Machine Learning Engineer III

Electronic Arts

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Kirkland, WAVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAustin, TX
Salary
$114,300–$156,200 / yr
Posted
19 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $223k
This role $135k
$96k most similar roles pay here $283k

This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $190,750–$254,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $135k versus about $223k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,400–$204,400 across 13 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Machine Learning Engineer III

As a Machine Learning Engineer III within the EA Player Security Data Labs team, you will operate as a senior individual contributor focused on building and operating production-grade data and machine learning infrastructure. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion, transformation, and feature pipelines to support fraud detection, anti-cheat, and account security solutions across games. Your daily work involves partnering with data scientists to productionize models while ensuring pipeline reliability and cloud agnosticism. The role requires proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience in Rust, Spark, and Terraform. You will utilize tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab within AWS or GCP environments. This position addresses the critical business problem of protecting player trust and fair play by developing robust systems to mitigate fraud and cheating across various gaming platforms.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $241750 from 66 postings across 14 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and maintain scalable data ingestion, transformation, and feature pipelines for fraud and anti-cheat systems.
  • Operate production machine learning infrastructure including batch processing, training workflows, and inference pipelines.
  • Partner with data scientists to productionize models while ensuring high data quality and consistency.
  • Ensure all data and machine learning pipelines are reliable, observable, and cloud-agnostic across environments.
  • Contribute to architectural standards and platform design decisions as a senior individual contributor.
  • Build core data infrastructure to support fraud detection and account security solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Five or more years of professional experience in data engineering, machine learning engineering, or a related role with production ownership.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for building and maintaining large-scale, production-grade data pipelines.
  • Experience designing and operating data-intensive systems using modern programming languages, including Rust.
  • Hands-on experience supporting end-to-end machine learning workflows, specifically regarding data preparation, feature pipelines, and model deployment infrastructure.
  • Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or GCP with large-scale data processing systems.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems and production deployment workflows using GitLab.
  • Experience with Terraform and Spark.

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