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Data Scientist
1 year ago
Located in thriving Austin, Texas, Airship Syndicate was founded by four industry vets formerly of Vigil Games - the house that Darksiders built. Led by visionary comic artist Joe Madureira, we work with a wide group of talented contributors located both in our studio and around the world. Our projects include Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Darksiders Genesis, the upcoming Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, and the upcoming Wayfinder.
Our goal is simple: build a lean, fun, independent game studio to create top-quality games for a variety of gaming platforms.
Do you love online and service-based games? Do you love diving through data to spot trends? Do you love finding ways to make better game experiences through science ? If the answer to these is yes, and you have experience doing it, then we need YOU to help us make Wayfinder better!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Asist in developing advanced learning algorithms and statistical models to solve critical problems and help deliver incredible player experiences
- Work with engineers to generate data from our applications, and build and maintain data science tools to analyze and present that data
- Report to marketing and development teams to define key metrics, and identify trends and opportunities
- Synthesize data from various sources and extract useful information that will lead to improving the player experience, player retention, game design, and effective marketing strategies
- Extract and organize data into a reliable user-friendly form and present it to the interested and affected parties on the team
- Follow up with additional analysis once initiatives have begun to determine success or need for continued improvements
- Assist in designing and building business intelligence tools for data mining and reporting
- Suggest improvements in tools and techniques to help scale the team
- Conduct ad hoc data analysis based on current team needs and management priorities
EXPERIENCE:
- 3+ years of XP in statistical analysis and data mining
- Experience in the gaming industry and understanding of gaming culture
- Experience in defining/designing/building/managing a data warehouse
- Strong quantitative analysis techniques and qualitative methods, as well as predictive modeling
- Demonstrated success presenting complex research data (both qualitative and quantitative) in a clear and compelling manner that inspires action
- Knowledge in MongoDB, Reporting Platforms (Tableau, Spotfire, etc.) and Excel
- Python a plus!
Our Benefits:
Healthcare that includes: complete medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you and your dependents.
Life insurance plus short and long-term disability.
Generous matching retirement contributions so you can live the good life after you retire.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Open Paid Time Off
Profit-Sharing
Relocation packages
Perks Upon Perks:
A world-beating, custom-made board gaming table
Payday Friday Off
Flex Days, where working from home is optionally allowed
Office movie lunches at Alamo Draft House (when we're not in a pandemic)
Access to your favorite snacks and beverages
MAME cabinet
GrubHub Account w/ meal credits
How We Work
Autonomy through collaboration:
We remove as many barriers as possible between you and productivity. We’ll ask you to be self-reliant and self-motivated, with the expectation that you talk frequently with your lead and teammates to keep everyone aligned.
Focused project management:
We don’t manage just to manage. We’re building a system and process that is helpful, but not intrusive. If someone is asking you for a status update, it’s probably because they are working with you on the thing they are asking about, or are planning to use it.
Small team environment:
Size is relative (especially in today’s dev world), but we’re all about direct interaction with teammates, experimenting with ideas, and less bureaucracy.
Our Values
High Performance:
Average will never be our target. We work hard to put the special sauce in each game we create, and this forms the core of our identity. It also pushes us to evolve. As we strive to be better together, we grow together.
Mutual Respect:
We respect the time and extraordinary efforts of our employees by offering generous PTO, profit-sharing, WFH days (even pre-pandemic), and an understanding of personal circumstances. Making great games often takes a lot; we aim to give a lot in return, by committing to share our success with our team.
Approachability:
Making something “fun” is inherently subjective, and can’t come without disagreement. We value being open, honest, and approachable. Respect breeds communication and good communication means good games. If you aren’t approachable, in good times and bad, Airship isn’t for you.
Help Us Build It
We are still trying to achieve our goals, and probably always will be. We’re looking for thoughtful, creative folks to help us move the goalpost.
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