Who is Ather Labs
- We are a team with 150 international members and growing.
- We are young, love gaming, full of passion and energy.
- We lovingly build amazing products built at the intersection of gaming and technology.
Ather Labs’ flagship game is SIPHER ODYSSEY, an action packed ARPG roguelite targeting global market and all platforms, from Mobile to PC and Consoles, designed for both casual and competitive players. The game is designed to be easy to pick up but hard to master.
Our main studio is based in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam with offices in Danang and Hanoi. Our goal is to be the best mid-core gaming studio out of SEA, to bring Vietnam’s stories and passion for gaming and technology to the world!
Our Culture
At Ather Labs, we're not just building games - we're racing to define the future of gaming leveraging cutting-edge technology. Our culture is built on:
- Speed of execution: We ship fast, iterate faster
- Global competition: We benchmark against the world's best, not just local standards
- Relentless learning & self-improvement: 1% better every day
Who are we looking for?
A Data Expert to lead our data initiatives across our gaming, AI and web3 blockchain platforms. This role will be crucial in helping us understand player behavior, optimize game economies and virtual economies, and leverage AI to enhance user experiences and monetization.
Level: Senior/Expert
Reporting Structure:
- Reports directly to the Product Director (or Producer) depending on assignment
- Technical management by Studio Backend Lead
✍️ Responsibilities:
Data System:
- Build ontop of data infrastructure at Ather Labs
- Collaboration with Backend and different Products team.
- Maintain data infrastructure to centralize/standardize data
- Drive data-informed product decisions through advanced analytics
Game Analytics & Player Behavior:
- Design and implement comprehensive analytics systems to track player behavior, engagement, and retention
- Develop predictive models for player churn, lifetime value (LTV), and monetization opportunities
- Lead the development and implementation of data strategies that align with product roadmaps and business objectives
- Create and maintain dashboards for real-time monitoring of game performance metrics
- Analyze player progression patterns to assist Game Economy Designer to balance game economies accordingly
AI Implementation:
- Design and implement AI systems for personalized gaming experiences
- Develop machine learning models for matchmaking and difficulty adjustment
- Create predictive models for in-game events and player behavior
- Implement AI-driven content recommendation systems
- Contribute to an industry first Self-Improving Live Operation Game Engine
Technical Leadership:
- Lead the implementation of our data infrastructure
- Establish best practices for data collection, processing, and analysis
- Collaborate with engineering teams to implement tracking and analytics solutions
🎯 Delivery Expectations
- Shipping analytics features in 2-week cycles
- Reducing data pipeline latency to near real-time using ThinkingData & other backend services
- Building systems that scale from 100K MAU to 5M users MAU
- Delivering actionable insights within hours, not days
- Ensure data quality and consistency across all platforms. In Data we must be able to trust!
Requirements: 🌟
Must-Have Experience
- 5+ years of experience in data architecture and analytics in gaming or related domains (finance, banking, e-commerce…) with a passion for gaming.
- A solid understanding of data modeling, data platforms, data infrastructure, and data science techniques, ETL tools and processes.
- Demonstrate great knowledge and experience in product analytics and A/B testing methodologies
- Must have experience with leveraging AI tech stacks, LLMs, Agents Frameworks, Data Pipelines for generative AI technologies
- Can support data platform/machine learning at scale.
- Can orchestrate and manipulate large data sets using visualization tools to conduct analysis (Working with Petabyte data is plus or large users data - billion users data is plus).
- Familiarity with ThinkingData (or similar) analytics platform is a big plus.
- Experience with GCP/AWS platform, Python, DataStudio/Metabase/Tableau, and other data
Must-Have Mindset
- Attention to detail and operational focus is a must.
- Thrives under pressure and tight deadlines
- Excellent self-organization/planning skills is a must.
- Self-driven to constantly improve and innovate
- Ready to work in an environment where speed matters
Growth Opportunities
- Work directly with CEO leadership on global product strategy
- Exposure to cutting-edge Gaming x AI x Web3 technologies
- Opportunity to define the future of a Self-improving Game Live Operation Engine driven by Data
- Rapid technical knowledge advancement
- Hardcore Product First Culture with performance bonuses based on Products successes
💟 Working hours & Benefits 💟
- Competitive salary, 13th-month salary, Performance Bonus.
- Full benefits and salary rank during probation.
- Insurances as Vietnamese labor law and Premium health care & Accident insurance for employees and relatives.
- A half-year and End-of-year Bonus yearly depending on company performance.
- Unique Growth & Performance evaluation every 6 months.
- Recharge time, Sports, Buddy meals, Training allowances.
- A passionate & dynamic environment with full freedom to be creative.
- Company trip, team building & other community activities.
- And many more benefits you’ll love it
🏨 LOCATION
- Head Office HCM: 3rd Floor, Miss Ao Dai Building, 21 Nguyen Trung Ngan, Ben Thanh Ward, D.1, HCM
- Hanoi: 7th Floor, Lancaster Building, 20 Nui Truc, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi
- Danang: 11 Floor, G8 Building, 65 Hai Phong, Hai Chau, Da Nang
JOIN US!
We want to get to know you and would love for you to consider joining us. Please send your CV to [email protected] or contact us on Telegram at @Sunny_AtherLabs.