Machine Learning Research Engineer – Central Technology

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $79.2k - $146.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📚 Research Engineer

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XBOX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2001

🎮 Gaming

🔧 Hardware

👥 B2C

Gaming • Hardware • B2C

XBOX is Microsoft’s consumer gaming brand and platform. It designs and sells video game consoles (Xbox Series X and Series S), first- and third-party games and accessories, and operates digital services such as the Microsoft Store for games, Xbox Game Pass subscription and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Xbox also provides PC and mobile gaming access, community and support services, and integrates with Microsoft accounts and other Microsoft products.

📋 Description

• Collaborate on machine learning projects that enhance detection, prevention, and response to cheating • Execute experiments and analysis to validate models and measure their impact on players • Communicate results, impediments, and work impact to the team and stakeholders • Work with game designers, engineers, and producers to identify anti-cheat opportunities • Develop new detections from data and improve existing detections • Support Ricochet through consultation, data analysis, data engineering, and experimentation • Stay current on machine learning, anti-cheat technology, and statistical analysis advances • Learn from experts and participate in mentorship opportunities across the team

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field • 3+ years of experience using data science and machine learning to solve real problems with measurable impact • Experience managing large data volumes for production purposes • Experience developing, evaluating, and improving machine learning models in production • Competent user of Python and associated libraries, including PySpark, Pandas, XGBoost, and PyTorch • Strong understanding of data analysis and experimentation • Strong SQL skills • Experience with supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning techniques • Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders • Ability to learn from senior team members and contribute to other team members’ growth • Experience in threat intelligence, open-source intelligence, online research, fraud, anti-cheat investigations, or similar is an extra point • Experience with adversarial machine learning, anomaly detection, graph analytics, or behavioral modeling is an extra point • Experience with machine learning in game security, game development, and anti-cheat software is an extra point • Video game enthusiasm and understanding of Warzone gameplay mechanics is an extra point

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account • Healthcare spending accounts • Dependent care spending accounts • Life and AD&D insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k) with Company match • Tuition reimbursement • Charitable donation matching • Paid holidays and vacation • Paid sick time • Floating holidays • Compassion and bereavement leaves • Parental leave • Mental health & wellbeing programs • Fitness programs • Free and discounted games • Supplemental life & disability insurance • Legal service • ID protection • Rental insurance • Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires geographic relocation • Incentive compensation may be available (not guaranteed)