Data Scientist (Mobile Games)

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Company

hirify.global is a mobile interactive entertainment company and part of Microsoft, known for games including the Candy Crush franchise and other mobile titles.

What you will do

• Design, analyze, and present A/B test results to guide feature and game development.
• Explore large-scale data and develop models to uncover player behavior, product opportunities, and business insights.
• Create clear visualizations and presentations for diverse audiences.
• Ensure data quality and accessibility for informed decision-mahirify.global.
• Improve Catalog Games’ data science methodologies and tooling, and share insights and tools across games.
• Break down abstract product problems into concrete analytical questions and collaborate with designers, developers, and data scientists.

Requirements

• Strong background in applied statistics, experimentation, and predictive modeling.
• Advanced SQL proficiency for large-scale, complex datasets involving 300M+ players.
• Proficiency in Python or R for statistical analysis, modeling, and automation.
• Deep understanding of statistical methodologies, including A/B testing and experimental design.
• Experience with big data platforms such as GCP/BigQuery or AWS.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau.
• Knowledge of version control systems such as Git and experience with collaborative programming.
• Strong business insight, with the ability to frame product questions into structured analyses.
• Effective communication, data storytelling, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to guide decision-mahirify.global.

Nice to have

• Experience with mobile game analytics or in-game advertising.
• Interest in agentic workflows such as Codex or Claude.
• Contributions to data science communities or internal capability-building initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative analytics community supporting multiple game teams and a broad game portfolio.
• Diverse environment focused on creative solutions and data-driven game experiences.
• hirify.global has more than 20 years of mobile gaming history and reaches around 200 million players monthly.

Hiring process

• Applications must be submitted in English.