Senior Analytics Engineer

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Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP
Hybrid
Senior level
Gaming
The Role
Build and optimize large-scale data marts and production data pipelines; write and tune complex SQL; develop production Python analytics and reusable tooling; partner with game analytics to deliver data products; build end-to-end AI/LLM pipelines; educate analysts on engineering best practices.
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Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

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.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!

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.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview:

Join our Central Analytics team to build high-quality data marts, tools, and AI-powered workflows that shape player experience and drive game growth. You'll work alongside talented and experienced Analytics Engineers, partnering closely with game and marketing analysts to deliver solutions that make a real difference, all using a modern, cutting-edge technical stack.

To truly make an impact, you'll need to learn quickly, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate closely within the team and with the stakeholders.


What You’ll Take On:

  • Write and optimize complex SQL queries to support, experimentation, and model feature engineering across large-scale player datasets.
  • Design, build, and maintain cross-game data marts, providing clean and transformed data ready for Analysts to use.
  • Develop scalable, reusable, and maintainable code, tools, and frameworks that can be adopted across different game teams.
  • Partner with game analytics teams to co-design, build, and maintain data tools and products used across multiple applications.
  • Build and maintain end-to-end AI pipelines to support the day to day Analysts tasks.
  • Share knowledge across the team by educating game analysts on coding and software engineering best practices.

Why should you join us?

  • We are committed to continuous improvement, you will never stop learning.
  • We are a collaborative team that learns from each other every day.
  • We run a large production pipeline spanning ETLs, analytical tools and AI/ML models.
  • We focus on delivering innovative solutions to real-world problems.

What You Bring:

  • A bachelor degree in a quantitative field (e.g Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Statistics or Physics).
  • Advanced SQL skills, including experience with CTEs, query optimization, and large-scale data warehouses.
  • Advanced experience building and maintaining data pipelines in production environments, using tools such as Airflow, Docker, S3, and CI/CD workflows.
  • Advanced experience in Python for developing production-level data analytics solutions.
  • Basic to intermediate experience integrating LLMs or working with generative AI tools and workflows.
  • A collaborative team player who builds trust, communicates openly, and contributes to shared success.
  • A fast learner who is proactive and comfortable working with ambiguity.
  • Detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to accuracy and high-quality outcomes.
  • Pragmatic, with the ability to balance short-term delivery needs with long-term technical quality.

Nice-to-haves:

  • Experience creating and maintaining dashboards in Tableau or a similar BI tool.
  • Background in the Mobile Gaming industry.
  • Background in Marketing Analytics.

What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?

  • Hybrid working from home/office system. So, what does this mean? All we ask is that you live within commuting distance of our office in Barcelona so you are able to come into the office for important meetings/events.
  • Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona (if you’re not already here). 
  • An impressive 25 days annual leave, not including public holidays.
  • 5 additional days annual leave on Christmas.
  • A very generous ticket-restaurant to restore some life-points.
  • Private medical insurance for you and your family, to keep your health bar full.
  • Choose from the latest IOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet).
  • Free language lessons (English & Spanish ).
  • Spotify Premium to add that special soundtrack that every adventure deserves.   
  • Legendary social events & parties to let off some steam.
  • Players develop…Oops, sorry! People development is key for us: an amazing budget just for you to spend skilling up your abilities & knowledge to achieve real growth opportunities!

Coming to work in the office?  Don’t worry - we have you covered. Check out some of our onsite benefits:

  • Want to stay in shape? We have state of the art gym facilities so you can level up your build stats.
  • A massive gaming room equipped with all consoles and games you could ask for.
  • Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist for your aches and pains.
  • Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet; it's a Guild perk).

The list just goes on & on... so get your game on & apply now!  Please click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

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.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).  

Skills Required

  • Bachelor degree in a quantitative field (Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Statistics, or Physics).
  • Advanced SQL skills, including CTEs, query optimization, and experience with large-scale data warehouses.
  • Advanced experience building and maintaining production data pipelines using tools such as Airflow, Docker, S3, and CI/CD workflows.
  • Advanced experience in Python for developing production-level data analytics solutions.
  • Basic to intermediate experience integrating LLMs or working with generative AI tools and workflows.
  • Collaborative team player with strong communication and ability to contribute to shared success.
  • Fast learner, proactive, comfortable working with ambiguity.
  • Detail-oriented with strong commitment to accuracy and high-quality outcomes.
  • Pragmatic approach balancing short-term delivery with long-term technical quality.
  • Experience creating and maintaining dashboards in Tableau or a similar BI tool.
  • Background in the Mobile Gaming industry.
  • Background in Marketing Analytics.

What the Team is Saying

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Zynga Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including company-provided medical, dental, and vision with added wellness and mental health support. Feedback suggests core health plans are a standout element of the package.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is characterized as generous for birth parents, partners, and adoptive families. Fertility support and emergency childcare are also highlighted as meaningful family-focused offerings.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Everyday perks such as free or subsidized meals/snacks, gym and wellness programs, commuter benefits, and pet-friendly offices are frequently called out as strengths. Feedback suggests these amenities substantially enhance the overall benefits experience in studio locations.

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The Company
HQ: San Mateo, California
2,449 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Zynga was founded in 2007 with the vision that play would become one of the core activities on the Internet. We pioneered social games with the belief that if we could make games simple, accessible and social the world would start playing. We are excited that games have grown to become the second most popular activity by time spent, even surpassing email. But we have a lot of hard work, innovation and growth ahead of us to create a future where social gaming is a daily habit for everyone.

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