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Company

Riot Games · 20 hours ago

Data Science Intern - VALORANT - Summer 2025 (Remote)

Los Angeles, CA

Internship

Remote

Intern

$61.78/hr - $61.78/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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Responsibilities

Work closely with game feature teams to optimize the way that we design and serve to players

Partner with game designers & software engineers to design and implement data driven features and services

Design and apply data science systems directly to live games including matchmaking, skill determination, and personalization

Qualification

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StatisticsStatistical modelingOptimizationPythonSQLData warehousingRelational databasesDistributed data processingSparkHadoopCloud data toolsAWSGCPPlayer empathy

Required

Currently enrolled in an M.S. or Ph.D. program in statistics, engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related quantitative field (math, physics, etc.)

Available to work full-time hours for 10-12 weeks at the indicated office during the summer

Experience in statistics, statistical modeling, and optimization

Experience processing data and build machine learning models using Python

Experience with databases and SQL

Preferred

Basic understanding of data warehousing, relational databases (e.g., MySQL), and distributed data processing or storage systems (e.g., Spark, Flink, Hadoop)

Basic experience with Spark, or other big data tech (e.g., Hadoop)

Basic experience with cloud data tools (e.g., AWS, GCP)

Benefits

401(k) plan

In-game perks

The ability to participate in our Play Fund

Company

Riot Games

Glassdoor

4.2

Riot Games is a global company that develops online games.

Founded in 2006

Los Angeles, California, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.riotgames.com

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