Senior Data Analyst: Gaming Analytics & Experimentation

Zynga; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical, dental, vision

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Parental leave

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Zynga is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to drive decisions influencing millions of players worldwide. You’ll collaborate with product, BI, and design teams to shape the player experience through data-driven insights and robust experimentation.

You’ll design and maintain ETL pipelines, dashboards, and telemetry to capture meaningful interactions, while advancing fraud models and AI-powered analytics initiatives. A strong foundation in Python and SQL is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; advanced degrees are a plus.
• 4+ years in data science or analytics, preferably Product Data Science or Gaming Analytics.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience in data mining, data visualization, statistics, and machine learning.
• Familiarity with BI tools like Tableau and version control systems such as Git.
• Strong written and verbal communication; collaborative and self‑motivated.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product to improve revenue, retention, and engagement metrics.
• Conduct A/B testing and develop dashboards.
• Analyze player behavior to translate findings into improvements.
• Design and maintain ETL pipelines to source data across systems.
• Design game telemetry to capture meaningful interaction data.
• Maintain dashboards for leadership and designers to guide strategy.
• Support economy tuning and fraud/bad‑actor model improvements.
• Engage in Analytics Org’s AI initiative to improve analyst impact.
• Continuously promote analytics best practices across teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Statistics

Machine learning

LLMs familiarity

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Stats/Economics or related

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

Tableau

Git

Job description

Zynga is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to drive decisions influencing millions of players worldwide. You’ll collaborate with product, BI, and design teams to shape the player experience through data-driven insights and robust experimentation.

You’ll design and maintain ETL pipelines, dashboards, and telemetry to capture meaningful interactions, while advancing fraud models and AI-powered analytics initiatives. A strong foundation in Python and SQL is essential.