Vacancy: Data Scientist (gamedev)
Salary: negotiable
Work Location: Remote
Employee Qualifications: Middle, Senior
Employment Type: Full-time
Employer: Game gears
We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join our mobile project — Aliens vs Zombies: Invasion.
You will work with large volumes of data from a live project, focusing on machine learning: identify hidden patterns, build predictive models, and help the product grow through quality ML solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Design, train, and maintain ML models for predicting LTV and other business metrics.
- Develop user churn prediction models.
- Conduct user segmentation for personalizing the gaming experience.
- Find effective proxy events to optimize product decisions.
- Perform factor analysis (SHAP + multiplier framework (tutorial/engagement signals)) and evaluate the impact of various features on key metrics.
- Analyze unstructured data (e.g., for automating player feedback processing).
Candidate Requirements:
- At least 3 years of experience as a Data Scientist / ML Engineer.
- Ability to work with AI: practical application of modern LLMs in daily development tasks.
- Python: solid command of the basic stack (NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, SciPy), Ensemble Frameworks (LightGBM, SHAP), and visualization tools (Plotly).
- SQL: ability to write efficient queries for large data volumes (ClickHouse).
- ML: solid understanding of classic machine learning algorithms and their validation principles.
- Understanding of product and marketing metrics in mobile development (Retention, LTV, ROAS, etc.).
- Experience with version control systems (GitLab).
Will be a plus:
- Familiarity with Probabilistic Modeling (PyMC).
- Experience with survival models (Weibull, Cox, lifelines).
- Experience in GameDev or mobile development.
What we offer:
- Full remote work. Work from anywhere, five-day week, working hours from 11:00 to 20:00 Moscow time.
- Official employment and "white" payment. Contract with a foreign company, payments in dollars/euros to your foreign account.
- Real data and scale. Live game Aliens vs Zombies: Invasion with a large audience and direct access to raw data (ClickHouse).
- Advanced technologies and AI: access to a vast list of top neural networks and AI tools, including Claude Code, to accelerate development and code writing.
- 22 working days of paid vacation.
- Bureaucracy-free team. Small team, flat structure, fast communication, and direct contact with management.
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