Senior Data Scientist
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We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to work closely with product game design and engineering on game difficulty progression and economy in Candy Crush this role you will help ensure that our 21000 levels and game features combine into a balanced engaging and evolving player experience.
You will operate close to the game applying game analytics experimentation and modeling to inform decisions that directly influence gameplay and affect millions of players.
Role and responsibilities
- Analyze and evaluate game difficulty progression and player behavior across the level catalog
- Design monitor and analyze A/B tests related to difficulty features and economy
- Study how features boosters and economy mechanics interact with levels and player outcomes
- Use data models and simulations to support decisions around difficulty tuning pacing and balance
- Provide a strong analytical perspective in product and design discussions helping shape priorities and trade-offs
- Communicate insights experiment results and recommendations clearly to stakeholders with varying levels of data literacy
- Ensure that the data needed to understand player interaction with levels and features is available reliable and well understood
Skills
Product and player understanding
- Strong product sense with the ability to reason about player experience engagement and frustration
- Ability to translate design intent and game experience into measurable hypotheses and analyses
- Comfortable working iteratively with product managers game designers and engineers.
Analytics and experimentation
- Strong analytical coding skills in Python or R
- Excellent SQL skills and experience working with large-scale player data
- Solid understanding of A/B testing experimental design and statistical inference
- Experience combining experimental results with observational analysis
Modeling and problem solving
- Ability to systematically break down complex game systems into solvable analytical problems
- Experience with simulation optimization or algorithmic approaches is a strong plus
Communication and collaboration
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to influence decisions through clear storytelling visualization and data-driven reasoning
- Experience working closely with cross-functional product teams
Bonus points
- Experience with game difficulty balancing progression systems or virtual economies
- Background in behavioral psychology economics or game theory
- Experience in the games industry or other large-scale consumer products
- Familiarity with large-scale experimentation platforms and live-operated products
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malmö London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatkingon Instagram or @kinggameson X.
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Senior IC
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About Company
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world’s largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™, ... View more
