Senior Data Scientist

Job Title:

Senior Data Scientist

Requisition ID:

R025862

Job Description:

Your Mission

As a Sr. Data Scientist, you will develop and operationalize machine learning (ML) models as part of our game feature optimization initiatives, which include personalizing the player experience and optimizing analytically driven in-game systems. You will be responsible for:

• Building scalable recommendation systems and personalization models to create catered experiences for our Call of Duty playerbase.
• Designing, conducting and analyzing the results of controlled experiments (A/B tests).
• Researching and implementing novel ML approaches for new problems.
• Translating requirements from cross-disciplinary teams in Game Operations, Marketing, Game Studios, and Business Planning into data solutions.
• Synthesizing disparate data, detecting and working around broken data, and investigating every possibility until you have a thorough solution.

As a machine learning expert on the team, you will leverage your experience to steer data-driven discussions, improve internal processes, and communicate results to technical and non-technical colleagues. You will be a trusted member of an established team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, focused on ensuring player satisfaction in our games. You will accomplish this by:

• Designing MLOps pipelines to proactively identify and mitigate failures stemming from data drift, infrastructure changes, and model instability.
• Being a tenacious and self-directed problem solver.
• Driving towards visibility, accountability, and communication.
• Being team-oriented and able to build long-lasting and collaborative relationships effectively.
• Respectfully contributing your professional experience in every conversation.
• Listening with openness to others.
• Adapting quickly, having a high tolerance for ambiguity, and coordinating effectively on a team.
• Evangelizing ethical ML by being thoughtful about identifying, testing for, and reducing biases in models.

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

• MS/PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Operations Research, Economics, or another quantitative field.
• 4 to 8 years’ experience as a Data Scientist.
• Prototype-to-production engineering skills in Python, including best practices such as unit testing, source control, proper documentation, library packaging, versioning, testing, containerization, CI/CD, and task scheduling.
• General machine learning expertise, i.e. regression, classification, clustering algorithms, Bayesian methods, bandit algorithms.
• Solid understanding of inferential statistics, e.g. statistical power analysis, significance testing, t-tests, ANOVA.
• Engineering experience in at least one cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Bonus Points:

• Ph.D. with peer-reviewed publications and a proven track record of self-guided research.
• Experience with Recommender Systems, Bandit Algorithms, and/or
• Video game enthusiast with a solid understanding of the gameplay mechanics of first-person shooters.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises, including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization. 

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up. 

Ready to Activate Your Future? 

 

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