This role pays more than
56%
of similar roles. Most pay
$126,800–$211,200
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$173k
versus about
$169k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, developing and publishing games for consoles, mobile, and PC under franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.
Electronic Arts currently has
87 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$122,300–$170,700
across 49 roles with salary data.
The Lead Data Scientist role at Electronic Arts's Battlefield team involves leading the development of scalable AI/ML solutions to enhance player experience, game design, and live service performance. Reporting to a Senior Manager of Data Science within the Data & Insights (D&I) department, this position requires expertise in applying problem-driven approaches to improve player engagement and monetization systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams to productionize models, designing data pipelines for petabyte-scale telemetry using AWS, S3, Kubernetes, GCP, Python, Apache Kafka, and Hive, and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate has a graduate degree in a quantitative field, 6+ years of professional experience in gaming analytics, and proficiency with Python or R. This role demands extensive knowledge of data warehouse techniques and the ability to communicate complex analytical concepts effectively.
Python
R
SQL
HQL
NoSQL
JSON
XML
Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
Support Vector Machines
Decision Trees
Clustering Algorithms
Project Management
Model Risk Management
Data Engineering
Machine Learning
AI/ML
Generative AI
Cloud Services
CI/CD