Senior Data Scientist

Job#: 3031820

Job Description:

Apex is looking for a Data Scientist for a hybrid position 3 days a week in Redmond, WA. This is a chance to work directly with Minecraft Marketplace and Minecraft Realms teams on improving content plans, monetization strategies, recommendation, and discovery. This role is analytics heavy.

Key projects: This role will contribute to digital monetization, downloadable content, and expanding user generated content offerings. They will support expanding the Marketplace to better compete in the user-generated content space, making this an especially interesting role for candidates familiar with platform s like Roblox or Fortnite.

Ideal Background for Candidate

Strong in business analytics and data science focused on post sale monetization of digital experiences.

The ideal resume would contain experience in digital subscription based or streaming services (e.g., Netflix, Spotify)

Summary:

This is a Minecraft Monetization data scientist role.

Apply advanced analytics, experimentation, and predictive modeling to optimize monetization across Minecraft's three revenue pillars: Realms subscriptions, Marketplace content sales, and Creator on Demand. This role will build LTV models, analyze cross-product spend behavior, design and read out A/B tests on pricing and UX changes, and surface insights that drive revenue growth while protecting player experience. The ideal candidate has strong statistical foundations, fluency in Python and SQL on Databricks, and experience modeling user spending behavior in games or subscription products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with senior management, technical and client teams in order to determine data requirements, business data implementation approaches, best practices for advanced data manipulation, storage and analysis strategies
• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions
• Design, implement, automate and maintain large scale enterprise data ETL processes
• Modify existing databases and database management systems and/or direct programmers and analysts to make changes
• Test programs or databases, correct errors and make necessary modifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
• 8-10 years applicable experience required
• Experience with database technologies
• Knowledge of the ETL process
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated history of success
• Desire to be working with data and helping businesses make better data driven decisions

EEO Employer

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.