Do you want to be part of a worldwide mobile games leader? We are an international team of more than 280 talented SocialPointers, based in sunny and cosmopolitan Barcelona. We create amazing games, positioned in the top rankings of both iOS and Android, that are played and loved by over 50 million fans all over the world.
Join us and help us make 2017 the breakout year in mobile social gaming.
What will you do in Social Point?
We are looking for an experienced Machine Learning manager to join
our growing analytics team. At Social Point, we use Machine Learning in
various parts of the company and game. We call features based on machine
learning “Data Products”. As a Machine Learning expert, you will have a
unique opportunity to have a high impact by leading and growing the
team that advances these Products, as well as uncovering new
opportunities to apply Machine Learning to our highly successful games.
These will be your responsabilities:
- Lead and grow a team of expert machine learning engineers including:
- Recruiting additional data scientists/engineers as required
- Leading the Agile product development processes we use for the Data Products
- Managing the professional development of individual team members
- Provide technical guidance in ML experiments and projects
- Identify new opportunities to apply Machine Learning to different parts of the games developed by Social Point
- Take end to end ownership of Social Point´s Machine -
Learning architecture
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Partner with other teams such as Backend Engineering, Data Lab (a team
of Big Data Engineers), Game Data Scientists and of course the teams
that design the games.
- As a senior member of the Analytics team, work with the other Analytics managers to:
- Continually evaluate and evolve the vision of the team
- Contribute to the strategy for the whole Analytics team as well as for the specific Data Products (Machine Learning) team
- Quarterly review the performance of the Data Products and the Analytics team against their goals.
This is you
- Exceptional communication skills in English
- You must be a problem solver and a self starter
- You must be an accomplished expert but also humble
- You must have a business mindset
- You love Social Point's games
You also have
- 10+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning or related
field (previous experience in a mobile gaming company is a plus)
- 3+
years of experience in managing engineering teams with a deep
commitment to continuous development of those team members that you take
responsibility for
- Deep understanding of mathematical foundations of Machine Learning algorithms
- Previous experience building end to end Machine Learning systems
- Strong coding and debugging skills
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field
As a SocialPointer you will enjoy...
You will count on all the resources
you need for your work: the newest and most powerful devices &
equipment and even a Spotify Premium account.
People development is key for us:
Here you will have professional growth opportunities you have always
dreamed of, supported by a performance review process, internal mobility
and amazing training budgets.
We also care about our SocialPointers
health, so we offer them a healthy Monday breakfast and a delicious
daily lunch menu. Want to stay in shape? We have a brand new gym and
football and basketball teams. Our physiotherapist can always help with
your muscular problems!
Get to know your colleagues better in our monthly events! You can pay a visit our hairdresser to get ready ;)
If you are new in the city, you can
join our Newbies Club! We offer weekend activities once a month, Spanish
lessons and help with all your boring paperwork ;)
The list of advantages goes on and on. Join us to find out!