Data Scientist

Locations: Madrid, Spain

Role ID

212016

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - Localization

Work Model

Hybrid

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.

Global Stories, local voices.

We make games – how cool is that? In fact, we entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive entertainment experiences in the industry. But making games is challenging. That's why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

EA inspires the world to play, and the Worldwide Localization Team makes that happen We are accountable for delivering the high-quality localized versions of our titles to over 30 countries around the world. You will find a vibrant, multicultural environment with a great mixture of professionals where each employee has an important role to play. You will work on different groundbreaking tools and systems to provide Localization to our products.

EA has built a Localization powerhouse that covers the needs for both current and next-generation platforms.

We are hiring a Data Scientist to join our Localization Data & AI team, reporting to the Data Scientist Lead.

The Loc Data & AI team's mission is to empower EA Localization through intelligent, data-driven solutions leveraging advanced analytics, scalable AI systems, and collaborative tools that enhance the quality and efficiency of localized content.

As a Data Scientist in our team, you will focus on building end-to-end data science solutions from exploratory analysis to model development and performance evaluation working closely with Machine Learning Engineers and Data Engineers.

Responsibilities

• • Analyze large, multilingual datasets to generate actionable insights for localization workflows.
• Develop and refine feature engineering pipelines tailored for multilingual and multimodal datasets.
• Develop of automatic translation pipelines based on agents using LLMs and prompting engineering techniques.
• Evaluate LLMs performance, conduct error analysis, and iterate to improve accuracy, fairness, and reliability.
• Datasets develop for testing and QA of new prompts or new models for automatic translation.
• Apply statistical analysis, A/B testing, and experimental design to evaluate the impact of localization strategies.
• Use tools like langfuse, for prompt and dataset development and management.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality coding standards.
• Ensure adherence to ethical AI standards.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research in prompting engineering, machine learning, LLMs and localization technologies.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in applied data science, ideally in NLP, prompt engineering or multilingual domains.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Maths, Statistics, Linguistics, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in Python and core data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn).
• Experience with ML and DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Solid grasp of statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and experimental design.
• Familiarity with NLP concepts and tools (e.g., BLEU, BERTScore, spacy, nltk, quality estimation) is a plus.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical insights to non-technical audiences.
• Passion for localization, culturalization, language technologies, and building AI that enhances global user experiences.

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.