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About us
Nighthawk Play: Gaming Dreamers Set Sail from Orlando
In 2024, in Orlando, a city steeped in sunshine and innovation, Nighthawk Play was born, driven by a passionate belief in the art of gaming. This city, a
melting pot of Disney magic and EA's technological heritage, became the starting point for our exploration of the digital world. As a young independent
studio, we understand that games are more than just a symphony of code and pixels; they are bridges that connect the hearts of gamers worldwide.
The team to Nighthawk Play
Ray Mazza
Studio Creative Director & Co-Founder
Level
18 yearsRole
Design, Engineering, AudioPassions
Writing, Photography, Nature, Consuming Mike’s cocktailsFavorite Game
Super MetroidRay Mazza
Studio Creative Director & Co-Founder
Michael Duke
Studio Director & Co-Founder
Level
16 yearsRole
Production, Engineering, DesignPassions
Running, Biking, Craft CocktailsFavorite Game
Zelda: A Link to the PastMichael Duke
Studio Director & Co-Founder
Peter Ingebretson
Studio Technical Director
Level
19 yearsRole
Engineering, Design, Programmer ArtPassions
Gardening, Cooking, Board GamesFavorite Game
Master of OrionPeter Ingebretson
Studio Technical Director
Kelly Riley
Senior Technical Artist
Level
22 yearsRole
Animation, VFX, Tech ArtPassions
Collecting Soviet era watches, Bone china tea cups, Letterpress typefaces, and Ham radio kits.Favorite Game
The one I'm buildingKelly Riley
Senior Technical Artist
Joshua Pollak
Principal Engineer
Level
5 yearsRole
Engineering, Design, TangentsPassions
Mechanical Keyboards, Audio, CNC, CocktailsFavorite Game
GrisJoshua Pollak
Principal Engineer
Services
Superior Services. Unparalleled Results.
Nighthawk Play is committed to delivering exceptional results. Our services span cybersecurity operations, enterprise IT, and data analytics, providing clients with comprehensive, scalable, reliable, and cutting-edge solutions. Our reputation as a leading small business contractor is built on our highly skilled workforce, ensuring our clients receive support from the industry's best talent.
Cybersecurity
From safeguarding your critical data to securing your network infrastructure, Nighthawk Cyber is committed to delivering comprehensive and customized
solutions to protect your mission.
Our full-spectrum cyber-solutions portfolio is tailored to client mission goals and objectives to rapidly identify, assess, and remediate any cyber
risk:
- Security Architecture Design & Development
- Vulnerability & Security Assessments
- Defensive Cybersecurity Operations
- Security Operations Center Support
- Policy and Governance
- Exercises and Training
- DevSecOps
Enterprise IT
In the realm of enterprise IT, our innovative approach ensures that your systems are not only operational but also optimized for peak performance. We
understand the importance of reliable IT services in today's fast-paced operational environments, and we are dedicated to providing seamless and efficient
solutions tailored to specific requirements.
We go beyond technology implementation, delivering technology adoption, workflow transformation, and staffing of cleared and certified personnel. Our
collaborative approach accelerates realized customer value from their technology investments:
- Network Engineering and Management
- Infrastructure Migration
- Enterprise Architecture
- Systems Engineering
- Cloud Computing
- Analysis & Design
Want to join the Nighthawk team?
With a hands-on approach to employee engagement, competitive pay and benefits, and a culture focused on empowering our people for excellence, Nighthawk is the ideal place to grow in your career.
As a Data Scientist, you'll expand the potential of games by providing unconventional solutions to business problems, such as how to analyze game
performance, engage players, customize content, run successful experiments, and optimize game economies.
We understand that the work we do is critical to our company's success and culture. The right person for this role should be curious,
adaptable to a "can-do" environment, have a passion for problem-solving, and thrive in a fast-growing organization.
What You Do
- Help game teams make data-driven decisions by providing access to data, fostering analytical best practices and rigor, and creating analytical
methods, tools, and models to solve specific game problems.
- Accelerate game development by leveraging existing tools or building new ones to quickly answer business questions.
- Expand the potential of games by providing unconventional solutions to business problems, such as how to analyze game performance, engage
players, customize content, conduct successful experiments, and optimize game economies.
- Apply experimentation and the scientific method to continuously iterate on your product — the game.
What you'll need
- Knowledge of statistics and machine learning that is both deep and broad.
- Experience of working as a data scientist or machine learning engineer on technically challenging problems.
- Experience with product analytics.
What you’ll do
- Development of systems focusing on your customer, whether they are players or other Wildlife employees.
- Be part of a cross-functional team, directly contributing to feature development and maintenance.
- Partner with colleagues to build and maintain tooling for test development, automation, and release processes improvement.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent tech areas and/or equivalent experience.
- Solid and previous experience in software development and solution design.
- Solid understanding of computer concepts (data structures, networking, concurrency, memory management, and algorithm analysis).
- Excellent knowledge of software testing concepts (testability, escape rate, regression, unit, integration, soak, stress, test automation).
- Availability to work in a hybrid model – 2 to 3 times a week on-site at our office in Orlando
What We Offer
Nighthawk is proud to offer a competitive compensation package. We provide excellent benefits, flexible PTO, performance bonuses, and a supportive leadership team to help you achieve your career goals. We take care of our employees and their families, create opportunities for work/life balance, and invest in building a strong team culture.
