Data Scientist

Location: Belgrade

Department: Engineering & Science

Are you an experienced data scientist who likes digging into complex data and turning what you find into strategies that shape business decisions?

If so, then you are in the right place!

We are looking for a driven Data Scientist to join our Analytics team and play a pivotal role in various phases, including: identifying business opportunities that can be tackled by Data Science, defining the goal and formalizing the problem, collaborating with other team members to develop solutions, implementing these solutions, and analyzing results to further understand the business impact.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Perform A/B tests and causal inference analyses in PvP games. Be involved in research and development phases, as well as testing cutting-edge methodologies in the domain of causal inference, such as: Econometrics, Bayesian AB testing, DoubleML, Structural Causal Modeling, etc. (~30%)
• Utilize ML by building new or changing existing productional ML models and pipelines in order to provide a personalized experience to our users and support decision-making. (~25%)
• Build elegant and scalable game systems, based on behavioural mathematics, game theory, and simulations. (~20%)
• Be involved in defining telemetry tracking and designing DB schemas, working on ETL, performing ad hoc analyses and making reports, monitoring the performance of the game/features, and answering ad hoc data requests. (~15%)
• Work on arbitrary business problems that can be solved by utilizing the DS toolbox including: forecasting KPIs and behaviours, developing data science standalone tools, performing Clustering, using Association rules, KL-Divergence, etc. (~10%)

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:

• You’ll partner closely with the Product Manager, Game Designers, Developers and the rest of the game team to ensure that decisions are grounded in high-quality data, clear insights, and robust analytical methods.

WE ARE A MATCH IF YOU:

• Have 3+ years of experience in Data Science or a related field
• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Econometrics, or another quantitative fields
• Write production-quality Python, Julia, R, and SQL
• Have a strong grounding in statistics and machine learning
• Communicate clearly in English, both in writing and when explaining results to non-technical people
• Have passion for Data Science

BONUS POINTS:

• Feel free to include links to any Data Science projects - we’d love to see what you are passionate about!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE:

• The team behind the game: transparency and trust from day one, paired with a strong sense of teamwork- that's the essence of who we are. It's not just what you do - it’s how you do it and who you do it with. With 280+ teammates from around the world, we’re on a mission to bring the joy of winning to millions.
• We make your life at Nordeus hassle-free: enjoy Nordeus provided breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages, a fully-equipped gym, organized sports activities (yoga, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, basketball, football), an ergonomic workstation, top-notch tech equipment (including laptop, mobile phone and bill coverage, and other tech), a kids’ playroom, a music corner, board and video games + latest consoles. 
• Perks? We’ve got plenty: premium private medical insurance for you and your family, flexible working hours, take-what-you-need vacation policy, offsites abroad for the whole company, fully-paid maternity and paternity leave, employee stock purchase plan, access to L&D platforms and opportunities and many more.
• Make your mark on games played by millions: with over 300M registered users, Top Eleven is the world’s most successful football management game. Golf Rival, with more than 60M registered users, is the #2 mobile golf game, aiming to claim the top spot. With one more game in the works, we are continuing our efforts to create powerful mobile sports gaming experiences built to last.
• Meaningful career experience: work with experienced game makers and mentors who will support you from day one, helping you map a career path that's true to you. 
• Impact beyond the screen: It is not just about us. We are part of something bigger than a job. We create a better future for generations to come through the efforts of the Nordeus Foundation.