Game Data Analyst/Data Scientist

Job Overview

Wargaming is looking for a proactive, excited and determined Game Data Analyst/Data Scientist to strengthen the World of Tanks product analytics team.

We collect all kinds of information about the player behavior and  the events in the ‘WoT universe’: from economic, financial and detailed combat data to the precise coordinates of each shot and tank movement, interface telemetry and many others. All of them are routed to a singular database and are available for analysis 24/7.

You will be working with the WoT Product Team responsible for decision-making process, with the Data Warehouse team responsible for data storage, reports system and our infrastructure, as well as 60 analytics all over the world united under Wargaming Global Analyst Network.

What will you do?

• Helping deliver important analytical insights to managers and other product teams necessary for decision making.

• Use quantitative analysis to understand how the game is played and identify impact and growth opportunities.

• Participating in analytical maintenance for features, game events and modes throughout all development and release stages:

  • Pre-Production Analytics: modeling likely outcomes and risks from implementing new features, game modes and events into the game; predict the future events, product KPIs and metrics; providing analysis of their full development cycle (from concept to release);

  • Production Analytics: developing and preparing analytical reports, metrics and methodologies for evaluating features, game modes and events in operation; looking for anomalies and insights that help increase effectiveness of the product and its parts;

• Operation Analytics: creating and supporting analytical tools and interfaces (dashboards) for rapid updates on the status of the product and its subsystems delivered to the management and the responsible teams.

• Gather and formulate requirements, conduct analytical research from producers, PMs, UX/UI and game designers, developers, QA and artists.

• Presenting the research results and filling the product analytics knowledge base to share with other teams.

What are we looking for?

• 5+ years experience on a similar position.

• Understanding the principles of formalizing business tasks in research plans, as well as experience writing analytical reports and presenting their results.

• Advanced SQL knowledge.

• Experience with at least one data visualization solution (Tableau / Qlik / Microsoft Power BI, etc).

• Experience with Python/R and popular libraries for data processing and analysis.

• Great communication skills, both written and spoken, especially for non-technical audience.

• Written and spoken English (B1 and higher).

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Being prepared to learn, take in and systemize vast amounts of data within a short time.

• Experience working with Cloudera Impala / Hive, Oracle SQL, Snowflake.

• Knowledge and practical application of machine learning algorithms.

• Rich gaming experience in different games and over 1000 World of Tanks battles.

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Prague include:

• 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year

• Additional paid time off 

• Sick Leave Compensation, Maternity & Paternity Leave Benefits  

• Career development and education opportunities within the company

• Meal card contribution

• Public transportation allowance

• Premium private healthcare

• Mental well-being program (iFeel)

• Multisport Employee discounts

• Personal Gaming Account 

• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office

• Company events

• Seniority Awards  

• Referral program - You can recommend the best talents to the company and receive a reward

About Wargaming 

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.

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