AVAILABLE POSITIONS Data Scientist 2

Careers Category: Other

Careers location: Remote, US, Other

Connected Worker Type: Connected

Requisition Id: R_110264

Zynga is a leading developer of the world’s most popular social games that are played by millions of people around the world every single day. To-date, more than 1 billion people have played our games across Web and mobile, including Words With Friends, FarmVille, Zynga Poker, Merge Dragons, Empires & Puzzles, Hit it Rich! Slots and CSR.

Zynga’s Applied AI group is searching for a Data Scientist 2. Our team focuses on developing innovative approaches to problems within the game development process, demonstrating directly the ways that AI can add value. Applicants should be passionate about the intersection of Games, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence, and interested in supporting cutting edge innovation. Ideally you will have experience with techniques such as Procedural Content Generation, Player Modeling and Machine Learning approaches, as well as having a “get stuff done” approach to implementing these kinds of systems. During your tenure, you will gain hands-on experience working to implement exciting systems to support game development, and learn what life looks like in a fast-moving unit operating on the frontier of Computational Creativity.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Applied AI group to ideate and design systems to support successful integration of AI techniques in a player-facing context

• Develop systems and data pipelines to provide backend infrastructure capable of supporting AI-driven workflows and systems

• Create hypotheses about player behavior, build experimentation plans and new player experiences in order to validate these

• Design and evaluate novel approaches to using Machine Learning to support creative efforts

Requirements

• Experience developing software with at least one of Unity (C#), Python or React

• Functional understanding of SQL for querying large quantities of data

• Able to quickly learn new technologies and systems as needed.

• In particular we expect our team members to already be familiar with, or quickly ramp up on: AWS fundamentals (e.g. EC2, S3, ECS), distributed data analysis (e.g. Spark) and containerized paradigms (e.g. Docker)

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Affinity for working effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

• Ability to work operate in a cross-functional capacity, taking personal ownership of a project from inception, through planning, execution and delivery

What we offer you:

• Zynga Stock RSUs and Bonus Plan

• Full medical, dental, vision benefits as well as life insurance

• Generous Paid Parental leave

• Open vacation policy for all full time employees

• Flexible working hours on many teams

• Work alongside driven individuals towards a common goal

Notes

Zynga is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive community; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds. Join us!

Zynga will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $105,000 and $155,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an 'at-will position' and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $105,000 and $155,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an 'at-will position' and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Zynga does not  engage in financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process. We do not conduct job interviews over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. We will never ask you for your personal or financial information over unofficial chat channels. Our in-house recruitment team only contacts individuals via official company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com or naturalmotion.com email domain).

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