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Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.
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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.
- 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.
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
The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $67,100 and $107,400 per year.
However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at [email protected] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.
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