Senior Data Scientist, Fortnite Ecosystem

Epic Games; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Montreal is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to enhance Fortnite through advanced analytics and data-driven insights. Responsibilities include partnering with product teams, creating data pipelines, and developing actionable metrics to improve user engagement. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of experience in data science, strong product intuition, and skills in data visualization tools like Tableau. Epic Games values diversity and an inclusive culture, offering a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data science or analytics, preferably in the gaming industry.
• Strong understanding of live service ecosystems and game analytics.
• Experience writing efficient SQL queries over large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product leads to identify and drive key business opportunities.
• Develop data pipelines and visualizations to enhance user engagement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on strategic direction.

Skills

Data visualization

SQL efficiency

Industry experience

Product strategy intuition

Statistical analysis

Collaborative communication

Tools

Tableau

GitHub

Airflow

Spark

Job description

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

Use your experience in data science & analytics to advance Fortnite and cultivate an ecosystem where games of all kinds can thrive. The successful candidate will possess exceptional technical capabilities, a strong aptitude for product strategy, and a deep understanding of live service ecosystems.

This Senior Data Scientist will partner closely with the Fortnite Ecosystem Growth team to drive strategy and evaluate initiatives across the Developer Economy, IP Development, Creator Relations, and Genre Campaigns. Responsibilities include defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure and evaluate team initiatives, developing data pipelines and Tableau reports, and conducting in-depth analysis. The insights generated from this work will be critical for identifying opportunities, setting strategic goals, measuring progress, and informing core product decisions.

In this role, you will

• Partner with design and product management leaders to break down ambiguous problems, identify key business opportunities, and leverage data to establish essential metrics and deliver insights that will drive and shape the strategic direction.
• Transform raw data into data models, production metrics, scaled reporting, and insights to improve user experience and engagement.
• Work closely with product, marketing, business, and technology teams to ensure the seamless execution of initiatives. Coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on goals and priorities, and facilitate collaboration across departments with clear communication.

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of industry or relevant experience, with a good understanding of live service video games
• Strong product intuition and ability to shape strategy for a complex ecosystem
• Demonstrated background in influencing products by applying data and measurement to drive alignment
• Experience in data visualization (Tableau or similar)
• Experience with experimental design and a variety of causal inference methods
• Experience working with development teams to instrument data and ensure continued data quality
• Experience writing efficient and scalable SQL over billions of rows; it is a plus if you are familiar with distributed computing using Spark (Scala or PySpark)
• Familiarity with supporting technical componentry, including code version control (Github), orchestration (Airflow or similar)
• Advanced statistical training and a thorough understanding of the associated strengths and weaknesses of different statistical approaches is a plus
• Passion for games, analytics, and content discovery platforms

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.

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.