Senior Data Scientist

Wildlifestudios; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Wildlife is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our Marketing Tech team in São Paulo, Brazil. You will design data-intensive systems, model player behavior at scale, and help optimize millions of marketing dollars across channels.

You will work with data scientists, engineers, and marketers in a fast-growing environment. You will collaborate to run experiments, build dashboards, and deploy analytics that inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience applying statistical or machine learning techniques in diverse situations (e.g., causal inference, experimentation design, predictive models).
• Experience designing and developing data-intensive applications in the cloud using Spark, SQL, Python, Airflow, etc.
• Experience using AI tools to multiply output; building agentic workflows is a plus.
• Excellent high-level communication skills.
• Proficiency in written English.

Responsibilities

• Directly shape how we deploy millions of dollars in Marketing by modeling player behavior at scale.
• Continuously improve our performance measurement framework, including causal impact estimation and lifetime value of users.
• Create and improve tools to optimize acquisition campaigns.
• Build capabilities to run experiments to improve performance of creative assets and Marketing operations.
• Support Marketing operations decision-making through high-quality data products and well-structured dashboards.
• Disrupt the status quo by incorporating agentic AI in day-to-day operations: monitoring, diagnosing, and acting on campaigns; building a framework for continuous improvement of end-to-end ecosystem.

Skills

Statistical techniques & ML

Causal inference

Experiment design

Cloud data apps

Communication skills

English proficiency

Tools

Spark

SQL

Python

Airflow

AI tooling

Job description

We're looking for a talented and passionate Senior Data Scientist to join Wildlife's Marketing Tech team in São Paulo, Brazil.

Wildlife is one of the largest mobile gaming companies in the world. A big part of that success is acquiring users more efficiently, and we do this through a mathematical understanding of market and user dynamics. We believe that our models are a core part of our edge, and we're looking for people to push them further.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll play a key role in sharpening that edge: how to handle data from millions of users more efficiently and effectively, how to better understand the mechanics of dozens of different channels, how to make sure we're operating thousands of campaigns the right way, among many others.

You'll be surrounded by exceptionally talented people: data scientists, engineers, and marketers who are among the best in the industry at what they do, in an environment where the bar is high, and learning happens fast.

The right person for this position is naturally curious, thrives when left to take initiative on their own, loves solving problems and puzzles, is resilient, and enjoys being in a fast and growing business.

Main Challenges

The team is responsible for designing, building, and evolving data-intensive applications. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be part of a cross-functional team, directly contributing to:

• Directly shape how we deploy millions of dollars in Marketing by modeling player behavior at scale.
• Continuously improve our performance measurement framework, which includes estimating the causal impact of each campaign and the lifetime value of our users to understand the long-term return on our Marketing investments;
• Create and improve the tools to optimize our acquisition campaigns;
• Build the capabilities to run experiments to continuously improve the performance of our creative assets and our Marketing operations;
• Support the decision-making of our Marketing operations through high-quality data products and well-structured dashboards;
• Disrupt the status quo by incorporating agentic AI in the day-to-day operations: building agents that monitor, diagnose, and act on our campaigns, and a framework for continuous improvement of our end-to-end ecosystem.

What you'll need

• Experience applying appropriate statistical or machine learning techniques in different situations (e.g., causal inference, experimentation design, predictive models, etc)
• Experience working on designing and developing data-intensive applications in the cloud with technologies such as Spark, SQL, Python, Airflow, etc
• Experience using AI tools to multiply your output; building agentic workflows is a plus
• Excellent high-level communication skills
• Proficiency in written English

More about you

• You are impact-driven and interested in learning more about adjacent disciplines;
• You like to solve open-ended problems with non-obvious solutions;
• You are an AI enthusiast, constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible;
• You are an excellent teammate and raise the bar for those around you.

About Wildlife

Wildlife is one of the world's leading mobile game developers and publishers. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Here, we create games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!

Equal Opportunity

Wildlife is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.