Game Data Scientist – Product Analytics
Job Summary
Job Description
Join a top-tier mobile gaming team as a Game Data Scientist focusing on product analytics. This cross-functional role involves analyzing player behavior, level progression, and gameplay loops to optimize experiences for millions. You will collaborate with game developers and product managers to bring clarity, experimentation, and strategic insight to game design, economy tuning, and feature development, translating data into high-impact product strategies.
Must have:
- Analyze player behavior, level progression, and gameplay loops.
- Partner with game economy and product teams to optimize sinks, sources, and pacing.
- Design and evaluate A/B tests to assess new features and economy adjustments.
- Create clear visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings.
- Identify patterns, friction points, and growth opportunities.
- Translate data into product strategy.
- 2+ years of experience as a data scientist or product analyst.
- Strong command of SQL and data exploration in large datasets.
- Proficiency with BI tools.
- Strong understanding of statistical analysis, experimentation, and hypothesis testing.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field.
- Clear communication and storytelling skills.
Good to have:
- Scripting in Python or R for deeper analysis or automation.
- Experience with player progression, level analytics, or in-game economy modeling.
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Job Details
Description
Join a top-tier mobile gaming team with hundreds of millions of downloads worldwide and new titles on the way.
We’re looking for a Game Data Scientist who thrives at the intersection of gameplay, economy, and product analytics. You’ll work with rich behavioral datasets to help shape engaging and optimized experiences for millions of players.
This is a cross-functional role where you’ll collaborate closely with game developers, product managers, and data professionals to bring clarity, experimentation, and strategic insight to gameplay progression, level balancing, feature design, and economy tuning.
What You’ll Do:
- Analyze player behavior, level progression, and gameplay loops to surface insights that drive engagement and retention.
- Partner with game economy and product teams to optimize sinks, sources, and pacing across the player lifecycle.
- Design and evaluate A/B tests to assess new features, progression changes, or economy adjustments.
- Create clear visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings across disciplines.
- Identify patterns, friction points, and growth opportunities in the player journey using advanced analytics and statistical techniques.
- Translate data into product strategy, guiding the team toward high-impact decisions.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience as a data scientist or product analyst, ideally in the gaming industry.
- Strong command of SQL and data exploration in large datasets.
- Proficiency with BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
- Strong understanding of statistical analysis, experimentation, and hypothesis testing.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Engineering).
- Clear communication and storytelling skills - able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Bonus Points For:
- Scripting in Python or R for deeper analysis or automation - a big advantage.
- Experience with player progression, level analytics, or in-game economy modeling.
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About The Company
Ilyon® is a leading entertainment company for the mobile world that creates unique, innovative free-to-play casual games that entertain millions of fans worldwide. With more than 900 million downloads across different platforms, we are serious about making great casual games with engaging content that takes playtime to a whole new level! We are always looking to add more talents to our team of driven professionals. If you are the kind of person who always wants to learn, if you enjoy pushing the boundaries of possibility, love working hard, and have a great sense of humor, then you may be our next team member!
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