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Data, Analytics & StrategyJob Description:
Your Role Within Our KingdomWe are looking for a dedicated and creative Sr. Data Scientist to join the Product Development and Experimentation teams in Catalog Games! You will help shape the future of our games through deep data insights that unlock player behaviors and business opportunities. As part of a diverse and talented analytics community, you’ll support multiple teams in creating entertaining, data-driven experiences for millions of players.
Working closely with game designers, game leads, developers, and other data scientists, you will define experiments, drive actionable insights, help identify strategic opportunities, and continuously evolve how we understand and enhance our games.
Key Responsibilities:- Design, analyze, and present results from A/B tests to inform feature and game development. Be the end-to-end owner of the experimental aspects in initiatives.
- Proactively conduct rigorous data explorations and develop models that uncover new opportunities.
- Deliver clear and impactful visualizations and presentations tailored to diverse audiences.
- Ensure data quality and accessibility to support informed decision-making across teams.
- Support the evolution of Catalog Games’ data science methodologies and tooling, and act as a craft role model.
- Collaborate across games to share insights, tools, and learnings that benefit the broader portfolio.
- Systematically break down abstract problems into concrete analytical questions.
Analytical & Technical:
- Strong background in applied statistics, experimentation, and predictive modeling.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL for working with large-scale, complex datasets (300M+ players).
- Skilled in Python or R for statistical analysis, modeling and automations.
- Deep understanding of statistical methodologies, including A/B testing and experimental design.
- Experience with big data platforms (e.g., GCP/BigQuery, AWS…).
- Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau).
- Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git), and experience in collaborative programming.
Business & Communication:
- Strong business insight: able to frame product questions into structured analyses.
- Effective communicator: present data stories clearly and influence diverse stakeholders.
- Collaborative and strategic mindset: ability to work cross-functionally and guide decision-making.
- Experience with mobile game analytics or in-game advertising.
- Familiarity and interest in agentic workflows (Codex, Claude…)
- Contributions to data science communities or internal capability-building initiatives.
Making games is fun—especially with people who share the same passion. At King, we embrace diversity and believe it leads to more creative solutions and richer game experiences. If you're excited about data, games, and working in a collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and join us in Making the World Playful.
Applications need to be in English.
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile titles such as Farm Heroes Saga. Around 200 million people play a King game every month. 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 King.com or by following us on LinkedIn and @lifeatking on Instagram.
Skills Required
- Strong background in applied statistics, experimentation, and predictive modeling
- Advanced proficiency in SQL for large-scale, complex datasets
- Proficiency in Python or R for statistical analysis, modeling, and automation
- Deep understanding of A/B testing and experimental design
- Experience with big data platforms such as GCP, BigQuery, or AWS
- Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau
- Knowledge of version control systems such as Git and collaborative programming experience
- Strong business insight and ability to frame product questions into structured analyses
- Effective communication and ability to present data stories to diverse stakeholders
- Collaborative and strategic mindset with ability to guide decision-making
- Experience with mobile game analytics or in-game advertising
- Familiarity with and interest in agentic workflows, such as Codex or Claude
- Contributions to data science communities or internal capability-building initiatives
King Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about King and has not been reviewed or approved by King.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, floating holidays, sick time, a winter holiday break, and substantial paid leaves for life events are part of the package. Offerings are localized by country while maintaining generous time-away support.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options, preventive care coverage, company HSA/HRA contributions, and mental‑health resources are highlighted. Access is tailored to local systems and includes fitness program options.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced leave for all parents and family‑building support such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement are emphasized. Additional paid compassion and bereavement leaves extend support for caregiving needs.
King Insights
What We Do
King is a leading interactive entertainment company in the mobile world. We create unforgettable games that are played around the world every single day, like Candy Crush, our sweet phenomenon. King is an independent unit of Activision Blizzard Inc. which acquired King in February 2016.
