Junior Data Engineer - Python

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA) is a global leader in entertainment, creating immersive experiences that engage players worldwide. The company fosters a creative community, encouraging new ideas and innovation to make an impact across the gaming industry.

The Central Technology team at EA accelerates innovation by delivering world-class technology solutions. They develop platforms, AI-powered tools, live services, and infrastructure that support secure, scalable player experiences and unlock new possibilities.

Data & Insights Team Overview

The Data & Insights (D&I) team converts data into meaningful insights that drive EA's strategic decisions. They collaborate across departments to enhance personalization, experimentation, analytics, and data governance.

Role Summary

The Junior Data Engineer will work under the guidance of the Senior Manager, Data Engineering, focusing on building and maintaining efficient, scalable data pipelines that power EA’s data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain high-performance data engineering pipelines.
• Optimize and provide ongoing support for production data workflows to ensure accuracy and completeness of datasets.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 3 years of professional experience in data engineering.
• Advanced skills in complex SQL and Python or another fourth-generation programming language.
• Proficient with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure, alongside infrastructure automation tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience working with cloud data warehouses including Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or other big data technologies.
• Familiarity with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Airflow, Flink, Beam, and Trino.
• Practical knowledge of real-time and streaming data technologies, for example Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, or Spark Streaming.
• Hands-on experience with version control systems and CI/CD processes, notably Git.
• Understanding of business intelligence tools like Looker, Tableau, and Power BI, as well as expertise in dashboard creation, data quality management, data governance, and observability tools.

Additional Information

EA offers a supportive workplace focusing on holistic employee well-being including physical, emotional, financial, career growth, and community engagement. The benefits package is crafted to meet regional requirements and may offer healthcare, mental health support, retirement plans, paid time off, family leave policies, complimentary access to games, and more.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. Employment decisions are made without bias to any legally protected characteristic. The company also accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities and considers applicants with criminal records where applicable by law.