Niantic/Scopely is seeking a talented and passionate Data Scientist to join our team in Tokyo. As a Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in supporting the development and growth of our live games. You will be responsible for analyzing and interpreting large datasets to provide valuable insights and recommendations to enhance our game's performance and user experience. Statistical proficiency and business intelligence experience are crucial for effective communication and data-driven decision-making. Familiarity with Looker is a big plus.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret complex datasets to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities for improving gameplay, engagement, and monetization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including game designers, product managers, and engineers, to define and prioritize data-driven objectives and strategies.
• Create and deliver regular reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain data models, algorithms, and statistical models to support predictive analytics and forecasting.
• Collaborate with the game engineering team to ensure data quality, integrity, and availability for analysis.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in data science and business intelligence.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related disciplines).
• 5+ years of experience in a similar and data analytics focused role.
• Solid understanding of business intelligence concepts, methodologies, and tools. Familiarity with Looker or similar business intelligence platforms is a plus.
• Proven experience in data analysis, statistical modeling, and data visualization using tools such as Python, R, SQL, or similar.
• Ability to translate complex data findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Passion for gaming and familiarity with Niantic games is highly desirable.
• Business Proficiency in both Japanese and English is preferred.

Join our team and contribute to the success of Niantic games by leveraging your data science expertise to drive data-informed decision-making and enhance the player experience !!

Shift Technology Japan offers a unique opportunity to brilliant candidates to accelerate their careers in data science

• Data scientists work on a broad range of subjects, acquiring a lot of technical and professional experience in data science, data engineering, coding, business understanding and client interactions; skills invaluable in any career.
• Our company is small enough that each person’s achievements have an impact on overall performance, yet big enough to be a world leader in our domain.
• We are a fast growing company, the best contributors will grow to managerial or product tech lead positions much more rapidly than in bigger companies

役割

データ・サイエンス・チームの一員として、私達の技術エキスパートと協働し、顧客企業に種々のソリューションを提供する上で重要な役割を果たして頂きます。

日々の業務には次の事が含まれます：

- 顧客企業のためのデータ処理パイプラインの構築と導入。バッチもしくはリアルタイムのデータ受領、データクリーニング、情報抽出、不正検出モデルの調整などが含まれます。- 顧客企業と密に連携してニーズ、フィードバックを把握し、ソリューションを改善します。- 製品開発とイノベーションのための研究開発（機械学習、画像分析、NLP、トレンド分析、チャットボット…）- 営業チームと協働し、製品デモの実施（そして、海外への出張も含まれます！）- 若手データ・サイエンティストの育成

What you'll do...

• As a member of the data science team, and working alongside our technical experts, your role will be key to roll-out our different solutions to the clients. Your day-to-day will include :
• Deployment and Localization of Shift Technology products for the Japanese Market
• Design new fraud detection algorithms to detect new complex fraud patterns
• Enhancement of the Global Solution working with the Head Office
• Work closely with clients to understand the data and Business context of various Business lines in order to integrate to the Solution's Model

What you bring...

• You have a master’s degree in either Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science (a knowledge in machine learning and/or Big Data is a plus)
• You have experience in object-oriented programming, preferred in C#, and SQL
• You can write quality production code
• You combine Data analysis with synthesis abilities and are not afraid to deal with the details
• You are Fluent in Business Japanese as well as business English 

In addition:

• You have experience with the following technologies: Python, Git, Cloud, Machine Learning
• You have experience with external client-facing and pre-sales/demo
• You have knowledge in Insurance industry 

Recruitment process:

• Talent Acquisition interview
• Technical exercise
• Technical interview
• Hiring manager interview
• Touchpoint with Tokyo-based stakeholders

Shift Technologyについて

Shift Technologyは Wired 社によりパリの最もホットなスタートアップ企業に選ばれ、先進的な人工知能技術とデータ・サイエンスを活用して、保険会社が保険金請求プロセスについて如何に思考するかを変革しています。パリのHQに始まり、ボストン、東京、シンガポール、ロンドン、マドリード、チューリッヒのオフィスで、顧客企業が不正の疑いのあるケースを検出し、対策を取るためのお手伝いをしています。私達はクレーム処理の自動化を通して業務効率および顧客体験の改善のためのサポートをしております。５年に満たない間に、およそ70ものグローバルな保険業界において重要な顧客企業のために数百万件ものクレームを分析してきました。Shift Technologyについてより詳しく知るために是非ご連絡ください。

About Appier 

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

Open to overseas candidates/Visa Support

This position is based in Tokyo, Japan. For international candidates, Appier's Japan office provides visa sponsorship to ensure a smooth transition to Japan.

