Senior Data Scientist – Applied Ai

Zynga is a leading developer of the world's most popular social games that are played by millions of people around the world each day. Since our founding in 2007, our mission has been to connect the world through games and delight consumers with social gaming experiences.

Our team

Zynga’s Applied AI group focuses on developing innovative ways to tackle problems within the game development process, demonstrating directly the ways that AI can improve the creativity and productivity of team members across Zynga. Our team is multi-disciplinary, and includes Engineers, Data Scientists and Product Managers among others. We build cloud-based tools and technologies to support every aspect of the development process, from concept development through to LiveOps and publishing operations.

To be successful in this role you should have curiosity about the areas of Game Development, Artificial Intelligence and Computational Creativity, be a proactive learner, have good depth in technical skills, and a strong desire to build high quality software that delivers value and efficiency.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative inter-discipline environment
• Write well crafted, efficient and testable algorithms
• Plan and implement tasks of small to medium scale independently
• Deploy, maintain, fine-tune and monitor models as part of a microservice architecture for inference

Desired Skills And Experience

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure principles – AWS preferred
• Desire to learn and share knowledge with peers
• Familiarity with at least one of Python, PySpark or Scala – Python preferred
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics or similar, or equivalent experience
• Understanding of principles underpinning Foundational Models, large scale Neural Networks using CNN, LSTM-RNN, or Transformer and similar
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch

What we offer you:

• Flexible working hours on many teams
• Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada)
• RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada)
• Global Fitness reimbursement program
• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily player
• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US)
• Global Wellbeing Program
• 401K Company Match Contribution (US)
• Competitive salary, bonus plan and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Subsidized Back-up child care
• Family planning support program
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
• Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events
• Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us!

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

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Careers Category: Other

Careers location: Remote, US, Other, Remote, Canada

Connected Worker Type: Connected

Requisition Id: R_109100