoringPublic Speaking

About the role

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people.
Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment.
We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Responsibilities

This position will primarily be responsible for developing strategic insights to inform Finance and Product leadership on the Epic ecosystem.
In addition to other responsibilities, this position will maintain the core business reporting and forecasting that the org relies on, and develop high-leverage data models to improve the efficiency of the entire Insights department.
Maintain and evolve core business reporting to analyze fluctuations across our core businesses - decomposing the underlying factors and isolating the causal influence of external events and internal activations
Build, maintain, analyze, and leverage time series forecasting methods to anticipate ecosystem trends and inform Finance and Product planning
Develop and maintain core data models leveraged by the entire department, improving consistency, efficiency, and analytical leverage across teams
Perform executive deep dives on high-priority subjects relevant to the Fortnite ecosystem, translating complex analysis into clear narratives for leadership
Build a deep understanding of our products and become an expert on all analytics data collected
Support users of our self-service data pipeline, helping them understand the data they are using and teaching them appropriate methods to access and summarize it
Collaborate with the ecosystem analytics team to enhance data-driven decision-making across the organization
Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.

Requirements

Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience as a Data Scientist or in a related field
Expertise with SQL and Python
Familiarity with time series modeling

Nice to have

Experience with time series forecasting libraries such as Prophet
Experience with causal inference methods
Passion for the gaming industry
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.
Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company.
For over 30 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.

Company info

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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 here.
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 here.
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.
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.
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).

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