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*Role 1: Data Scientist - JD attached.Role 2: Sr Data Scientist - JD attached.* *Location : Irvine, CADuration: 1 yr* *Role 1: **Data Scientist* Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a Data Scientist to join our Business Intelligence & Risk team. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in machine learning, data mining, statistics or a related quantitative field and has the ability to carry out innovative research and development using advanced statistical modeling techniques. Responsibilities ● Research and develop state-of-the-art machine learning, data mining and statistical modeling solutions to understand game design, system performance and key business behaviors, such as player acquisition, retention, and winback ● Analyze and extract key insights and patterns from Blizzard's rich collections of petabytes of game play and operational data ● Design and develop innovative predictive models for applications like matchmaking, recommendation systems, targeted marketing, etc ● Work closely with data and systems engineers to deploy and maintain models seamlessly on production systems ● Effectively translate statistical findings into actionable recommendations for senior leaders on game design and business teams Requirements ● PhD from a top-tier university with a specialization in Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Math, or in a related quantitative field ● Expertise in machine learning and statistical analysis approaches such as classification,clustering, regression, statistical inference, collaborative filtering, natural language processing, experimental design, social networking analysis, etc. ● Ability to invent and prototype novel machine learning algorithms from scratch ● Strong problem solving skills ● Proficient with programming languages like Python, Java or C++ ● Strong programming and prototyping skills in R or MATLAB ● Experience with SQL, MPP and NoSQL databases ● Experience with Big Data and Hadoop tech stack (HDFS/Map Reduce/Mahout/Hive/Spark) ● Strong written and spoken communication skills ● Passion for video games Pluses ● Experience with Blizzard Entertainment games ● Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau ● A proven track record of original contributions to machine learning and statistics *Role 2: **Senior Data Scientist* Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Business Intelligence & Risk team. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in machine learning, data mining, statistics or a related quantitative field and has the ability to carry out innovative research and development using advanced statistical modeling techniques. Responsibilities ● Research and develop state-of-the-art machine learning, data mining and statistical modeling solutions to understand game design, system performance and key business behaviors, such as player acquisition, retention, and winback ● Analyze and extract key insights and patterns from Blizzard's rich collections of petabytes of game play and operational data ● Design and develop innovative predictive models for applications like matchmaking, recommendation systems, targeted marketing, etc ● Work closely with data and systems engineers to deploy and maintain models seamlessly on production systems ● Establish scalable, automated processes for large scale data extraction, model development,model validation and model implementation ● Effectively translate statistical findings into actionable recommendations for senior leaders on game design and business teams ● Mentor PhD data science interns on model design, feature building, model evaluation and deployment Requirements ● PhD from a top-tier university with a specialization in Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Math, or in a related quantitative field ● Expertise in machine learning and statistical analysis approaches such as classification, clustering, regression, statistical inference, collaborative filtering, natural language processing, experimental design, social networking analysis, etc. ● Ability to invent and prototype novel machine learning algorithms from scratch ● 2+ years of hands-on applied research experience developing and implementing machine learning algorithms and models on large scale data ● Strong problem solving skills ● Proficient with programming languages like Python, Java or C++ ● Strong programming and prototyping skills in R or MATLAB ● Experience with SQL, MPP and NoSQL databases ● Experience with Big Data and Hadoop tech stack (HDFS/Map Reduce/Mahout/Hive/Spark) ● Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau ● Strong written and spoken communication skills ● Passion for video games Pluses ● Experience with Blizzard Entertainment games ● Experience mentoring junior scientists or PhD interns ● A proven track record of original contributions to machine learning and statistics -- *Thanks and Regards,* Balanandu Mettu IT Recruiter *Gerbera Technologies,Inc.* Phone : +1-314-499-4173 Fax : +1-636-594-5574 b...@gerberatek.com | www.gerberatek.com Gtalk: bala.gerberatek Gmail: bala.gerbera...@gmail.com Linked in: *https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=398754160 <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=398754160>* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "US_IT.Groups" group. 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