Senior Data Scientist

at  Zynga

Careers Category: Data, Analytics & User Research
Careers location: Austin, TX; Remote, Canada
Connected Worker Type: Connected
Requisition Id: R_113619

ABOUT US

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.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ph.D. or M.S. in Computer Science with specialization in AI, or equivalent experience
• Experience building AI systems for games, procedural content generation, or computational creativity
• Understanding of principles of AI, including ML
• Familiarity with principles of game design and implementation
• Familiarity with Python, and at least one of Typescript, C++, or Unity C#
• Familiarity with containers and cloud infrastructure principles – AWS preferred
• Desire to learn and share knowledge with peers, collaborate in a cross-functional team

• Write well-crafted, efficient and testable code and algorithms
• Design and build AI systems that solve computational creativity challenges
• Implement and deploy solutions as part of a larger microservice architecture
• Plan and implement tasks of small to medium scale independently
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative inter-discipline environment