Senior Game Data & Insights Analyst

3M HEALTHCARE; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 124,900 - 187,300; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo is seeking a Senior Game Data Analyst to partner with game teams and publishing stakeholders to answer questions about player behavior, feature performance, monetization, and long-term game health.

You will lead analysis across behavior, monetization, and health, develop proxy metrics, and build dashboards to inform decisions across design, product, publishing, and leadership. Strong SQL and BI-tool experience are required.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL skills with large event-level gameplay data.
• Ability to turn raw gameplay data into clear insights.
• Experience analyzing player behavior and game systems (progression, economy, combat).
• Experience partnering with designers, producers, product managers, researchers, engineers, or game leadership.
• Ability to distinguish between signals, such as challenge vs frustration or novelty vs durable engagement.
• Strong communication to explain data support and remaining uncertainties.
• Background in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with game teams and publishing stakeholders to answer questions about player behavior, feature performance, and game health.
• Lead analysis across player behavior, feature and content performance, monetization, and overall game health.
• Turn ambiguous questions into analytical plans and recommendations.
• Develop proxy metrics for player-experience goals and build dashboards.

Skills

SQL skills

Exploratory analysis

Player behavior analysis

Communication skills

Statistics background

Education

Quantitative background

Tools

Looker

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo is seeking a Senior Game Data Analyst to partner with game teams and publishing stakeholders to answer questions about player behavior, feature performance, monetization, and long-term game health.

You will lead analysis across behavior, monetization, and health, develop proxy metrics, and build dashboards to inform decisions across design, product, publishing, and leadership. Strong SQL and BI-tool experience are required.