Game Mathematician - Social Casino Games

Mathematician

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Position Overview

Zynga is looking for an experienced Game Mathematician to work on one of our existing popular games that run on mobile devices. We develop leading social casino games with a team of high caliber designers. As a Mathematician you will implement our game math models to create engaging experiences to captivate our players. 

Main Responsibilities

• As a member of the design team you will collaborate with game designers to build industry leading slot games to delight and engage our players.

• Provide detailed mathematical models for slot games and other game features.

• Offer detailed analysis and explanation of mathematical models.

• Develop and explore innovative functionality of slot games.

• Validate, simulate and sign-off mathematical models to ensure they work as intended.

• Troubleshoot with engineers on technical implementation on mathematical models.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Advanced degree in mathematics, computer science or related fields. 1+ year experience in social slot game design and mathematics. 

• Excellent working knowledge in combinatorics, statistics and probability theories.

• Some proficiency with Excel and programming.

• High degree of creativity and innovation on game designs and a proven ability to perform analysis on complicated concepts.

• Comfortable to work and research independently as well as in a team.

• Excellent understanding of successful elements of slot games.

What we offer you (Localize to the relevant office) 

• Zynga Stock RSUs and Bonus Plan

• Full medical, dental, vision benefits as well as life insurance

• Catered lunch daily

• Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave

• Open vacation policy for many employees

• Flexible working hours on many teams

• Casual dress every single day

• Work with cool people!

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