Senior Data Analyst - Words Friends Austin, TX; Bay Area, CA

Position: Senior Data Analyst - Words with Friends Austin, TX; Bay Area, CA
Overview  Senior Data Analyst - Words with Friends | Austin, TX;
Bay Area, CA;
Toronto, Canada
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At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview  Words with Friends is an iconic multiplayer word game that has captivated millions of players worldwide. As part of our team, you will contribute to a game that entertains, educates, and connects people across the globe. If you are passionate about creating interactive entertainment that brings people together, Words with Friends offers an opportunity to be part of a popular brand in mobile gaming.
Analytics plays a crucial role at Words with Friends. We inform decision-making and personalize player experience using data and ML-powered solutions. Your work may include assisting experiment setup, analyzing feature impact in the economy, or refining our matchmaking system, with a direct impact on user experience.
What You’ll Do   Collaborate with the Product team to enhance revenue, retention, and engagement metrics. This includes conducting A/B testing, performing insights analysis, and developing dashboards.
Design game telemetry to capture meaningful player interaction data to improve the game experience.
Analyze player behavior to understand motivations and preferences, partnering with game design and consumer insights teams to translate findings into actionable improvements.
Actively play and engage with our games to maintain first-hand understanding of player experience, game mechanics, and potential pain points.
Design and maintain ETL pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources, ensuring source of truth for analyses and business intelligence.
Monitor and maintain the integrity of tools and models used to streamline workflows and personalize the player experience, in collaboration with other data analysts and scientists on the team.
Continuously learn about analytics best practices, and actively share and promote these practices across various games and teams.
What You Bring   Familiarity with mobile games
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related quantitative field. Advanced degrees (Masters or PhD) are a plus.
Minimum of 4 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 BI tools like Tableau and version control systems such as Git is advantageous.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Self-motivated with a keen interest in problem solving and ownership of challenges.
Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

What We Offer You  Zynga offers a world-class benefits package to support and balance the needs of our teams. To learn more about benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site.
The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $108,900 and $161,160 per year. Base pay is location-based and may vary based on knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective factors. Total compensation may include bonuses, equity, 401(k) eligibility, and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, vacation, sick days, parental and compassionate leave, wellness programs, commuter benefits, and more.
Equal Opportunity & Privacy  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment is based on ability, qualifications, and work ethic—not on race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, disability, age, or other protected characteristics.
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