Product Data Scientist Job at thatgamecompany, Remote

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  • thatgamecompany
  • Remote

Job Description

Product Data Scientist

Remote - US & Canada

We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientis t to help us develop scalable data-driven solutions that enhance player understanding, foster safe and secure online communities, and optimize the overall player experience. This role is critical for innovating and expanding upon our existing game analytics tooling, and will work with data professionals, application engineers, and stakeholders throughout the studio to create new functionality that serves the needs of gamers AND game developers everywhere.

On any given day at that game company, you might:

  • Comb through large sets of game telemetry data to uncover player relationships, feature usage trends, security threats, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve the player or developer experience.

  • Design and test innovative solutions to improve new player retention through data-driven insights and automation

  • Develop novel solutions to identify, surface, and mitigate non-human bot activity

  • Translate data-driven solutions into product features to automate and share our innovations

  • Give a presentation to help talk through some unintuitive discoveries from one of your data models

We expect you to:

  • Have deep passion for video games; be a gamer and think on behalf of our players

  • Be curious, a problem solver and a self starter who is comfortable taking risks. Know how and when to apply your knowledge, and be willing to share with the rest of us

  • Be comfortable with ambiguity and able to navigate it to iteratively refine the problem space

Required Skills

  • 3+ Years of Experience applying Data Science methodologies to product development

  • Strong understanding of machine learning and statistical methods, including classical ML, deep learning, NLP, and anomaly detection.

  • Expertise in statistical concepts such as experimental design, hypothesis testing, regression, classification, and clustering

  • Proficiency in writing clean, efficient code in Python, Java, or Typescript

  • Experience writing optimized SQL Queries to build and analyze datasets

  • Familiarity with modern Cloud Platforms (preferably GCP)

  • Exposure to big data processing tools like BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, Spark, and Beam

  • Strong communication skills, desire to understand the data you’re using, and the ability to explain what you built and why you built it

  • Willingness to continuously learn, adapt, and step outside of your comfort zone.

Preferred Experience

Any of the following would be highly preferred, but most of all, we value team players who are eager to learn and contribute:

  • Kubernetes and Open Source tooling

  • Graph Databases or Matchmaking

  • Analysis of 3D event data

  • Experience developing Data-Driven SaaS Products

  • Experience in the video gaming industry

  • Experience in a small company with a startup feel

  • Interest in technical writing and sharing your work

Perks:

• Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Two Weeks Winter Break

• Employees and their dependents get medical, dental, and vision coverage, regardless of their level, tenure, or position within the company. Moreover, these benefits start on the first day of the job—there’s no waiting period before they kick in.

• Pet Insurance for those who need it too.

• Compassionate leave for employees who needs to take care of their family members

• Pre-tax wellness stipend

• Pre-tax work from home stipend

• Access our savings plan (401K program) with company match

• Mental health resources including Headspace membership and Employee Assistance Program (CCA)

• Discount portal for everyday goods and services

• Employee inclusive and diversity initiatives such as Grow Together

• Support for personal professional development

At thatgamecompany, we believe in fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovation. If you're excited about using data science to shape immersive gaming experiences, we’d love to hear from you!

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S or Canada. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The salary range for this position is $140,000 USD to $180,000 USD annually, with the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company’s compensation practices.
Employees in this position are eligible to participate in the Company’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, and paid time off.

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