Data Analyst 2

Overview

Data Analyst 2 on Zynga's data science and analytics team, using large-scale player data to model and predict user behavior and make games more personalized and engaging.

What you'll do

• Work with large amounts of data to find opportunities to improve the experience Zynga provides to its players.
• Deliver analytics and data science projects aligned with the roadmap and product goals, balancing actionable insights to substantially improve core game metrics.
• Drive and empower the game studio to make quantitatively informed, evidence-based decisions by maintaining source-of-truth data sources and dashboards.
• Work closely with the game team to design, test, verify and implement machine learning models and product features in Zynga's games that impact millions of users.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical peers, and collaborate with Product Managers, Game Designers and Engineers to deliver business impact.

What you'll need

• BS in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Economics, or other quantitative field.
• 5+ years of work experience in data science or analytics roles.
• Fluent in SQL.
• Solid experience programming in Python.
• Adept in at least one visualization tool such as Tableau or QlikView.
• Demonstrable experience with some or all of the following: statistics, experimental design, machine learning, deep learning.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and deploying production-ready systems at scale.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers, analysts, and marketing to deliver unambiguous business impact.
• Strong passion for gaming.

Nice to have

• Masters, MBA or PhD.
• Experience analyzing large datasets in a Hadoop or Spark environment.