The Game
Words with Friends is an iconic and beloved multiplayer word game that has captivated millions of players worldwide. As a part of our team, you'll contribute to a game that not only entertains but also educates and connects people across the globe. If you're passionate about crafting interactive entertainment that brings people together, Words with Friends offers an unparalleled opportunity to be part of a popular brand in mobile gaming!
At Words with Friends, analytics plays a crucial role. We inform decision-making and personalize player experience by bringing to bear data and ML-powered solutions in our game. Whether you are assisting the experiment setup that unlocks features to the right people at the right time, analyzing a new feature’s impact in our economy ecosystem, or fine-tuning our intelligent matchmaking system, your work will have a direct impact on the user experience! Join us if you enjoy solving interesting and exciting problems!
Main Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Product team to improve revenue, retention, and engagement metrics. This includes conducting A/B testing, performing insights analysis, and developing dashboards.
- Monitor and maintain the integrity of a wide range of tools and models used to streamline workflows and personalize the player experience, in collaboration with other data analysts and scientists on the team.
- Design and develop projects within a GitHub environment.
- Continuously learn about analytics best practices, and actively share and promote these practices across various games and teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (Masters or PhD) are a plus.
- Minimum of 2 years in data science or analytics roles.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Demonstrated experience in data mining, data visualization, statistical analysis, and machine learning.
- Familiarity with Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau and version control systems such as Git is advantageous.
- Strong ability in both written and oral communication.
- Highly self-motivated with a keen interest in problem-solving.
- Willingness to take ownership of challenges.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
What We Offer You:
Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site
