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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, you’ll report to our Chief Revenue Officer and help our studio better understand our players and their behaviors across a very broad gaming experience. Decoding the player experience is critical to Palia’s success, and Singularity 6 leverages modern data technologies and techniques in order to make the best games we can. Your work will help shape the direction of high-value projects across the entire game and studio. Our ideal candidate will have significant experience in data science and be excited to shape the way our organization approaches understanding its players - past, present, and future.
Expectations and Responsibilities:
- You'll partner with our development team to create insights and frameworks that’ll inform the strategic direction of the game overall
- You'll design and implement product features that leverage data to personalize player experiences
- You'll collect, transform, and analyze complex data to more deeply understand our audience and their behaviors
- You'll share your results with the company in clear, illustrative, and creative presentations and dashboards
- You'll apply your expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand how our players interact with our game
- You'll partner with product, design, and engineering to solve problems, identify trends and opportunities, and help shape the strategic direction of the game overall
- You'll conduct exploratory analyses, helping to inform our roadmap and keeping us ahead of the curve in best serving our players
- You'll help to set up and optimize our data infrastructure, including informing database and pipeline requirements and technologies
What We're Looking For:
- 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
Nice to Have:
- Knowledge of cloud computing and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience with data warehouses, lakes, and lakehouses (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Delta Lake), and orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Luigi)
- Experience working with common data platforms (e.g., Databricks, AI Platform, SageMaker)
- Interest in machine learning techniques
Salary Information
The Los Angeles base salary range for this full-time position is $167,000 - $197,000 annually for a Senior Data Scientist. Base salary will be determined by role, level, and location. The range listed for each job is the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries, for the positions across S6-approved states. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors. Please discuss your specific salary expectations for your preferred location during our interview process.
Compensation details reflect only the base salary, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits such as 401k matching.
Location:
- Choice of Remote (in approved states) or Hybrid office options in Los Angeles, CA or Orange County, CA unless noted above
- Aligned to core Pacific Coast hours (10:00am - 4:00pm PT)
- Remote eligible locations (the United States): California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington
- Remote eligible locations (Canada): Quebec Province
Full-Time Employee 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 to have 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.
Singularity 6 is an E-Verify employer, to learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/employers/employer-resources?resource=32
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.
Singularity 6 is moving to remote-choice, giving the option to our team members to either work remotely in our supported states or work hybrid onsite in our offices for most of our roles. Remote work is approved in these locations: The United States - CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, MA, MI, MO, NV, NY, NC, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WA and Canada - Quebec Province. Hybrid onsite work is available in our Los Angeles, CA office and our office in Orange County, CA. Some roles might have full onsite requirements. Prospective employees outside these locations are welcome to apply—offers will be contingent upon relocating to an approved state or province on or before Day One of employment. This policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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.
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What We Do
We're Singularity 6! We’re a game development team based in Los Angeles, dedicated to the idea that online games can deliver deeper, more meaningful experiences.
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.
We call our company Singularity 6 because we want to build towards a particular future — a world in which the evolution of technology brings us closer together and not further apart
