At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming.
We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective
skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound
together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what
it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with a focus on machine learning and
statistical methods to change the way we make and operate our world-class games.
This person will design, implement and own end-to-end production on machine
learning systems in a cloud environment. If you are someone who wants to foster
a data-driven culture, focus on statistical testing and rigour, mentor junior
team members, and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced and exciting industry,
this may be the role for you!
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In this role, you can expect to be responsible for:
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Opportunity Identification and value assessment:
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Help to identify opportunities for machine learning and automated data-driven
services in our products.
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Assess potential value, risks and costs of new solutions
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Architect solutions derived from functional and non functional requirements
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Data Extraction and Analysis:
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Using a mastery of SQL, Query our petabyte-scale data warehouse to extract
and work with data
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Conduct exploratory data analysis, statistical testing, and feature
engineering
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Work with data engineers to form requirements for data pipelines and feature
stores
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Review work from other team members to assess for accuracy and completeness
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Machine Learning System Ownership:
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Develop and own end-to-end machine learning system(s)
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Work with engineers to deploy models in a cloud environment (batch/real-time
predictions, microservices, and monitoring).
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Assist junior members of the team with additional data systems
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Be a recognised expert in specific areas of machine learning within the
business
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Statistical testing and experimental design:
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Work with stakeholders to design experiments and analyse results
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Contribute to our Bayesian A/B testing platform
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Communicate technical results clearly to non-technical audiences
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Promote a statistically driven approach to problem solving within the company
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Communication and Collaboration:
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Communicate project goals, progress, and outcomes with production, design,
and engineering teams.
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Excellent presentational and data visualization skills
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Work closely with senior members of stakeholder teams to understand their
future requirements
To be successful in this role, your background includes:
- Master's Degree in a STEM discipline, preferably thesis-based
- 4+ years of industry experience in data science, preferably in large scale
client-facing software/web/application companies
- Expert level Python programming skills
- Deep knowledge of machine learning libraries such as scikit-learn and PyTorch
- Experience deploying machine learning models into production
- Expert SQL skills and appreciation for data engineering principles
- Strong data visualization skills, preferably with Tableau
- Comfortable in cloud environments, particularly GCP and databricks
- Can drive projects independently, maneuver through imperfect data or
experimentation, and pivot goals or targets with ease
- Ability to mentor and guide junior team members
- Communicates in a clear, concise, and professional manner with staff at all
levels; justifies decisions, and achieves peer consent
Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our
people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and
more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:
- Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits
cover health, dental, life, and disability, and extended paramedical services
such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy,
acupuncture, and much more.
- Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits include commuter benefits,
additional healthcare spending, and dependent care.
- 401K Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for
their futures with a contribution matching program for their 401K.
- PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, unlimited paid time
off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program: this program provides crisis
management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for
emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
- Learning and growth: we encourage people to grow both personally and
professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and a stipend
to a LifeBalanced account, which can be applied to learning as well as other
personal expenses.
- Pay transparency: we share with employees the pay range their role falls
within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role
or level-up to a promotion.
- Cool spaces: our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver,
Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and Seoul. Whether it’s trying new local eats
while enjoying the view in downtown SF or DTLA - we want our people to feel
like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
- Giving back: Kabammers have a dedicated paid day off every year to volunteer
to a cause close to their hearts. Some teams even band together for group
volunteer days off-site!
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$128,000 - $143,000 a year
The typical hiring range listed above is specific to candidates located in
Vancouver. The salary will be determined based on your knowledge, skills and
competencies, and you’ll have room to grow after you join!
If you’re interested in the position but your expectations don’t fully align
with the provided range, we still encourage you to apply! Considerations may be
made based on your experience level.
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Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and
inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the
listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit
for this or other positions.
We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can
create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!
About Kabam
Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social
multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology,
and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.
Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions
[https://www.playcontestofchampions.com/], Shop Titans
[https://playshoptitans.com/], and more have generated hundreds of millions of
downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice
and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.
Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and
Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and
in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.
Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a
diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and
potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications
and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex
(including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation,
political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition,
genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status,
prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with
federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will
be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the
selection process.
