Data Engineer

General Information

Locations : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Role ID

214693

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - SPORTS

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC, NHL hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, and EA SPORTS UFC.

At the heart of EA SPORTS is the FC franchise. EA SPORTS FC is the world's #1 best-selling video game with over 200M engaged players across multiple platforms, including console, PC, and mobile. Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we're looking for the brightest talent, so we can continue to create experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds the world over.

Reporting to the Senior Data Science Manager, we are seeking a seasoned Data Engineer to design and architect high-impact, end-to-end data pipelines that deliver actionable business insights. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will bridge the gap between complex technical engineering and strategic business objectives. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic environment, balancing hands-on development with architectural leadership. You will be responsible for creating robust data models, managing scalable infrastructure, and collaborating directly with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into resilient, high-performance data solutions.

Your Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Modeling: Lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable data architectures and conceptual/logical data models that support complex analytical requirements and future business growth.

• End-to-End Pipeline Ownership: Own the entire data lifecycle, from initial requirement gathering to the deployment and maintenance of high-performance, resilient ETL/ELT pipelines and data processing workflows.
• Technical Strategy & Execution: Address sophisticated data engineering challenges including data ingestion, storage strategies, and reliability by building modular, maintainable, and highly available systems.
• System Maintenance & Scalability: Oversee the deployment and optimization of batch and real-time processing frameworks, ensuring data quality, performance tuning, and robust alerting mechanisms.

• Cross-Functional Communication: Serve as a bridge between technical and business teams; clearly translate complex architectural trade-offs, technical designs, and project constraints to non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment on strategic data initiatives.

Your Qualifications

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with 4-6+ years of relevant experience, demonstrating a sophisticated blend of technical engineering expertise and strategic architectural leadership.

• Strategic Data Architecture: Proven expertise in designing resilient data architectures and conceptual/logical models that accommodate complex analytical needs and scale with future business growth.

• Advanced Database Systems: Deep technical proficiency in architecting, managing, and optimizing high-performance SQL and No-SQL database environments.

• Big Data Ecosystem Expertise: Extensive experience building and operating distributed systems leveraging technologies such as Trino, Spark, and Kafka.

• Software Engineering Excellence: Advanced programming skills in Python, C#, or Scala, with a dedicated focus on developing clean, modular, and production-grade code.

• Cloud Infrastructure & Scaling: Hands-on experience deploying and scaling data infrastructure within cloud environments, with a strong preference for AWS.

• Resilient Pipeline Orchestration: Proven ability to engineer and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines and data workflows using industry-standard tools like Airflow.

• AI/BI & Data Governance: Experience delivering AI-driven insights and self-service intelligence via Alation AI, Databricks AI/BI, or similar services, while championing data cataloging and governance to ensure high-quality, actionable data.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$122,300 - $170,700 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.