Senior Data Scientist

We are looking for a passionate and creative Senior Data Scientist! Someone who is interested in pushing the boundaries of machine learning and games analytics, with a demonstrable ability to apply your skills, be it technical, behavioral or economic, practically in order to generate business value.
Your role within our Kingdom:
You´ll be part of a King Central ML R&D team, working closely together with ML Researchers, ML Engineers, and Data Scientists, focusing on developing and operationalizing machine learning (ML) models as part of King’s central machine learning initiatives, which include identifying, scoping, implementing and analyzing machine learning use cases for our games. You will be responsible for:
• Identifying potential business opportunities, translating business needs to technical requirements, scoping and building scalable machine learning models and solutions
• Designing scalable, efficient, quality data science tools to inform operations and measure performance.
• Translating requirements from cross-disciplinary teams in Game Operations, Marketing, CRM, etc into data and ML solutions.
• Surfacing and communicating our results to both technical and non-technical colleagues by generating dashboards, reports and presentations.
• Being the pro-active owner of the entire data chain for your project(s).
Minimum requirements:
• M.S. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, or other quantitative field.
• 3+ years experience as a data scientist. General machine learning expertise, i.e. regression, classification, and clustering algorithms, time-series analysis, Bayesian methods, and survival analysis.
• Prototype-to-production engineering skills in Python, including standard methodologies such as proper documentation, library packaging, versioning, testing and task scheduling.
• Advanced SQL skills.
• Professional habits around model validation, testing, and tracking.
• Solid understanding of statistics, e.g. statistical power analysis, significance testing, t-tests, ANOVA.
• Experience in distributed data processing and modeling (batch & streaming)
• Experience building data pipelines and ML pipelines
• Experience in GCP data products (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub to name a few)
• Designing good ways of communicating, visualizing or reporting your results/analysis so they are clear and unambiguous.
• Good collaborator management skills.
• A passion for analytics and diving into as well as experiencing the products on which you work (video game enthusiasm with a solid understanding of the connection of gameplay to spending behavior is a plus)
Bonus skills:
• Development in or exposure to environments/software products in Python and Java
• Experience managing or mentoring other Data Scientists and ML Engineers in the team.
As a person:
You love to work together with others. In our team we are constantly collaborating with people in other teams so your ability to serve others is key to success. If you are also passionate about learning new things and have a great sense of humor, you will fit in just fine!
About King
King is the game developer behind the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top-grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.
A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes
Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.
Making the World Playful
Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid-core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!