Riot Games · 1 day ago
Staff Data Scientist - Anti-Cheat
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
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Responsibilities
Independently analyze and develop prototypes for emerging challenges in the anti-cheat space. Assess these prototypes to determine their feasibility and potential for further development.
Design the necessary feature sets to address anti-cheat challenges, processing data into scalable formats for model use. If additional telemetry data is required, communicate detailed requirements to game teams or other parts of the Anti-Cheat team.
Develop mission-critical machine learning and artificial intelligence systems from scratch, including gathering requirements and designing scalable, production-ready architecture that significantly impacts the team and product.
Mentor junior staff by sharing your reasoning behind design decisions and result interpretations. Act as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership across multiple teams and projects, while managing the end-to-end execution of complex, multi-month initiatives.
Engage with stakeholders outside the team to secure buy-in for projects and effectively communicate the impact and significance of the team’s results.
Collaborate with the data engineering team to troubleshoot and optimize ETL pipelines, ensuring efficient data flow and processing.
Reduce ambiguity in complex problem spaces by leading technical discovery and prototyping efforts that have a strategic impact on the team.
Qualification
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Required
Ph.D. in Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, Math, or related Computer Science/Quantitative field with 3+ years of industry experience (including Postdoc), or equivalent experience (i.e., M.S. with 4-6+ years of relevant experience, or B.S. with 6-8+ years of relevant experience)
Proficient in large-scale data manipulation across various data types.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and optimize complex ETL pipelines.
Deep understanding of traditional machine learning models, with familiarity in deep learning technologies and their applications.
Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres), document stores (e.g., ElasticSearch), and distributed storage systems (e.g., HDFS, S3, Google Cloud Storage).
Preferred
Experience working in the cybersecurity or anti-cheat problem space.
Knowledge of container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Understanding of high-performance competitive multiplayer games and the challenges associated with them.
Benefits
Open paid time off policy
Flexible work schedules
Medical, dental, and life insurance
Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
401k with company match
Company
Riot Games
Riot Games is a global company that develops online games.
Founded in 2006
1001-5000 employees
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2020 (82)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$21M2018-12-31Series Unknown· $6M
2016-11-14Convertible Note
2011-02-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Brandon Beck
Co-Chairman & Co-founder
Greg Street
VP & EP, MMO R&D project
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