percell is a mobile game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. Since its founding in 2010, Supercell has brought four games to the global market - Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach and Clash Royale.
Supercell's goal is to build an environment where small, independent teams can craft games for as many people as possible, that are played for years and remembered forever.
Data Scientist Job Description
As part of the Data Science Team at Supercell you’ll be working within the Anti-Fraud team. The Anti-Fraud team is a small cross-functional team that works closely with all game teams as well as our player experience team. We are a dynamic team of pro-active doers and are passionate about providing the best gaming experience to our players.
At Supercell we aim to create games that are played for generations. While our game teams focus on creating a world that entertains and engages players for years it is the job of the Anti-Fraud team to ensure that this gaming environment is safe and fair - which is an essential part of offering a fantastic gaming experience.
About the role
Supercell is currently looking for a Data Scientist to join and support our Anti-Fraud Team in keeping our games safe and fair. In this key role you will be required to get familiar with all our games to understand, detect, prevent and mitigate cheating and fraud. You’ll be responsible for identifying and analysing trends in player behaviour and helping to minimize the impact cheating and fraud has on our support channels.
This job is never boring - help us in the race to provide a safe and fair environment for our players. The ideal candidate will possess both an ability to do independent research and generate insights from large data sets as well as a pro-active, development and deployment of analytics models, as well as being comfortable working in an international, fast-paced, challenging and stimulating organization. We’re a pretty fun bunch to be honest.
Responsibilities
- Develop proof-of-concept prototypes to detect and predict fraud events
- Proactively identify fraud detection issues and provide analytical/modeling solutions
- Design and implement efficient and scalable risk models and rules for production environment
- Analyze data trends and translate them into actionable business insights
- Develop and automate reports, iteratively build and prototype dashboards to provide insights at scale, solving for analytical needs.
- Liaise with cross functional teams to create anti-fraud tools for multiple use cases
- Document and communicate results and insights, recommend solutions to stakeholders
Data Scientist Job Requirements
Requirements
- B.Sc./ M.Sc./Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering)
- 4+ years experience in a data scientist or analyst role, involving some of the following: fraud detection, data analytics, CRM data analysis, data mining, business intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics
- Advanced knowledge of data analysis techniques: regression analysis, statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, distribution analysis, multi-variate analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, etc.
- Expert knowledge of SQL
- Proficient in (statistical) programming languages (R, Python, etc.)
- Knowledge of Big Data technologies (AWS EMR, Spark, Hadoop, columnar DBs, NoSQL, etc.)
- Familiarity with different machine learning methods (logistic regression, decision trees, deep learning etc.)
- Expert analytical, problem solving, and systems thinking skills, plus ability to innovate
- Experience in interpreting data and analytics results to provide actionable insight into fraud events, to derive conclusions from those insights, and to compile the analyses into normal English and present the findings to non-technical audiences.
- Experience in the Anti-Fraud sector, specifically focused on virtual economics
- Passion for games
Nice to haves - Experience in the video game or entertainment industry
Why you will love it here - Access to very rich petabyte scale data sets, which require you to keep up with the latest technologies and methodologies in the field of big data
- Independence and a lack of bureaucracy that clears the way for your to do the best work possible
- Great compensation and benefits. We create great teams and take very good care of them.
- Put smiles on the faces of millions of people who play our games every single day
- Travel to our offices in Helsinki, Seoul, San Francisco, Tokyo and Shanghai as well as annual company offsites
- Smartphone, tablet, laptop/workstation of your own choice
- Work on and with teams that inspire
About Supercell Supercell aims to create games that millions of people will play for years or decades to come. We believe the best people make the best games, and that’s who we’re looking for. If you love games and are passionate about playing and crafting them, and you’re looking for a job that provides you ownership and independence, you’re in the right place.
Supercell isn’t an entertainment company, it isn’t a start-up, and it isn’t just any game company. Our focus sets us apart. Focus means saying no a lot. To release four games, we have killed fourteen. We’ve shut down marketing campaigns because they weren’t perfect for our players, and we’ve scrapped a ton of game features that were simply too niche.
We also believe that focus means staying small. We hire only the most passionate doers and arm them with the trust and support to make the biggest impact possible. As part of a small, independent team at Supercell, you’ll be free to dream and succeed (and sometimes fail) big!
If this sparked your interest, please don't hesitate to apply by sending in your CV and cover letter! Please don't forget the cover letter - we love reading about you and your motivations to join us and the mobile gaming industry!
This position is in Finland but you are not? Luckily, moving to Finland is easier than you might think. No matter where you would be moving from, our dedicated people will help you from beginning to end. We’re here to make sure the process is as smooth as possible for you, your family and whoever and whatever you’re bringing along.
Data Scientist Application Information
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Data Scientist Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Software Engineering
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| Specialties: |
Application Development
Big Data
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| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors)
Postgraduate (Masters)
Doctorate (PH.D)
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| Experience: |
2 - 5 years
5 - 10 Years
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| Languages spoken: |
English
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| Job Location: |
Helsinki, Finland |
| Keywords: |
Data Scientist, Anti-Fraud, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, SQL, Python, |
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