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What You'll DoEpic Games is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to support the meta-progression systems area. You’ll apply mixed methods to own the end-to-end life cycle of creating data assets, reports, insights, to impact the direction of efforts across Epic’s portfolio of products and ecosystems, with a particular focus on our meta-progression systems, like XP and Quests. The successful candidate will have the ability to apply a range of data technologies, statistical methods, and visualization methods to influence development and product teams, and to partner with stakeholders across all parts of the business.
In this role, you will- Partner with progression and quest product managers and designers to identify opportunities for our meta-progression systems and use data to develop metrics and insights
- Scope the telemetry these systems depend on and build the ETL, data models, and dashboards stakeholders rely on to tune XP, quests, and the Battle Pass each season
- Run exploratory analysis, whether that's how to cohort players, what's behind an engagement shift, or funnel analysis
- Design and run experiments: A/B tests where we can randomize, and other causal inference methods (difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity) where we can't
- Partner on new progression features from the start, from scoping what to measure through standing up reporting for launch
- At least 5 years in analytics or data science, with a proven interest in and knowledge of live-service games and how players engage with them
- Strong product sense, and a track record of shaping what a team builds by putting the right data in front of the right people
- Fluent, efficient SQL over very large datasets and solid footing in the Python analytics stack
- Experience scoping telemetry with engineering teams and building the ETL and data models on top of it
- Grounding in experimental design and A/B testing, with the judgment to know when a clean experiment isn't possible; quasi-experimental methods (RDD, difference-in-differences) are a plus
- Experience with production tooling: version control (GitHub), orchestration (Airflow / Astronomer), and AI coding tools such as Claude Code.
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
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.
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Skills Required
- At least 5 years of industry or relevant experience
- At least 2 years of experience managing a team of data professionals
- Experience with writing efficient and scalable SQL over billions of rows
- Development experience in Python analytics ecosystem
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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
