AI Research Engineer (12mth FTC)

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Job Description:
AI Research Engineer - Fixed Term Contract [12 months]

Location:Stockholm, Sweden (hybrid)

Team:AI Labs - AI Center of Excellence at King

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated AI Research Engineer to join our AI Labs team at King for a duration of 12 months. You will be involved in high impact projects with focus on research in representation learning on behavioral sequential data and exploring transformer-based models for tabular sequential data. This role is a great opportunity to contribute to the advancement of AI in the gaming industry and enhance player experiences!

Responsibilities:

• Conduct ground breaking research on self-supervised transformer models applied to tabular data.
• Investigate and develop novel methodologies to leverage pre-trained models for enhancing the performance of downstream tasks.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers, data scientists, and game domain experts to integrate research findings into production systems.
• Publish research results in scientific conferences or journals.
• Participate in multi-functional projects with ML platform teams and game teams to apply research insights to real-world applications.
• Explore and analyze complex behavioral sequential data to derive meaningful insights and improve player experiences.

Qualifications:

• Recent (expected graduation date in 2024) PhD graduate or equivalent years of research in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, or a related field.
• Strong research background in transformers and experience with transformer-based models in academic projects.
• Passion for machine learning and a strong desire to apply your skills in practical settings.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
• Familiarity with software development best practices and a commitment to code quality.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with multi-functional teams.
• Interest in reading and implementing research methodologies, and exploring data.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with self-supervised learning and pre-training techniques.
• Knowledge of tabular data processing and analysis.
• Knowledge in graph learning is a bonus
• Background in gaming industry or interest in improving player experiences through AI.

Application Requirements:

To apply, please submit the following materials in a single PDF document:

• Your CV
• A short description of your PhD topic and relevant experience with transformer-based models
• Contact information for an academic reference

Start Date:We are ready to start the project as soon as we find the right candidate. The start date is flexible to accommodate the best fit for the team.

Duration:This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

How to Apply:Please attach the required materials to your application and submit them through our careers portal.

Related Papers:

• Transfer Learning with Deep Tabular Models
• Revisiting Deep Learning Models for Tabular Data
• TabNet

Join us at King to innovate and push the boundaries of AI in the gaming industry!

About King

At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was recently acquired by Microsoft.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It's our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission - it's the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let's face it, who doesn't love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren't the only ones that can level-up. We're always looking for ways to champion each other and make what's already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

Applications need to be in English.
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