Data Science Opportunity:
Are you a passionate data scientist interested in diving deeper into esports? Are you curious to know which team is ruling the game and whether the worst-performing team in Asia can outshine the best-performing team in North America? Do you have a burning desire to explore whether supports are better than mid-players? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Join us as our Data Scientist and be part of our mission to create objective rankings of teams and players across multiple esports. We are seeking a dynamic commander who can take charge of this exciting project and help us uncover the answers to these intriguing questions (and many more!) for everyone interested in esports. As the ideal candidate, you should have a solid background in machine learning methods and a strong inclination towards self-starting. We are counting on you to guide us in the most efficient way to unravel these mysteries, taking charge of this project while getting stakeholder buy-in across the company.
This temporary full-time role is available from January to September 2024.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Collect and aggregate data from internal and external databases
Preprocess structured and unstructured data
Preprocess structured and unstructured data
Work closely with internal and external parties to define key data
Examine large amounts of data to detect patterns for ranking
Develop algorithms for ranking esports players and teams
Present results to stakeholders, including those with limited technical knowledge
Partner with design to display rankings in the best way possible
What You’ll Need:
- 2+ years of Data Science experience
- Proficient in Python
- Ability to write SQL queries
- Familiarity with APIs
- In-depth knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning methods
- Experience with data wrangling and handling data imperfections
- Hands-on experience with data science tools
- Problem-solving and detail-oriented mindset with strong business sense.
