BI Engineer - American Football

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game company located in Vancouver, BC, is seeking an experienced Business Intelligence Engineer to join their Data & Insights team. The role focuses on developing dashboard-based solutions and integrating new analytical technologies. Candidates should have 5+ years in BI engineering, expertise in SQL/DAX, and familiarity with Power BI. This hybrid position offers a supportive work environment and robust benefits, making it ideal for creative teams aiming to enhance gaming experiences.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation per year

Paid parental leave

Health and dental coverage

Retirement plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience in BI engineering/report development.
• Proficiency in writing advanced, performant SQL/DAX queries.
• Experience in UI/UX design principles and able to give design opinions.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated reporting for data-driven decisions.
• Contribute to full development lifecycle of BI solutions.
• Gather requirements and design solutions for decision-making.

Skills

SQL/DAX queries

UI/UX design principles

Team collaboration

Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Tools

Power BI

Python

Job description

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.

The Data & Insights (D&I) team harnesses the power of data to deliver transformative insights and solutions to EA game teams and players. D&I teams are involved in every aspect of data, driving strategy and governance; building powerful data and AI applications; and developing personalization, experimentation, and analytics tools, and more. When you join D&I, you're joining a team of passionate experts working to enable more profound understanding, better ways of working, and more meaningful experiences for our players.

We are looking for an accomplished Business Intelligence Engineer. You will report to the Director of Business Intelligence. We believe in creating an inclusive world inside and outside of our games for our players and our team. As a geo-diverse team, our team members around the globe can either work from home, in the office or a hybrid of both. You will develop dashboard-based solutions we have today while prototyping the AI-infused solutions of tomorrow. You will also stay informed of the latest tech and research on all aspects of BI and Analytics and will have experience delivering complex projects, including broad decision-making on technical decisions and implementation.

This is a hybrid work model based in Vancouver, BC.

Responsibilities

You will develop automated reporting to promote data-driven decisions across the team and with partner teams.

You will contribute to the full development lifecycle, from idea generation to implementation, ensuring understanding of industry best practices.

You will gather requirements, model and design solutions to support decision-making and data maturity.

You will work with analysts, product managers, data architects and designers to understand requirements, and help develop interactive Power BI dashboards.

You will support the process of adoption of new technologies and applications we use to integrate analytical solutions.

You will develop interactive dashboards and other self-service tools, backed by semantic data models.

You will develop quality operational analytics BI products that extend support to Development Operations and Technical Leads, enhancing consistency and efficiency across franchises.

Qualifications

5+ years of relevant industry experience in BI engineering/report development.

Proficiency in writing advanced, performant SQL/DAX queries.

Experience in UI/UX design principles and able to give design opinions and recommendations.

Well versed in consuming large enterprise data sets.

Experience using alternative or custom data sources within Power BI (ex. REST APIs).

Team player, initiative taker.

Experience in any cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Beneficial to Have

Knowledge and passion for video games.

Experience working with unstructured datasets.

Experience in the physical and logical design of database architecture for relational databases, data warehouses and data lakes.

Experience with Python programming language.

Exposure to creating data pipelines.

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

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

For British Columbia, 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.