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In this role, you’ll help turn complex data into meaningful insights that directly shape our games, products, and business decisions.\nYou’ll work at the intersection of data, product, and experimentation, collaborating closely with analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to understand player behaviour, optimise features, and build scalable data science solutions. As a senior member of the team, you’ll also help define best practices and support the growth of more junior colleagues.\nIf you’re passionate about using data to drive impact at scale, this is a place where your work will be seen, used, and felt by millions of players worldwide.\nWhat will you be doing at Miniclip?\nBuild automated and interactive data science products that support product and business decisions\nDesign, execute, and support experiments to validate hypotheses and product objectives\nPartner with Analysts, Machine Learning Engineers, and Business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions\nTrack and monitor the performance of data science products and act on performance issues when needed\nRun exploratory data analysis to support data science initiatives and uncover meaningful insights\nClearly communicate findings and project status to both technical and non-technical audiences\nMentor and support junior team members, contributing to their development\nHelp establish, maintain, and evolve data science best practices across the team\nIf this resonates with you, even if you don’t feel 100% there yet, that’s OK. You’ll find an environment where learning and growth are part of the job.\nWhat are we looking for?\nWe’re looking for a curious, analytical, and collaborative person who enjoys working with data and building impactful solutions, and who brings:\nA university degree in a STEM field or equivalent professional experience\nStrong experience building and deploying predictive models and machine learning solutions\nAdvanced knowledge of statistics, experimentation, and experimental design\nProficiency in Python, following development best practices\nExperience processing large datasets using Spark or PySpark\nExperience with cloud platforms for data storage and model deployment, preferably AWS\nConfidence presenting insights and results to cross-functional stakeholders\nA strong analytical mindset and attention to detail\nMotivation to stay up to date with new technologies and industry trends\nNice to have:\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code, Bash, Docker, or Databricks\nLeadership or mentoring experience\nAbout Miniclip\nMiniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world's biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. 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