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Senior Data Scientist
2 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog Friendly
ABOUT THE ROLE
Jam City is looking for passionate, engaged and data driven individuals to join our growing Data Science team. We are searching for Senior Data Scientists ready to work across our portfolio of games and be involved in every part of the process of delivering fun to millions of users worldwide. Working with our state of the art data infrastructure and diverse team you will see your contributions influence every aspect of our games, from marketing to production and even gameplay. As part of a data driven gaming and entertainment company you’ll be well placed to see your models and analysis shape the future of the company.
Senior Data Scientists drive change at Jam City. They are expected to establish ownership over or more project areas and work either with a team or as an independent contributor to advance our understanding of data and our games. This means that Senior Data Scientists have the flexibility to move from deep dive research on the latest models and algorithms to data pulling and cleaning to managing a team of analysts and associate Data Scientists to deliver results.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take ownership of a product, model or area of expertise and become the go to person in that vertical.
- Work with stakeholders and a team of data analysts and data scientists to deliver results that are both actionable and useful.
- Contribute to the overall level of knowledge within the team by acting as a trainer and mentor to other Jam Citizens.
- Keep on top of the latest developments in research and industry by being an active and informed consumer of research.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A graduate degree in a quantitative field or three years of industry experience.
- The ability to use SQL or a scripting language such as Python or Scala to generate, clean and explore complex datasets.
- A demonstrated track record of using statistical languages/packages such as R or Python to build features, create models and explore datasets.
- Experience presenting and describing complex datasets or statistical processes to audiences without a technical background.
- The ability to learn and use skills that you already have to tackle new problems in a creative way.
NICE TO HAVE
- An advanced/graduate degree with presentations/publications demonstrating the ability to drive research projects from start to finish or five years of experience.
- Experience with neural network frameworks such as Tensorflow/Torch.
- Knowledge of Spark and associated products.
- Or some other unique skill that you can teach the team to help us level up our analytical capabilities!
CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.
Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.
The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.
Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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