Senior Data Scientist

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

Wooga seeks a Senior Data Scientist to lead analytics projects, build data tools for product managers, and leverage ML/advanced analytics for product optimization. Responsibilities include understanding player behavior, segmenting players, developing predictive models, and improving analytics tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background, proficiency in Python and SQL, and extensive data science experience within a freemium business model. They will also mentor junior team members. The role requires the application of advanced statistical and ML techniques to improve game development and business outcomes.
Must have:
  • Degree in quantitative field
  • Python proficiency for data analysis
  • SQL expertise for large datasets
  • Extensive data science experience
  • Understanding of freemium model
  • Advanced statistical/ML knowledge
Perks:
  • Relocation package
  • Education budget
  • Extra days off
  • Yoga/mindfulness app
  • Sports & transport subsidies
  • Purpose Day
  • German language classes
  • Hybrid work model
  • Work from abroad

Job Details

We are proud to belong to the TOP 1% of all employers in Germany 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024!


Our Story

At Wooga, we are very proud of the diverse, creative and friendly environment we have established and we believe you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry. Each of our Woogas plays an important role in our success as a company and in shaping our culture. We really value our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, excellent craftsmanship, truly collaborative way of working, and the values we strive to live up to every day. We create joyful experiences that awaken our players’ desire to see what happens next. Based in the heart of Berlin, with over 300 employees from around the world, we work together to create high-quality casual games with engaging stories at the core of the experience.

About the role

At Wooga, our Data Scientists play an instrumental role in driving the successful development of our games. The Data Science team explores new methodologies and delves deep into every aspect of our data to identify opportunities and make a real impact on our business.  We are looking for a data enthusiast, who is passionate about games and can think analytically about what makes a game great!

  • You will lead analytics projects involving multiple team members to understand, segment, predict and influence the behaviour of our players across our games portfolio
  • You will build data tools for our product managers, empowering them to deliver actionable insights and recommendations for our game teams
  • You will use experiments, advanced analytics and ML to find levers for product optimization
  • You will proactively drive improvements of and provide education on our analytics tools
  • You will help coach and train more junior members of the team in both technical and soft skills

About you

  • You have a degree in a highly quantitative field (e.g. statistics, economics, research, computer science)
  • You are proficient in using Python for data analysis
  • You can use SQL effectively to query large volumes of data
  • You have extensive professional experience in data science or a related analytical field
  • You have a solid understanding of how data science can impact the core business and economics in a freemium business model
  • You have a deep understanding of commonly applied advanced statistical and ML techniques and have shown that you can apply and adapt these techniques to a range of situations

Please note: Research has shown that some under-represented groups in the gaming industry (eg: women) tend to apply only if they meet every single requirement. Here at Wooga, the desire to learn and the willingness to solve problems are more important to us than your experience on paper. We encourage you to apply even if you do not think that you tick all the boxes - thinking outside of such boxes and embracing the diversity of mindsets and backgrounds is what we believe makes our teams thrive.

 

Our Promise    

  • Shape the future! Challenge the status quo and team up with a diverse group of experts (over 57 nationalities!) working on crafting the world’s best games.
  • We offer a generous relocation package and home search support if you are not already located in Berlin. Did we mention that we also cooperate with Kindergartens?
  • Make use of a significant education budget and extra days off for self-development. Join our meet-ups, talks, brown bag lunches, internal trainings, workshops and many others.
  • Enjoy the yoga, mindfulness app, sports and transport subsidies. And a Purpose Day to donate your time to a worthy cause!
  • Did you know that German is the third most commonly taught language worldwide? Learn it too! We offer German language classes for you and your significant other.
  • With our hybrid work model you will work in the office with your teams twice a week, to encourage in-person collaboration and team bonding The other three days you can choose if you want to work from home or from the office. We also offer 10 days a year to work from abroad. We got your back!

At Wooga we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for everyone who works here or with us, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion (or lack thereof) and game preferences. Be yourself, we like you that way!

 

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About The Company

Each of our 300 Woogas play an important role in growing our success as a company and in shaping our company culture. We are proud of our razor-sharp focus on story-driven casual games, the excellent craftsmanship we put into them, and our truly collaborative way of working.

 

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)

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