Forge alternate worlds that deepen players' lives! We're a game development studio based in Los Angeles, dedicated to the idea that online games can deliver deeper, more meaningful experiences.
As a Senior Data Scientist (Analytics), you’ll report to our Head of Revenue and Insights. You'll be helping our studio better understand our players and their behaviors across a very broad gaming experience. Understanding user behavior is critical to Palia’s success, and Singularity 6 is invested in being at the forefront of data in the gaming space. Your work will help shape the direction of high value projects across the entire game and studio.
Expectations and Responsibilities
- Collect insights around gameplay, monetization, or social features across Palia
- Work with raw feedback from players to understand their primary concerns and present them in a digestible framework to stakeholders
- Build forecasting tools and generalized models that impact decision making
- Determine adequate metrics and KPIs to measure product and feature performance
- Communicate product recommendations and general strategy to business leaders
- Apply best practices in analytics to build live reports that are robust and maintainable
- Contribute to the overall data efforts at Singularity 6, setting the bar for analytics standards and challenging technical norms
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of SQL and proficiency in at least one core programming language (e.g., Python, R, Matlab, Julia, etc)
- Firm understanding of general concepts within statistics and probability (e.g. hypothesis testing, sampling, estimation, linear models)
- Ability to build creative analyses and visualizations from scratch using common tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker, etc.)
- Experience working with and advising product leaders directly leveraging data to empower and direct decision making
Preferred
- Knowledge of cloud computing and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift), and orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Luigi)
- Experience working with common data platforms (e.g., Databricks, AI Platform, SageMaker)
- Interest in machine learning techniques
- Familiarity with Graph Databases (e.g., Neo4j, ArangoDB)
Location:
- On-site in Los Angeles, CA (once back in office) unless noted above
Benefits:
- Health, Vision, Dental, 401k Matching, and Equity
- Relocation Assistance
Job Vertical:
- PC and Console Games
About Us
With our first project, we’re exploring new styles of game design and tackling difficult technical problems to create a game that’s beautiful and intricate, delivering far more than superficial entertainment or basic wish fulfillment, an experience that becomes a meaningful part of your life. Our vision is to create a compelling virtual universe filled with rich and diverse gameplay experiences and social interactions that will keep you playing for years, evolving along with you and the rest of the community. We want our players to feel valued as well as a true sense of belonging.
Sounds ambitious? We think so too. If you’re interested in the challenge of building a new genre, in making rewarding interactive and community experiences filled with amazing art and world class technology to support this living world, join us on the journey.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
To all recruitment agencies: Singularity 6 does not accept unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our careers alias, or any Singularity 6 employee. Singularity 6 will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes.
