SOFTGAMES is currently looking for a passionate and proactive Game Data Analyst (f/m/x) to strengthen our Analytics team.
You’ll interact with other Game Data Analysts & Data Engineers, Producers of multiple games and key departments across the company, e.g., User Acquisition, Finance etc. (your key stakeholders) & all other crucial members of game teams to provide a broad and detailed understanding of our user base. Our goal is to create the best experience for our players.
The ideal candidate will be a data-driven problem-solver who enjoys deep-diving into our games, has the ability to generate actionable insights from large data sets, does independent research and stays up to date with analytics & gaming industry trends as well as maintains a hands-on attitude on daily data requests and analyses.
This role requires solid technical foundations as well as experience or strong desire to learn the intricacies of data modelling with respect to scale. We’re looking for someone who possesses strong business acumen and can enable stakeholders with actionable insights and recommendations that will drive the continued success of our games.
Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a test.
Your role:
- Analyze player journeys, game mechanics, and engagement patterns to guide game development and feature design.
- Conduct deep-dive investigations and exploratory analyses of KPIs to uncover growth opportunities and friction points.
- Communicate findings clearly through impactful visualizations and concise storytelling tailored to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define success metrics, experiment frameworks, and data needs.
- Design and execute experiments (e.g., AB tests) based on player insights and team priorities.
- Drive improvements to our BI ecosystem and data pipelines to support scalable, product-focused analytics.
- Own the full analytics cycle: from identifying questions to delivering insights and driving decisions.
- Proactively identify trends, anomalies, and emerging behaviors through ongoing monitoring and analysis.
- Contribute to a culture of data curiosity and excellence by supporting data democratization across teams.
- Apply a product-centric mindset — focusing on delivering business value, not just tasks or reports.
Your profile:
- University degree in the fields of Economics, Mathematics, Physics (or STEM fields), Data Science, Data/Business Analytics or comparable qualification with strong quantitative component, statistics & familiarity with ML.
- 2+ years of experience in Gaming/Product Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Analytics Engineer roles with strong focus on driving business value.
- Advanced knowledge of SQL, knowledge of Python/R.
- Understanding of product life cycle and how it translates into end-to-end pipelines for Analytics:
- familiarity with external sources (e.g. raw data from Marketing ads/CRM/CS tools)
- understanding of internal product tracking, facilitated by the usage of tools similar but not limited to Avo/Segment/GA/Adjust/AppsFlyer etc.
- knowledge of analytics engineering principles for efficient, economical & scalable data modelling (BigQuery/Redshift/Snowflake/Clickhouse - Databricks - dbt)
- experience with visualisations in Tableau/PowerBI/Looker.
- Hands-on experience in A/B testing and experimentation, including experiment design.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and translate it into tangible manageable projects.
- People-oriented, a team player with excellent communication skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
Plus:
- Experience in gaming/product company, doing Analytics at scale, preferably in products across different platforms (web, mobile app).
- Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, hypothesis testing, and experimental design, extensive experience with experimentation and causal inference from observational data.
- Hands-on experience with production data science and MLOps principles for model deployment, monitoring, and maintenance in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
Benefits:
- Remote first - We have a flexible working setup. Either fully remote wherever you are or on-site in our modern office in central Berlin - You decide.
- Flexible working hours - Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch, no overtime!
- Generous vacation regulation no matter where you are!
- Home office allowance - Working from home but something is missing? We offer a budget to make your home office as productive as possible.
- Further Training - Everyone at SOFTGAMES is offered training opportunities to strengthen their skills or learn something new!
- Studio - We’re a remote-first company but also offer a super modern office with state-of-the-art tech, based in the center of Berlin.
- Equipment - Choose between a MacBook Pro or Lenovo Laptop.
- Meal allowances - A monthly budget is additionally granted to be spent for your lunches.
- Wellness Benefits - Access to Virtual Yoga, Meditation, and more to stay healthy!
- Monthly extra grant for home office electricity + internet costs.
- Swag - Enjoy our stylish Hoodies, Bags, Mugs, etc.
- Offsite Retreats - Twice a year the entire company gets together to learn, share ideas, focus on the future, and celebrate our successes. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind.
