Senior Data Analyst

About MachineGames

MachineGames was established in 2009 by former founding members of Starbreeze Studios and acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010. Located in Uppsala, Sweden, MachineGames is a studio comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognized for their work creating story-driven games. Their first title, the critically-acclaimed action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein: The New Order, is a reimagining of the franchise widely credited for helping establish the first-person shooter genre. Launched in May 2014, the game has garnered numerous ‘Game of the Year’ and ‘Shooter of the Year’ awards and nominations from media outlets worldwide.

Position

MachineGames is looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join their Live Dev/Ops team. In this role, you will develop experiments, conduct studies, and communicate analyses to inform features, systems and experiences in our games. As Analyst, you will join a cross-functional group of researchers, engineers, data scientists, and strategists who are responsible for solving problems and informing the difficult decisions that arise in game development and live-game operations.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with game development teams, ensuring that business requirements are captured and met
• Design and maintain Tableau-based dashboards and reports that support ongoing decision making within the organization with a high level of quality and accuracy
• Develop, execute, and maintain SQL against both structured and unstructured data sets
• Work directly with the ETL and Data Engineers to communicate and define reporting requirements
• Provide timely analyses for emerging decisions (correlation analysis, retention analysis, user profiling, competitive analysis, corporation analysis)
• Track work and provide updates in project management tools
• Conduct long-term studies that inform the strategy of our products
• Advocate a data-informed decision approach within the team and company

Your qualification

• 5+ years' experience in AAA or mobile games development as a game data analyst or equivalent
• Intermediate to Advanced SQL skills
• Experience with Tableau or similar software
• Comfortable interpreting data and discussing findings across multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong communicator and collaborator, with excellent organizational skills
• Able to conduct requirements gathering and define business needs
• Deep understanding of KPIs used in the industry
• Excellent understanding of acquisition, retention and monetization concepts
• Applied knowledge of statistical analysis

Will be a plus

• Programming Experience (e.g. Python, Scala)
• Experience with Apache Spark, Amazon Redshift or similar technologies
• Experience managing a project or small team
• Experience interpreting debug logging
• High comfort level working with structured and unstructured data
• Applied knowledge of logical database design, relational databases, and data warehouse
• Background in or passion for gaming

Additional details

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. We will support your relocation and application for work permit if you’re not currently residing in Sweden.