The Impact You’ll Make at Appier

Appier is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to join our Advertising Cloud Optimization team, which leads the development of core machine learning algorithms driving campaign efficiency and advertiser ROI. Our programmatic advertising platform operates at a massive scale, handling over multi millions queries per second (QPS), all powered by our proprietary deep learning models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content delivery.

In this role, you’ll directly impact the efficiency and profitability of ads campaigns by improving models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content recommendation, while ensuring system robustness and scalability in a dynamic market environment.

What You’ll Work On

• Design, implement, and productionize state-of-the-art ML models to improve campaign outcomes.
• Analyze large-scale user and auction data to discover predictive patterns and alpha signals that enhance bidding and personalization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and data teams to identify opportunities, define roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Continuously improve system performance through offline experimentation and online testing (e.g., A/B tests, incremental learning).

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, EE, or related field; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• 4+ years of industry experience in ad tech, with a focus on performance optimization.
• Proven experience in applied machine learning, especially in CTR prediction, recommendation systems.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
• Strong ownership and collaboration skills—able to lead end-to-end projects across product, data, and engineering.
• Bonus: Experience working on high-throughput, low-latency real-time systems (e.g., RTB engines, stream inference).

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About Appier 

Appier (TSE: 4180) is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that empowers businesses to create value through cutting-edge AdTech and MarTech solutions. Founded in 2012 with the vision of “Making AI Easy by Making Software Intelligent,” Appier helps businesses turn AI into ROI through its Ad Cloud, Personalization Cloud, and Data Cloud—each powered by Agentic AI that enables autonomous, adaptive, and real-time decision-making. Today, Appier operates 17 offices across APAC, the US, and EMEA, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Learn more at www.appier.com.

About the role

AI is reshaping how brands connect with consumers — and at Appier, we’re at the forefront. Our Playable Ads team builds AI-powered ad experiences — from interactive playable formats to video ads — that drive dramatically higher engagement and conversion for the world’s leading apps and games. We’re looking for a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to push the boundaries of what’s possible — applying cutting-edge ML, generative AI, and optimization techniques to create smarter, more compelling ad creatives at scale.

If you’re excited about turning the latest advances in AI into products that reach millions of users, and you thrive at the intersection of research and real-world impact, we’d love to talk.

What You’ll Work On

• Apply ML and generative AI techniques to problems such as creative optimization, user behavior prediction, engagement modeling, and dynamic content generation for various creative formats.
• Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle — from problem framing and experimentation through to production deployment and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and design teams to translate business goals into well-defined ML solutions.
• Conduct offline and online evaluation, A/B testing, and performance monitoring to continuously improve model quality and business impact.
• Stay current with the latest research in areas like LLMs, multimodal models, reinforcement learning, and recommendation systems, and proactively propose innovative applications to the team.
• Mentor fellow scientists and contribute to the team’s technical standards and culture.

What We’re Looking For

[Minimum qualifications]

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Solid understanding of modern ML models and algorithms, with hands-on experience in at least one area such as prediction/optimization, generative models, recommendation systems, computer vision, or reinforcement learning.
• Proficient in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Practical experience taking ML models from prototype to production, including pipeline development and performance monitoring.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose model behavior and improve training pipelines.
• Clear communicator who can explain technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Proficient in using LLM-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT) to accelerate productivity.
• Ability to balance cutting-edge research with time-to-market constraints, delivering iterative PoCs that validate product hypotheses and translate into production-ready solutions.

[Preferred qualifications]

• Publications in top AI/ML conferences or journals (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, KDD, RecSys).
• Experience in the advertising technology or MarTech domain.
• Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in research communities.

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About Appier 

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

Open to overseas candidates/Visa Support

This position is based in Tokyo, Japan. For international candidates, Appier's Japan office provides visa sponsorship to ensure a smooth transition to Japan.

The Impact You’ll Make at Appier

Appier is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to join our Advertising Cloud Optimization team, which leads the development of core machine learning algorithms driving campaign efficiency and advertiser ROI. Our programmatic advertising platform operates at a massive scale, handling over multi millions queries per second (QPS), all powered by our proprietary deep learning models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content delivery.

Our engineering team has a solid technical background, which would be a great environment for a skilled engineer.

