Role Overview
Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional business owners to improve XBOX experiences through data-driven decision making. This role helps teams understand player behavior, measure product performance, identify growth opportunities, and evaluate product investments.
What You Will Do
Work on high-impact product challenges across XBOX, help teams make better decisions through experimentation, measurement, forecasting, and behavioral analytics, and enable product teams to make more data-driven investment decisions.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The Data Scientist enables product teams to make more data-driven investment decisions, delivering actionable insights that contribute to measurable improvements in DAU, retention, engagement, and other business outcomes.
Requirements
- Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
- Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) data-science experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years data-science experience
- Experience using SQL and Python, R and agentic AI tools
- Experience applying experimentation, statistical analysis, forecasting, or product analytics techniques to business problems
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health insurance
- 401(k) or 403(b) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
To apply for this job please visit apply.careers.microsoft.com.

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