Data Scientist

We're looking for a Data Scientist to join our team. (Swimwear and a lab coat optional).

You are a data enthusiast with a passion for discerning useful information from millions of data points. You have an interest in re-configuring game systems and tweaking parameters to improve user experience and increase engagement. You're keen to work in a small startup and explore the impact you can have on our games.

Responsibilities

• Provide data-driven decision-making support for our games

• Discover trends in player behaviour through quantitative analysis

• Provide key actionable insights that shape the roadmap of the game

• Design and analyse experiments that inform decisions

• Build out Business Intelligence using data from diverse sources

• Present visual high-impact data stories to drive collaborative action

• Help grow new techniques and capabilities in analytics discipline

Requirements

• Confident in manipulating, transforming, and analysing complex data at large scales

• Experience in:

  • A/B testing design and read-outs

  • SQL and/or Python

  • Quantitative/statistical analysis, ideally in mobile gaming

  • Using visual tools like Tableau or similar to empower data exploration

  • Using Big Data systems: Vertica, Spark, Hadoop, Redshift, etc.

• Strong attention to detail, natural curiosity with ability to problem-solve creatively

• Excellent communication skills, comfortable explaining complex ideas

• A strong grasp of technical and business perspectives

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy multitasking on parallel projects

• Enjoy working in both individual and team settings

Bonus

• BSc or BA. in Math, Statistics, Comp Sci, Engineering, or other technical field

• Interest in Interactive Fiction and Narrative games

• Desire to work in games

• Enjoy playing games and an interest in the games industry

If the above is of interest, please apply below and include your CV and cover letter.