Principal Data Scientist | Farm Heroes Saga
Principal Data Scientist | Farm Heroes Saga
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Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Principal Data Scientist to join the Farm Heroes Saga team one of Kings most iconic and successful titles.
In this role you will act as a strategic technical leader and thought partner trusted by game leads designers and fellow scientists alike. Youll partner closely with cross-functional teams to elevate product decisions shape feature innovation through data-driven insights and mentor the next generation of data scientists.
This is an opportunity to have real impact on the future of Farm Heroes Saga helping us continue delighting millions of players worldwide.
Your role with our Kingdom
As Principal Data Scientist you will:
Lead technical excellence: Act as a senior craft lead subject matter expert for Farm Heroes Saga setting direction for advanced data science practices and scalable experimentation within the Core Gameplay product pillar.
Shape strategy and innovation: Drive high-impact analyses and research using machine learning and probabilistic models to generate actionable recommendations for new features and player engagement strategies.
Mentor and develop talent: Provide hands-on mentorship and training to elevate the technical skills of the Data Science team helping them advance from descriptive analysis to dynamic modelling ML-driven insights.
Champion analytics culture: Serve as a key partner to leadership embedding data into decision-making processes and promoting collaboration across multi disciplinary teams.
Advance leadership capabilities: Lead cross-functional projects enhancing project efficiency and building bridges across product areas while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Required Skills
Quantitative expertise: Deep experience in analyzing player behavior and drawing business insights that directly inform product strategy.
Technical proficiency: Strong skills in SQL Python/R and cloud-based data solutions (e.g. BigQuery). A solid grasp of applied statistics particularly time-series and experimental design is essential.
Product insight: Ability to translate player data into reliable recommendations that balance user needs with business goals.
Communication skills: Proven ability to clearly communicate findings to diverse audiences from data scientists to game artists.
Leadership and mentorship: Demonstrated success mentoring other data scientists/ analysts driving collaboration and raising the bar for the craft within an organization.
At King youll have the opportunity to both learn from colleagues in areas where you want to grow and share your expertise where youre strongest. We are prioritizing AI and ML as key drivers of growthfor our people and our products. For your position this means: engaging in advanced ML training within the next six months increasing feature recommendations powered by AI data-driven research and models by 20% within a year and developing and validating probabilistic or ML models to uncover new feature opportunities within the current fiscal year.
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malmö London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at or by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatking on Instagram or @kinggames on X.
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malmö London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatkingon Instagram or @kinggameson X.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
