Staff Data Scientist, PlayStation
Data Science Analytics and Enablement
+ Discretionary bonus opportunity
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Gaming and digital entertainment provider
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Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Discretionary bonus opportunity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Significant experience in data science and experimentation, ideally within consumer technology, gaming, or digital commerce
- Deep expertise in experimental design, statistical testing, power analysis, and causal inference methodologies
- Proficiency in SQL and Python (or R), with hands-on experience running large-scale experiments
- Proven ability to communicate findings to non-technical audiences and influence senior stakeholders
- Experience shaping or advising experimentation platforms and measurement frameworks
- Commercial awareness and ability to balance scientific rigour with business priorities
- Strong track record of mentoring and raising standards across data science teams
- Collaborative and proactive, with the ability to align and influence cross-functional partners
- Familiarity with personalisation systems, recommender models, or e-commerce A/B testing (desirable)
- Strong problem-solving, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning in measurement science
What the job involves
- PlayStation is home to extraordinary entertainment experiences for hundreds of millions of players worldwide
- As a Staff Data Scientist in Measurement & Experimentation, you will define how we test, measure, and learn across some of our most strategic products and initiatives
- This is a high-visibility role where your expertise will influence senior leadership decisions while raising the global standard of experimentation practices
- Define and evolve PlayStation’s experimentation strategy - setting standards in test design, allocation, and statistical analysis
- Partner with commercial, product, analytics, and engineering teams to ensure rigorous execution and clean data capture
- Apply causal inference and quasi-experimental methods when randomisation isn’t feasible
- Deliver clear, compelling insights - from executive-ready summaries to deep-dive analyses - that shape commercial and product priorities
- Provide mid-test readouts and recommendations that build confidence and inform adaptive decisions
- Mentor and guide other data scientists, ensuring high standards and methodological consistency
- Champion experimentation in senior forums, influencing strategy with data-driven evidence and long-term learning
- Contribute to reusable tooling, documentation, and training materials that scale experimentation maturity across the organisation
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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