Data Scientist, Ricochet Anti-Cheat (Call of Duty)

Activision•Los Angeles, CA

37d•$88,700 - $164,080

About The Position

The Data Scientist will support the Ricochet Anti-Cheat team in protecting fair play across Call of Duty live titles. The role analyzes and investigates gameplay telemetry, enforcement data, behavioral signals, and other large-scale datasets to generate insights that help detect, prevent, and respond to cheating. Working with anti-cheat engineers, analysts, operations specialists, game designers, and producers, the Data Scientist will answer ambiguous questions, evaluate detections, measure model impact, and identify opportunities for anti-cheat initiatives. The role supports the broader organization through consultation, data analysis and engineering, experimentation, dashboards, and executive-level reporting. It also contributes to the validation of detection and model changes, data-pipeline quality, and consistent analysis and reporting practices.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience using data science to solve real-world problems with measurable impact on users and the business.
Experience working with large data volumes for production, analytics, experimentation, or reporting.
Working knowledge of experimentation methods, impact measurement, statistical analysis, and metrics development.
Experience building or maintaining dashboards, reports, and repeatable analytical workflows for stakeholders.
Master's degree or equivalent work experience in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Analysis, Statistics, or a related field.
Competence with Python, SQL, and PySpark for data analysis, data engineering, and production-scale workflows.
Strong understanding of data analysis, statistics, experimentation, measurement design, and practical model evaluation.
Ability to synthesize multiple data sources into clear conclusions, recommendations, and decision-ready narratives.
Practical understanding of data quality, ETL, schema evolution, and analytical reproducibility in large-scale environments.
Ability to prioritize across investigations, analyses, stakeholder requests, and longer-term data science initiatives.
Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including concise documentation and executive-ready reporting.
Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and ability to work through ambiguous problems with incomplete or noisy data.
Ability to learn from senior team members and contribute to the growth and success of others on the team.
Passion for multiplayer gaming and preserving competitive integrity.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing agentic orchestration workflows that result in production outcomes.
Experience with machine-learning-assisted detection systems, model monitoring, or adversarial behavior analysis.
Experience with game telemetry, player behavioral analysis, or live-service game operations.
Experience using SQL, Python, or scripting to automate repeatable analysis, anomaly detection, or reporting workflows.
Familiarity with large data lake or warehouse environments such as Databricks, Snowflake, or similar platforms.
Familiarity with Call of Duty gameplay systems and mechanics, competitive multiplayer ecosystems, or common cheating methods.
Video game enthusiasm and curiosity about how data can improve fairness and player trust.

Responsibilities

Analyze gameplay telemetry, enforcement data, behavioral signals, and other large-scale datasets to investigate cheating patterns and anti-cheat outcomes.
Collaborate on ETL, data analysis, and measurement strategies for machine-learning projects that improve cheating detection, prevention, and response.
Design and conduct experiments and analyses to measure the impact of models, detections, interventions, and enforcement workflows on players and the business.
Provide evidence-based recommendations to help prioritize anti-cheat initiatives.
Create dashboards, recurring reports, and executive-level summaries communicating results, trends, impediments, and impact.
Partner with game designers, engineers, producers, analysts, and operations teams to identify anti-cheat improvement opportunities.
Support validation of anti-cheat detections and model changes before broader deployment, considering effectiveness and false-positive risk.
Help improve the quality, consistency, and transparency of anti-cheat data pipelines, metrics, analysis standards, and reporting practices.
Stay current on anti-cheat technology, statistical analysis, experimentation, data science, and adversarial behavior analysis.
Learn from senior team members, share knowledge with peers, and contribute to fairness, accountability, and continuous improvement in game security.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, and dependent care spending accounts.
Life and AD&D insurance and disability insurance.
401(k) with Company match.
Tuition reimbursement and charitable donation matching.
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, and floating holidays.
Compassion and bereavement leaves and parental leave.
Mental health and wellbeing programs and fitness programs.
Free and discounted games.
Other voluntary benefit programs, including supplemental life and disability coverage, legal service, ID protection, and rental insurance.
Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires a geographic move for the job.
Potential eligibility for incentive compensation; it is not guaranteed.