Work Mode : Onsite
Onsite
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Welcome to Lightspeed LA (Irvine), the first , AAA game development studio for Tencent Games, where we are focused on building open-world games that emphasize an ambitious living world, sophisticated player-driven gameplay, and mature, thoughtful storytelling!
Why join Lightspeed Tech Center?
Creation is the soul of our studio. For us, it’s not only about the exciting, new AAA open world game we’re developing, but also about team values and studio culture.
We foster an open and transparent environment where everyone feels comfortable providing constructive feedback about all aspects of our games.
We encourage the showing of work that’s still in progress
We don’t attack or question unfinished work, we celebrate its promise
We have a No Blame Culture where we blame the problem, not the person
This is a safe place to fail, and we don't view failure as a negative, but as the natural result of pushing boundaries and exploring new ideas.
We create together. We face challenges together. Most importantly, we succeed together.
LightSpeed LA is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Data Scientist to join our support teams at Tech Center in Los Angeles, California.
The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for games and enable content creators to deliver the most polished experience for our players.
Join our team of industry veterans and help us build a team and culture of respect that pushes boundaries while having lots of fun.
Responsibilities :
Research on state-of-the-art machine learning, deep learning, social-network data mining and recommendation algorithms with game data, help design, evaluate and improve the core algorithm and strategy for online AI serving.
Response for deep statistical analysis from large-scale data, mining for user behavior and attributes, building user portraits.
By datamining and analysis, solving user pain point and proposing strategies improving user retention.
Improving data analysis pipelines, combining business requirements and data, by using distributed computation platform, develop efficient and reliable data mining solutions.
Research on recommendation algorithm or matching algorithm in gaming environments.
Requirements : Requirements :
Requirements :
Familiar with basic and latest research results in data mining, with a strong understanding of statistical models, related machine learning principles, and experience working on data mining related projects.
Familiar with machine learning, deep learning and recommendation algorithms such as clustering and classification, grasping and having deep understanding in at least one of them.
Proficient in at least one programming language, familiar with basic data structures and algorithms.
Higher priority for candidates familiar with graph models, including community discovery, graph embedding influence diffusion models.
Higher priority for candidates familiar with causal inference or optimization algorithms.
Higher priority for candidates having big data experience, and familiar with distributed computation framework such as Hadoop, spark, hive and etc.
Higher priority for candidates with strong logical thinking ability, communication ability and business understanding, and familiar with game situations.
And candidates with better mathematics background are in favor.
Strong self-driven ability, team cooperation ability, anti-pressure ability and studious candidates is preferred.
Location State(s)
CaliforniaThe base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $107,400 to $196,900 per year. Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.
Full-time