Senior Data Scientist

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Introduction

At Glu, we build mobile games that are free to play. Our titles include Covet Fashion, Design Home, Deer Hunter, MLB Tap Sports Baseball, and our newest game, Disney Sorcerer's Arena, to name a few. As a data scientist, you will develop data products and services that allow us to better understand, service, and delight our players. 

 

Role Overview

As a member of the Revenue Analytics Team, you will collaborate with analysts, engineers, and data scientists. The team’s mission is to provide objective insights so that we efficiently acquire players and maximize the financial performance of our games. You will help the team create internally focused, machine learning tools for improving the experience of our players. 

You’ll most often be:

  • Working with game teams to measure and optimize performance of titles in beta and after worldwide launch
  • Using state-of-the-art big data tools such as Hive, Presto and Redshift to sift through billions of rows of data to answer challenging business questions
  • Helping design and analyze AB and multivariate experiments
  • Using Tableau to build dashboards that allow game teams to self-serve custom data for their titles
  • Collaborating with game team to define telemetry of titles
  • Continuously learning new technologies that advance analytic function at Glu

You’ll be a great fit if you have:

  • 4+ years of corporate experience as an analyst, data scientist, or related quantitative role
  • High proficiency with SQL, especially in distributed environments (Hive/Presto)
  • Experience in UNIX and Python
  • AB Testing
  • Data modeling experience
  • Passion for games and empathy for our players
  • Excitement for working in a data rich environment
  • Experience working with structured and unstructured data
  • Experience building applications using the Python data science stack, including Pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, and Flask
  • Experience building applications in a cloud environment
  • Experience reasoning about algorithmic complexity
  • Master's degree in Mathematics or Computer Science (or similar) plus 3 years of relevant experience

Extra bonus points if you have:

  • A passion for gaming
  • Experience with Hadoop, HP Vertica, and other big data technologies
  • Experience with modern programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript)
  • Predictive analytics or machine learning experience
  • PhD in Mathematics or Computer Science (or similar) 
  • Experience programming in R 
  • Collaborating on code using Git 
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Location

Our office is right across the street from Moscone Center West, just minutes from the BART station and 4th + King Caltrain with shuttle service.

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