Senior Data Scientist, Mobile Data Operations

Who We Are

Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

What We Need

We are seeking a seasoned data operations professional who will enable the mobile business unit to grow by ensuring they have the most efficient, accurate data. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to data integrity, a systemic thinker, technically skilled, and able to communicate and collaborate cross functionally. You will be someone who combines top notch analytical skills, data visualization, and technical product management to accelerate our data-driven decisions.

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Director of Product of Mobile Analytics, you will:

• Own the creation and updating of pipelines from spec to deployment.
• Be the point person on data quality: the first to respond, the last to sign off, the one who defines the telemetry and taxonomy standards for the organization.
• Lead integration of new vendors and services into our data warehouses to empower business logic.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering & Business Intelligence to ensure mobile priorities are implemented correctly; work with engineering to get analytical technical needs integrated in clients.
• Architect data models to optimize computational efficiency.
• Build monitoring dashboards to track anomalies, database usage, etc.
• Propose and implement solutions to speed up the analytics team’s workflows.

What Will Make You a Great Fit

• 3+ years of work experience in an analytics, data quality, or data ops role
• SQL expertise: The ability to write complex SQL queries to analyze massive data sets, QA pipeline updates, and efficiently obtain data.
• Strong experience with schema design, data modeling, and defining taxonomy: have a strong and informed opinion about how the ETL process should work.
• Technical experience with tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Airflow, Datadog, Postgres etc. Fluency in programming languages such as Python or C#.
• Experience writing technical specs, reviewing them with cross-functional collaborators, and getting changes pushed into production.
• Adept in at least one visualization tool such as Tableau or Looker.
• Ability to engage and align with engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver the most optimal solutions as effectively as possible.
• Excellent attention to detail, natural curiosity, and ability to problem-solve creatively and relentlessly when working with first- or third-party data.

Bonus Points

• Machine Learning or Data Engineering experience
• Prior experience with mobile game data

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation. 

The pay range for this position in Washington at the start of employment is expected to be between $104,000 and $130,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan, in addition to a full range of medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees will also receive 14 paid holidays per calendar year, are eligible to earn a minimum of 15 days of vacation leave per year (subject to proration based on start date during the calendar year) and will receive 10 sick days per calendar year. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an ‘at-will position’ and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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