Senior Analytics Engineer

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The analytics team at Boss Fight Entertainment, a Netflix Game Studio is focused on using data, analytics, and sciences to improve and inform various aspects of our business. We are looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to join our game analytics team, supporting end-to-end analytics & data needs for our games portfolio. This role will be partnering closely with our stakeholders from every part of the studio to develop data solutions that enable deep analysis for all Boss Fight Entertainment games.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines to collect, process, and analyze large and complex data sets from various sources, including game telemetry, customer data, and other business data

• Conduct detailed player behavior analysis, including segmentation, churn analysis, player retention, and other metrics to provide insights and recommendations to the development team

• Create engaging data visualizations and dashboards using tools such as Tableau to help stakeholders easily understand and act upon data insights

• Work closely with the development team to integrate data analytics into game development processes, and provide recommendations for improving game features and player experience

• Clearly scope, track, execute, and communicate on projects in an Agile environment

• Communicate with stakeholders across the organization providing insights and actionable results in support of decisions

• Partner with Director / Lead to drive best practices

• Mentor other analytics team members

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of our games and the market

Skills and Abilities

• Expertise in SQL, comfortable with at least one programming language (e.g. Python, R, Scala, etc), and some exposure to ETL and data warehousing concepts

• Strong data visualization skills using Tableau or similar software

• Deep understanding of player behavior, game telemetry, and the gaming industry

• Strong desire to iterate and improve on inefficient processes

• Experience working with Agile tools, methodologies, and processes

• Highly organized with the ability to quickly identify and prioritize opportunities for optimal ROI

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders

• Positive attitude and ability to receive and provide objective and constructive feedback

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS Redshift

• Experience with Git, Perforce, or other source control systems

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of analytics engineering experience working with video game analytics (i.e you are familiar with how key metrics such as DAU, MAU and retention rates are computed)

• Thorough understanding of big data principles, techniques, and best practices

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Our core hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm CST, which means you should be available for meetings etc. during this time.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Compensation: Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. 

The range for this role is $100,000-$600,000. 

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan wi