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We’re hiring a Growth Data Scientist to replace heuristics with production models that directly influence what players see and do.\nThis is not a research role-you’ll own problems end to end, from problem definition and labeling to data, modeling, backend integration, and measuring impact.\nResponsibilities\nCohort LTV & Churn Prediction. A per-player risk score for depositors, labelled against repeat-deposit KPIs-wired to real interventions, and cohort-level LTV:CAC maturation modelling to tell marketing in-month whether a cohort will pay back within a year.\nCRM & Lifecycle Optimization. Building models to trigger personalized Push and Email notifications at the exact right moment, matching the right communication journeys to the player's specific lifecycle stage and behavior.\nDeposit-after-N-days-without-deposit probability. A conditional/hazard model for the likelihood a lapsed depositor deposits again given N days of inactivity - feeding RV model targeting and treatment timing.\nLobby suggestion. Which tournaments and which entry-fee tiers to surface to which player. Today the lobby is driven by hand-built segmentation rules; we want a learned ranking model that trades off engagement, monetization, and matchmaking liquidity.\nStore suggestion. Personalized offer and pack ranking in the store, replacing static store-segmentation configs - picking the right offer, at the right price point, at the right moment.\nRequirements\n4+ years of applied data science in growth, monetization, retention or lifecycle - with models you personally got into production and can point to a business decision they changed.\nPrior domain experience is required, not a bonus: mobile gaming, real-money gaming/iGaming, or a consumer app with a live in-app economy. 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