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Data Scientist - Anti-cheat

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We are now looking for a well rounded Data scientist to strengthen our operational capacity. As a member of our Anti-cheat team you will, among other things, be responsible for supporting our game teams with investigations into suspicious activities, performance analyses of detection rules, exploration of data and player behavior to design new rules. Your statistical background helps you identify significant patterns, and separate signals from noise. We operate in a complex environment where billions of telemetry events and other data are collected each day from all our games.

You are likely curious to continuously learn new skills. You enjoy working autonomously and taking initiatives, while also collaborating within and across teams. You have a passion for data and technology, and feel excited to use your skills to help protect our players from unfair play and malicious actors. By being creative and experimental you aim to solve problems in a game-changing way.

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Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with database querying, preferably using tools such as BigQuery Proficiency in Python.

Experience working with Google Cloud Platform.

Experience working with ETLs and data pipelines.

Experience in predictive modeling and analysis over large datasets Professional English communication skills.

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