Games Analytics Developer – Job Description

PikPok is looking for a passionate Analytics Developer to join our world

beating mobile game dev team!

We’re PikPok, New Zealand’s longest standing game developer, and we make great game experiences. We

want to create and entertain, while being successful and enjoying what we do, and we’re looking for people

who want that too. Over the years, we’ve built loads of games for all sorts of platforms, most recently titles

like Rival Stars Horse Racing and Into the Dead 2 on Android and iOS. Our teams are small, and everyone

involved can contribute to the decisions that shape the products.

We’re looking for a skilled, proactive individual who loves games to support the ongoing analysis of PikPok’s

digital & mobile titles to better understand user behaviour.

The ideal candidate will have prior commercial experience in software development, cloud technologies,

database management, a strong background in business intelligence, preferably in the gaming sector. They

will possess an understanding of gaming and associated business models including free-to-play.

We welcome applications from diverse candidates and those with a range of backgrounds, skills, and

experiences.

Skills

• Excellent development skills in Python and SQL
Background in database management and business intelligence

Experience with big data handling and processing

Knowledge of cloud technologies

Intuitive understanding of good software design and architecture

Excellent debugging skills and practices

Experience working with version control systems (SVN and GIT)

Familiar with scrum/agile development practices

Strong verbal communication skills

Keen knowledge and interest in games especially mobile and free-to-play

Responsibilities

• Working within a motivated team - communicating effectively within that team as well as outwardly.

Extract and analyze user data from multiple sources including server logs, 3rd party SDK’s/tools, A/B

tests etc.
Create and maintain back end data pipeline and databases

Develop internal front end software tools for analytics development and automation

Qualifications

• Tertiary level programming and/or information technology focussed degree
Bonus Points For:

Experience using

o Amazon Web Services
o Postgres
o JavaScript
o Typescript

o C#
o Celery
o Markdown
Knowledge of digital user acquisition

Contact

Please send your application along with a digital copy of your résumé/CV to: **********.

Additional contact details can be found below and by visiting us online at www.pikpok.com