WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides
itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether
it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables
others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always
innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by
our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine
and game development.
ANALYTICS
WHAT WE DO
Our Data & Analytics teams build powerful stories and visuals that inform the
games we make, the technology we develop, and business decisions that drive
Epic.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Epic Games is seeking to expand its Insights team with a focus on Observability.
We are looking for a Data Scientist to assist us in delivering and maintaining
an Epic-quality live service game. This role wears many hats, juggles dynamic
priorities, and works toward constantly moving targets. You'll create Data
Tools, Workbooks, and Dashboards to support global Epic Development and
Publishing efforts.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL
- Expand on Epic’s real-time Observability Framework by building, maintaining,
and working with stakeholders to produce insightful product health monitoring
and alerting.
- Educate key stakeholders on real-time data and provide clear sources of truth
to make high-velocity data-driven decisions.
- Advocate for the player – coordinate across multiple disciplines, teams, and
time zones to maintain a high-quality live service product.
- Dig into data, utilizing existing tools and rapid ad-hoc querying and
visualization to help resolve active live issues.
- Drive Observability evolution – continuously re-evaluate existing dashboards
for opportunities to improve our data story. Work with Data Teams to leverage
the latest data features and tools.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Direct experience building or maintaining observability pipelines for live
service games, including familiarity with instrumentation, event schemas,
real-time alerting, and health dashboards
- Proficiency with Grafana, DataDog, Kibana, or Amazon CloudWatch
- Proficiency with JPath, PromQL, SQL, or strong knowledge of scripting
languages.
- Prior experience in analytics, project management, release management,
production, or analytics qa.
- Strong in-the-moment problem-solving skills and ability to break large
problems into manageable and actionable pieces.
- Ability to communicate equally effectively with both technical and
non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
- Flexible availability - including on-call - and strong time management
skills.
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
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.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees
globally. For over 25 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 [https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/eeo-policy].
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
[https://www.epicgames.com/note-to-recruitment-agencies].
