About the role

What will you do at Nintendo?

Nintendo Technology Development

The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™ family of portable systems.

Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon.

A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo Technology Development, based in Redmond, Washington, creates future hardware/software technology and researches North American-based technologies.

Nintendo is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home. We do all of this with kindness, empathy and respect for each other.

SUMMARY:

Delivers end-to-end complex engineering projects and proactively identifies opportunities & risks at a module level. Acts as a resource and mentor for other engineers.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Train, evaluate, and optimize neural networks for execution on embedded platforms

Work with platform engineers to meet model performance and memory constraints

Write scripts to facilitate neural network model development and use

Procure and clean data necessary for training models

Effectively communicate with other teams, especially as it relates to domain-specific knowledge, model quality, and model performance

Documents work according to defined processes

Provides coaching and mentorship and acts as a resource to other engineers

Participates as a key contributor to the hiring process

Up to 10% travel; domestic and international

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

5-8+ years of professional experience as a data scientist

3+ years of professional experience working with deep learning libraries

Fluency in Python

Possess strong debugging and troubleshooting skills

Familiar with Git workflow

Experience with C and/or C++

Experience with embedded systems is a plus

BS or MS in CS/Applied Mathematics/Statistics or related field

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position is onsite in Redmond, WA, and not open to remote status at this time.

This position includes the base pay range listed below, potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

Pay Range:

$145,150—$261,200 USD

Which skills does this role require?

Data scienceDeep learningPythonNeural networksCC++Embedded systemsDebuggingTroubleshootingGitModel optimizationData cleaningMentorshipSoftware engineeringData ScientistNeural NetworksEmbedded SystemsDeep LearningSoftware EngineeringHardwareNintendo SwitchModel DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationMemory ConstraintsData CleaningComputer Science

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