Senior Data Scientist, Rockstar Games
Player Experience Analytics
$121.4-161.8k
Office located in Manhattan, NY
Multinational video game development and publishing company
Open for applications
Multinational video game development and publishing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$121.4-161.8k
Office located in Manhattan, NY
1001+ employees
Company mission
To proudly produce exactly the kind of games they would want to play themselves.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's in STEM field (Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics); advanced degree preferred
- 5+ years in data science/analytics with expertise in Security, Anti-Cheat, Trust & Safety, or related domains
- Strong SQL proficiency with large-scale databases
- Advanced Python, PySpark, and data science tools (numpy, pandas, scikit-learn) in cloud production environments
- Required expertise in one: graph analytics for coordinated behavior, NLP for content moderation/toxicity, or network analysis for community safety
- Experience with Trust & Safety metrics, transparency reporting, and regulatory frameworks (GDPR, DSA, OSA)
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence executive strategy
- Expert data storytelling—translating sophisticated analytics into clear narratives driving policy decisions
- Strategic thinking balancing player safety, user experience, and business objectives
- Passion for creating safe, inclusive gaming communities
Desirable
- Trust & Safety and/or Anti-Cheat experience at gaming, social media, or UGC platforms
- Real-time detection systems and streaming analytics experience
- Advanced ML Techniques (Transformers, LLMs, GenAI) for content moderation
- Graph analytics for coordinated behavior detection
- Published research or thought leadership in Trust & Safety, content moderation, or online community safety
- Experience with big data technologies (PySpark) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Databricks)
- Multilingual capabilities or experience with non-English content moderation challenges
What the job involves
- Partner with Trust & Safety and Game Security teams to conduct high-impact projects that shape player safety policies, inform strategy, and ensure regulatory compliance (GDPR, DSA, OSA)
- Develop detection systems, advanced analytics models (graph analytics, NLP), and scalable machine learning applications protecting millions of players
- Drive complex investigations and data-driven strategies addressing cheating, griefing, toxicity, and harassment at scale
- Develop and automate detection solutions for cheats, exploits, and violations with Game Security team
- Serve as subject matter expert on Trust & Safety metrics, regulatory compliance, and transparency reporting
- Design sophisticated detection systems balancing player safety with user experience using rule-based and ML approaches
- Translate complex analytical findings into actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences, including executives
- Establish and monitor Trust & Safety and Anti-Cheat KPIs with dashbo
Application process
- Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process
Our take
Founded by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Rockstar Games is a multinational video game developer and production house behind the hit series’ Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. Formed as part of an acquisition of British video game company BMG Ventures by Take Two Interactive in 1998, Rockstar Games became the name of the parent company’s publishing label.
Rockstar has gone from hit to hit, Grand Theft Auto 5 remaining the second best-selling video game of all time and maintaining more than 20 million online players since its launch in 2013. Red Dead Redemption 2 has also had an impressive run, having sold over 70 million copies worldwide.
Online content is regularly released for both titles, whilst video game players eagerly await the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in November 2026. It's projected that GTA 6 will make billions in its first year of launch alone, exemplifying Rockstar’s status as one of the most successful video game publishers of all time.
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Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Sam Houser
(Co-Founder & President)Worked at Bertelsmann Music Group before Co-Founding Rockstar Games.
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