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Senior Data Scientist

Epic Games Helsinki is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our growing team and work with not only our own titles but a wide variety of games from around the world. You’ll collaborate daily with our anti-cheat development team in the ongoing race against cheats, developing and implementing algorithms to detect cheating using statistical methods including machine learning.

Responsibilities:

• Help us mitigate cheating in the numerous EasyAntiCheat protected games from all game genres
• Develop and implement algorithms based on truly unique data sets to detect cheating in multiplayer online games
• Work together with both anti-cheat and backend teams to bring ideas from a prototype all the way to producti
• Work closely with game developers both within Epic and externally
• Be accountable and take ownership of the outcomes of your work

Qualifications:

• Advanced statistical training and a thorough understanding of the associated strengths and weaknesses of different statistical analysis & testing approaches
• Passion for both games and analytics
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with experimental design and testability
• Demonstrated experience with interpretive and predictive modeling
• Demonstrated experience with uni & multivariate analysis
• Proficiency in programming, preferably in Python
• Experience in data reporting, visualization, and presentation skills
• Experience working with a variety of information systems and data files (structured & unstructured), including large and complex files: analyzing file structure, using and creating file layouts, ETLing raw data into finished products, a basic understanding of data modeling and architecture
• Ability to prioritize, work with multiple teams and deliver at a high speed
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  

Preference to applicants with:

• Experience working with big data frameworks such as Spark or Flink
• Experience with Machine Learning & model deploy methodologies
• Experience with keras , tensorflow, pytorch, scikit-learn or similar frameworks

We think you’ll love it here!

We’re dedicated to taking really good care of our people - bringing diverse teams together and fostering a great work environment and culture. We offer our people competitive compensation and top-level benefits, as well as all the resources needed to succeed. We bring together outstanding people who are dedicated to building outstanding products, and who strive to maintain an inclusive work environment that shares and grows its knowledge.

Moving to Finland?

Relocating to Finland is a great choice and we’re experienced in making the process as smooth as possible for you, your family and your belongings. Helsinki is an awesome city to live and work in, but don’t just take our word for it - Helsinki is at the top of the global quality-of-life rankings and World Happiness Report’s happiest nation.

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