Machine Learning Data Engineer, EPIC Games
Interactive entertainment company
Open for applications
Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.
Role
Who you are
- Strong analytical background: BSc or MSc in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related subject - candidates without a degree are welcome as long as they have extensive hands-on experience
- Experience in ETL technical design, automated data quality testing, QA and documentation, data warehousing, and data modeling
- Experience with Python for interaction with Web Services (e.g., Rest and Postman)
- Experience with using and developing data APIs
- Experience using AWS, Snowflake, or other comparable large-scale analytics platforms
- Experience monitoring and managing databases (we use Elasticsearch / MongoDB / PostgreSQL)
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with data versioning tools
- Experience developing and maintaining data infrastructure for ETL pipelines, such as Apache Airflow
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our data infrastructure to ensure the reliability and efficiency of our data and systems used by our Machine Learning team
- Your role will include creating and maintaining data pipelines that transform and load data from various products and managing the AWS infrastructure for our machine learning platform
- Additionally, you will work with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to design and implement robust and scalable data services that support Epic's mission while ensuring our user’s privacy
- Interact with product teams to understand how our safety systems interact with their data systems
- Design and implement an automated end-to-end ETL process, including data anonymization, to prepare data for machine learning and ad hoc analysis
- Manage and scale the tools and technologies we use to label data running on AWS
- Devise database structure and technology for storing and efficiently accessing large data sets (millions of records) of different types (text, images, videos, etc.)
- Use and implement data extraction APIs
- Write and invoke custom SQL procedures
- Support data versioning strategies using automated tools
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Epic Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. Epic's Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and the Web. Its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5 - is set to lay the technical foundations for countless future releases.
Epic Games' model focuses on two key areas: creating games and offering its game engine technology to other developers. Doing this means that Epic Games' brand stretches beyond their own direct creations. The company has been able to put its name to some of the most iconic games of the last 20 years. Its most recent success is undoubtedly the creation of Fortnite, which has gained hundreds of millions of users since its launch in 2017.
Long-established as one of the leaders in their field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for Epic Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled Epic Games to push the limits of their software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 saw an unprecedented investment in Epic Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5 billion. This will enable Disney to promote iconic characters through the Fortnite game. With the number of people enjoying video games continuing to grow, there is no sign of Epic Games slowing down any time soon.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2024
$1.5bn
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$2bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $8.6bn
Company benefits
- Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement plan, 401(k) plan
- Performance bonuses (quarterly)
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee discounts at the Epic Store
- Free lunches and snacks on site
- Pet-friendly offices so you can bring your well-behaved pet to work
- Company-sponsored social events such as happy hours and special events
Company values
- BE EPIC - Contribute to the unrelenting focus on innovation, quality and community that defines us
Company HQ
Cary, NC
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Leadership
Tim Sweeney
(CEO)Founded 'Potomac Computer Systems', which would later become Epic Games, in 1991, from his parents' house in Maryland.
Mark Rein
(Vice President)Joined Sweeney in 1992, when the two renamed Sweeney's company into 'Epic Games'.
People progressing
Joined as a UI/UX Developer in 2018, promoted to Lead Software Engineer after 18 months
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