Data Scientist, Sony in London

Responsibilities

• Working directly with game developers using a consultative approach, continuously advising on analytics, through all stages of the game development process: design, development, testing, launch, and beyond
• Using your background in data mining, machine learning, and statistical models to extract useful information and turn it into insights that can help us improve our players’ experiences
• Building next generation analytics data solutions using new technologies and methodsDevelopment and analysis of complex data using statistical models to support existing games
• Performing a wide range of analysis to provide meaningful and actionable insight to improve the quality and commercial effectiveness of games
• Creating analytical models to understand player and weapon balancing, heatmaps, player engagement, retention, and social activity.

Skills/Experience Required

• Strong interest in modern console games (PS4, PS Vita, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Expert skills in data mining, machine learning, and predictive modelling (classification, clustering, regression, anomaly detection, supervised learning, structured prediction, etc.)
• Solid experience in applications of data science in customer behaviour (collaborative filtering, personalisation, customer scoring, customer segmentation, text analytics, etc.)
• Expert skills in statistical and modelling tools (R, Python)
• Experience in building data models to support analysis
• Experience in data manipulation (SQL, Spark, MapReduce)
• Experience with analytic databases (Redshift, Vertica, Netezza)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• The ability to communicate the results of your analyses in a clear and effective manner to any level of the organisation.
• Friendly, open, engaging work style with a desire to share experiences and skills with teammates
• The ability to establish and build long-term close working relationships with game studios and other teams
• The capacity to act in a discreet and confidential manne
• Ability to manage and work with ambiguity to reach a successful outcome
• Solid background in statistics and mathematics
• MS or PhD in mathematics, statistics, data mining, econometrics, or a related field with a strong quantitative element

Skills/Experience Preferred

• Experience in the game industry and/or game design
• Experience in dealing with large datasets
• Experience in using Amazon Web Services (EC2, EMR, Redshift, etc.)
• Experience in data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, MicroStrategy)
• Experience in software development (Scala, Python, Java, Go)
• Fluency in written and spoken Japanese

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