Junior Data Scientist, Jagex
Video game studio
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Video game studio
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make forever games that connect and inspire players all around the world.
Role
Who you are
- A bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, statistics or closely related field. A master’s in these areas would be beneficial but not required if the degree is data science and/or machine learning focused
- 1+ years of industry experience in data science. This can be as an intern, or part of a year placement during education
- Understanding of common machine learning algorithms and their applicability
- Proficiency in Python and common data science libraries e.g. pandas, scikit-learn, keras, numpy etc
- Basic knowledge of SQL
What the job involves
- It will be your job to build machine learning models and design experiments utilizing the full data science lifecycle that will feed into data products to support our games
- Predictive modelling, machine and deep learning approaches will be expected to be in your toolbox as will a curious and exploratory mindset
- You will be suggesting new areas of investigation to drive player engagement, experience and ensure the success of Jagex as a whole
- This role is key to our future data science function, and to that end you will receive coaching and mentoring within the data science team
- You will work closely with our data engineers and analysts to build and release data science tools and models that will have an impact on our games, players and staff
- This is an opportunity to increase and hone your data science skills, putting them to practical use, placing yourself at the innovative centre of ADSE, maximising the impact data science can have within Jagex
- Communication skills will be a key part of this journey, and any data scientist will engage with many teams across the business, to effectively communicate ideas and model outcomes
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to build model deployments and data pipelines
- Collaborate with analysts to understand business questions and build better models
- Work closely with the Studio to identify issues and use data to propose solutions for effective decision making
- Stay up to date with industry and data science standard technologies, and evangelize them among the team when relevant
- Identify new avenues for exploration: combining game world data with game player data with commercial, marketing, store front and a myriad of other sources to forge new ground
- Coach, mentor, and help build data science capability within ADSE
Our take
Founded in 2000, Jagex is the video game studio behind the RuneScape titles. It is one of the largest British video game studios, having ammased 2.4 million active subscribers, one million free-to-play users, and over 300 million lifetime RuneScape accounts.
Jagex specialises in "forever games", in which players can continue to discover new experiences and challenges without ever reaching an end. RuneScape is a perfect example of this approach, still receiving updates over twenty years after its initial release.
On top of the RuneScape franchise, the company's acquisition of Gamepires brought titles such as SCUM under the company's banner, which it is also working to make into a forever game. It also acquired Pipeworks - adding a Games-as-a-Service platform to its broadening portfolio.
In 2024, it was announced that Jagex would be bought by CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments. This represents a move that will position it well to pursue creating more new and innovative player experiences in the future.
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Company benefits
- Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan
- £75 Monthly Energy Allowance (paid on top of your salary)
- Generous Pension Contributions
- Free Gym Membership
- Employee Assistance Programme & Onsite Counselling
- Life Insurance X4 your Salary
- Income Protection 75% Salary
- Annual performance bonus & Pay Reviews
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity - from day 1
- 25 days annual leave +Bank holidays (Increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
- Flexible Working Hours
- Flash Bonuses
Company HQ
Milton, UK
Leadership
Phil Mansell
(CEO)Has worked at Jagex since 2011, beginning as Lead Designer then transitioning through roles to become VP of Studios then CEO. Also former Board Member for Ukie and Lead Designer at Climax and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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