Skillprint is looking for a Senior Computational Scientist with a proven ability to engineer software systems for conducting research in psychology, cognitive science, or neuroscience. You will use your expertise to tailor games and other interactive experiences to measure a person's skills, personality, and mood, and to recommend pathways for increased satisfaction and self-improvement. We hope that you will join us to build out an innovative product with a purpose at the intersection of psychology, continual learning, gaming, and opportunity. Сontinue if you:Thrive doing self-directed work that spans a wide variety of complex research problemsAre excited to explore a variety of subject areas including cognitive, affective, personality and social psychologyCrave the tangible outcomes and rapid feedback cycles that come with developing a concrete product that people will use every day to make their lives a little betterWant to play a key role in a small team growing an early-stage product Note: This role combines the specialized knowledge of a Senior Research Scientist with the engineering skills of a Senior Applied Data Scientist - if you feel like this role is almost what you want, but not quite, you might want to check those out as well! ResponsibilitiesFormulate research questions, design experimental protocols, collect data, analyze it, and communicate specific recommendations for how to use the results to improve our productReview the literature to distill the gold standard measures for complex latent variables including cognitive skills and personality traitsTranslate those gold standard laboratory paradigms into engaging and rewarding games, surveys, and other activitiesIdentify specific gameplay elements in off-the-shelf games that might be able to measure variables of interest to our users, then run experiments to put them to the testWrite production code to process gameplay telemetry and other user data using the scientific Python ecosystem (Numpy, Statsmodels, Pandas, etc.)Work with the founding team to develop the overall product strategy and roadmapCollaborate with outside experts, corporate customers, and users on how our product can best support assessment and personalized learning and development at scale Requirements3+ years experience conducting research in a social or behavioral science like psychology, cognitive science, or behavioral/functional neuroscience (PhD/ABD is a plus, equivalent industry experience is also great)Strong programming skills with the ability to contribute production-ready code using the scientific Python ecosystem (Numpy, Statsmodels, Pandas, etc.)Proficiency in common statistical techniques like ANOVA, regression models, clustering and classificationPractical knowledge of how to pick the right tool for the job, striking a balance between the elegance of simple, understandable analysis and the power of nuanced, insightful resultsAble to turn wide-ranging and ambiguous problems into actionable and discrete projects and product solutions Nice to havesExperience with relational databases (we use PostgreSQL) and object-relational mapping tools (we use Django)Experience building APIs to power Web or mobile appsAdvanced statistical skills like non-linear modeling (including neural networks) or hierarchical Bayesian modelingPrevious startup experienceEnjoy playing games