Middle Data Analyst

Playrix, a leading mobile game development company, is seeking a Middle Data Analyst. This role involves analyzing game economy, player behavior, and conducting A/B tests to facilitate data-driven decision-making for long-term product development. The analyst will interpret results, formulate hypotheses, and potentially predict the impact of changes on player retention and churn. The team utilizes a modern tech stack including PySpark, SQL, Python, and tools like Redshift and Tableau.

Must Have

• Degree from a technical university with strong mathematical skills
• Knowledge of probability theory and applied statistics
• Experience in a large technical or retail company with professional growth
• Experience in A/B testing, data analysis, product/marketing analytics
• Strong knowledge and experience with SQL and Python
• Business orientation and ability to find practical solutions
• Proactive stance and ability to take responsibility for outcomes

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible schedule and remote work from anywhere (except Russia/Belarus)
• Voluntary health insurance for employees and children
• Reimbursement for online psychologist sessions
• Fully paid vacation days and sick leave
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions
• Paid participation in specialized conferences and courses
• Internal conferences
• Discounts on English language courses
• Regular offline events like team meetings and corporate parties
• Fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges
• Merch store with internal currency for unique gifts

About the company

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Team, about the role

We would be delighted to meet talented analysts who may have recently started their careers but have already achieved initial successes. Most importantly, they have realized that product research and contributing to its development is truly what they enjoy doing :)

Tasks

Behind every product stands a strong analytics team, but interaction won't be limited to within it. Certainly, typical tasks for any game product analyst include analyzing game economy, balance, player behavior, and much more. However, the primary and most important task for a Data Analyst in our team is to facilitate decision-making processes that lead to sustainable long-term product development. Additional tasks include:

• conducting A/B tests and offline testing of new algorithms;
• interpreting results, formulating conclusions, and new hypotheses;
• the bonus task: predicting how changes in one or more factors will impact player retention, churn, and resource balance across different player segments.

Our stack

• Excellent technical stack (JupyterHub or Databricks + PySpark): modern and reusable in other companies. Everything employees learn at Playrix remains relevant and easily monetizable.
• No tool restrictions, resources are allocated swiftly, and we have full access to AWS.
• We gather data through Appsflyer (marketing) and Amplitude (product).
• Raw data is stored in S3, ETL is handled by Airflow, prepared tables and views are in Redshift. Data quality, lineage, catalog – Monte Carlo.
• Analysts work with data using SQL and Python in Jupyter/Databricks notebooks, and prototype dashboards using Tableau.
• We're developing self-service and analytical products for data consumers, relieving analysts from routine tasks.

Requirements

• a degree from a technical university, coupled with strong mathematical skills — knowledge of probability theory and applied statistics;
• experience in a large technical or retail company with visible professional growth results;
• experience in A/B testing, data analysis, product/marketing analytics;
• strong knowledge and experience with SQL and Python;
• business orientation, ability to find practical solutions within time constraints, and avoid unnecessary complexity;
• a proactive stance, ability to take responsibility for outcomes, and act in uncertain situations.

Our advantages

• truly large-scale operations: hundreds of millions of players, petabytes of data (we store everything from the past 7 years), and marketing limited only by effectiveness, not budget.
• a data-driven approach — we measure everything, conduct experiments, and make decisions based on data wherever possible.
• all conclusions are statistically supported; analysts set decision-making standards. Even for non-analytical staff, confidence intervals are not just empty words.
• the ability to change processes and approaches to more effective ones without lengthy approvals and bureaucracy.

Our Perks

##### Flexibility at work

• For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

##### Caring for health and well-being

• We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
• We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
• We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.

##### Professional development and education

• We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
• We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.

##### Events and merch

• We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
• We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
• We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.

Work Format

Remote or from one of the company’s offices