In this role, you’ll directly impact the efficiency and profitability of ads campaigns by improving models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content recommendation, while ensuring system robustness and scalability in a dynamic market environment.

What You’ll Work On

• Design, implement, and productionize state-of-the-art ML models to improve campaign outcomes.
• Analyze large-scale user and auction data to discover predictive patterns and alpha signals that enhance bidding and personalization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and data teams to identify opportunities, define roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Continuously improve system performance through offline experimentation and online testing (e.g., A/B tests, incremental learning).

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, EE, or related field; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• 5+ years of industry experience in ad tech, with a focus on performance optimization.
• Proven experience in applied machine learning, especially in CTR prediction, recommendation systems.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
• Strong ownership and collaboration skills—able to lead end-to-end projects across product, data, and engineering.
• Bonus: Experience working on high-throughput, low-latency real-time systems (e.g., RTB engines, stream inference).

Language

Fluent in English or Chinese.

#LI-AK1

About Appier 

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

The Impact You’ll Make at Appier

Appier is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to join our Advertising Cloud Optimization team, which leads the development of core machine learning algorithms driving campaign efficiency and advertiser ROI. Our programmatic advertising platform operates at a massive scale, handling over multi millions queries per second (QPS), all powered by our proprietary deep learning models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content delivery.

In this role, you’ll directly impact the efficiency and profitability of ads campaigns by improving models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content recommendation, while ensuring system robustness and scalability in a dynamic market environment.

What You’ll Work On

• Design, implement, and productionize state-of-the-art ML models to improve campaign outcomes.
• Analyze large-scale user and auction data to discover predictive patterns and alpha signals that enhance bidding and personalization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and data teams to identify opportunities, define roadmaps, and deliver impactful solutions.
• Continuously improve system performance through offline experimentation and online testing (e.g., A/B tests, incremental learning).

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, EE, or related field; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• 4+ years of industry experience in ad tech, with a focus on performance optimization.
• Proven experience in applied machine learning, especially in CTR prediction, recommendation systems.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
• Strong ownership and collaboration skills—able to lead end-to-end projects across product, data, and engineering.
• Bonus: Experience working on high-throughput, low-latency real-time systems (e.g., RTB engines, stream inference).

#LI-AK1

About Appier 

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

The Impact You’ll Make at Appier

Appier is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to join our Advertising Cloud Optimization team, which leads the development of core machine learning algorithms driving campaign efficiency and advertiser ROI. Our programmatic advertising platform operates at a massive scale, handling over multi millions queries per second (QPS), all powered by our proprietary deep learning models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content delivery.
In this role, you’ll build identify graph to enrich unified customer profile and also identify high purchase value users to drive ROAS by machine learning model.

What You’ll Work On

• Leverage scientific methods to build identify graph and identify high-value users
• Drive online experiments to continuously improve ROAS
• Own the project independently.
• Partner with product stakeholder, backend and frontend to provide measurement solution for our customers.

What We’re Looking For

• Master’s or PhD’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or related field.
• 3+ years of industry experience on identify graph, ID mapping and cross-device mapping in digital Ads related fields, and generate mapping and profile under large-scale data.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
• Strong ownership and collaboration skills.

#LI-AK1

About Appier 

Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information.

Open to overseas candidates/Visa Support

This position is based in Tokyo, Japan. For international candidates, Appier's Japan office provides visa sponsorship to ensure a smooth transition to Japan.

The Impact You’ll Make at Appier

Appier is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to join our Advertising Cloud Optimization team, which leads the development of core machine learning algorithms driving campaign efficiency and advertiser ROI. Our programmatic advertising platform operates at a massive scale, handling over multi millions queries per second (QPS), all powered by our proprietary deep learning models for bidding, pricing, and personalized content delivery.
In this role, you'll measure ads incrementality on different type of traffic, creative, users, and also improve campaign efficiency on combination having good incrementality by machine learning model and AI automation.

What You’ll Work On

• Leverage scientific methods to improve ads measurement.
• Drive online experiments to continuously improve ads effectiveness.
• Own the project independently.
• Partner with product stakeholder, backend and frontend to provide measurement solution for our customers.

What We’re Looking For

• Master’s or PhD’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Econometrics, or related field.
• 3+ years of industry experience on causal inference, incrementality, marketing mix modeling or other measurement solutions on digital Ads related fields, and understand the assumption and difference across methods.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.).
• Strong ownership and collaboration skills.

Language

Fluent in English or Chinese.

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