Game Mathematician: Shape Engaging, Balanced Games

Gaming Realms; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Healthcare plan (BUPA)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Nursery scheme

Social activities

Job summary

Gaming Realms plc is seeking a Game Mathematician to design, analyse, and optimise mathematical models behind gaming products. You will deliver engaging gameplay while meeting RTP, volatility, and regulatory requirements, collaborating with designers, developers, artists, and QA throughout the lifecycle.

You will report to the Senior Games Mathematician Lead and contribute to modelling, simulations, and documentation to ensure accuracy and commercial competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of maths development experience in igaming.
• Strong understanding of probability, combinatorics, and statistics.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Excel and statistical modelling.
• Programming in C#, Java, or similar languages.
• Ability to interpret large datasets and validate simulations.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Design mathematical models for Slingo slot games, table games, instant-win games, and other gaming products.
• Calculate and verify RTP, volatility, hit frequency, feature frequency, jackpot contributions, and other KPIs.
• Develop game mechanics that are entertaining, balanced, and commercially competitive.
• Create and maintain mathematical specifications for game implementations.
• Build simulation tools to validate theoretical calculations and game behaviour.
• Perform Monte Carlo simulations and statistical analysis to verify mathematical accuracy.
• Present design decisions and how they affect player experience to teams.

Skills

Probability & statistics

Game balancing

RTP analysis

Data analysis

Excel

C# or Python

Problem solving

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics or related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Gaming Realms plc is seeking a Game Mathematician to design, analyse, and optimise mathematical models behind gaming products. You will deliver engaging gameplay while meeting RTP, volatility, and regulatory requirements, collaborating with designers, developers, artists, and QA throughout the lifecycle.

You will report to the Senior Games Mathematician Lead and contribute to modelling, simulations, and documentation to ensure accuracy and commercial competitiveness.