Principal Data Scientist, ML Bots - Game Tech G... @ Riot Games
placeLos Angeles, California, United States
businessOn Site
Posted 12 days ago
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Overview
At Riot Games, the AI Foundations team is dedicated to unlocking cutting edge player experiences through ML and AI. As a Principal Data Scientist - ML Bots, you will lead the modeling strategy on our ML Bots team, working on autonomous Game Understanding Agents that mimic real player behavior in live game environments.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Lead modeling strategies for ML Bots across various games.
- Develop predictive features from gameplay telemetry, simulation data, and unstructured game data.
- Design and implement ML systems using reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and hybrid methods.
- Define evaluation frameworks balancing generalizable approaches with game-specific needs.
- Ensure safety, fairness, and operational reliability of autonomous agents.
- Mentor senior ML engineers in advanced ML techniques and architectural decisions.
- Collaborate with game, platform, and UX teams to integrate models into production.
- Represent ML Bots in multi-game forums and contribute to shared development frameworks.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in production ML systems.
- Expertise in reinforcement and imitation learning techniques.
- Experience with agent-based systems in dynamic, interactive environments.
- Ability to extract predictive signals from complex data sources.
- Proven mentoring and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Mastery of experiment design, model evaluation, and autonomous agent optimization.
- Familiarity with integrating ML-driven agents into live game environments.
Our Perks
Riot Games prioritizes work/life balance with open paid time off, flexible schedules, comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 401k with company match.
Key skills/competency
- Machine Learning
- Reinforcement Learning
- Imitation Learning
- Game AI
- Predictive Modeling
- Data Science
- ML Strategy
- Autonomous Agents
- Cross-disciplinary Collaboration
- Mentorship
How to Get Hired at Riot Games
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Tailor your experience to ML and game AI.
- Highlight technical expertise: Emphasize reinforcement and imitation learning projects.
- Research Riot Games: Understand their mission and game technologies.
- Prepare detailed case studies: Showcase production ML system implementations.
📝 Interview Preparation Advice
Technical Preparation
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Review reinforcement learning algorithms and case studies.
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Practice simulation-based training techniques and frameworks.
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Review ML architecture design for production systems.
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Study game telemetry data modeling techniques.
Behavioral Questions
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Describe a challenging ML project you led.
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Explain your approach to cross-team collaboration.
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Discuss handling complex game-based datasets.
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Share a time you solved technical conflicts.
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