Senior Data Scientist

Vira Games

Kyiv, Remote, UARemote

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<p><strong>Vira Games</strong> is an independent game development company specializing in the creation and publishing of mobile games. Our team is a creative alliance that brings together experience, creativity, drive, and professionalism.</p><p>We are looking for a <strong>Senior Data Scientist</strong> - an expert who will help build a personalized gaming experience for millions of users through modern ML solutions, segmentation strategies, and innovative recommendation systems.</p><p><strong>Main Goal of the Role:</strong></p><p>Design and implement models that better understand player behavior, optimize personalization and monetization, and support scalable hypotheses that directly impact product LTV.</p><h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h3><ul><li><p>Develop and maintain user segmentation models for targeted marketing and personalization.</p></li><li><p>Build and implement a recommendation system optimized for cross-promotion.</p></li><li><p>Analyze large-scale gaming datasets to identify behavioral patterns, preferences, and churn risks.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Key Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></h3><ul><li><p>3+ years of experience as a Data Scientist in gamedev is a must.</p></li><li><p>Proven experience in user segmentation and recommendation algorithms development.</p></li><li><p>Strong SQL skills (experience with Amazon Redshift is a plus).</p></li><li><p>Solid knowledge of Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, etc.).</p></li><li><p>Ability to work with large datasets and translate insights into practical business solutions.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Interview Process:</strong></h3><ol><li><p>Interview with a recruiter (soft skills assessment).</p></li><li><p>Interview with a technical manager.</p></li><li><p>Test task.</p></li><li><p>Offer.</p></li></ol><h3><strong>What We Offer:</strong></h3><p><strong>Benefit Café:</strong> Freedom of choice — a personal budget for insurance, learning, gym membership, or anything that supports your work-life balance.</p><p><strong>Performance Bonuses:</strong> We value the strive for excellence and teamwork, recognizing outstanding results, initiative, and real business impact.</p><p><strong>Remote First:</strong> Work from anywhere in the world — remote work is the standard, not the exception.</p><p><strong>Business Impact:</strong> Minimal bureaucracy, maximum autonomy, and the opportunity to bring your ideas to life.</p><p><strong>Career Boost:</strong> Professional development, learning opportunities, internal training, and strategic sessions.</p><p><strong>Culture Driver:</strong> A united team atmosphere where success is the result of collaboration.</p><p></p><p></p>

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