A leader in the gaming and entertainment arena, based in Durban, is seeking a mathematician to join their company. The role is made up of two parts – Mathematical and statistical. The role will require someone to understanding the statistics of a game. The role is product focused, therefore understanding the product is very important. Due to it being product focused, it will be a narrower focus however a much deeper focus on a specific product. This person would be responsible for the creation of a process for a product.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Mathematical and statistical role.
• Technical focus – create a statistical module on how a game will play out and understand every possibility of the game.
• Design focus – coming up with the characteristics for a game – balances and frequencies. Using values and events to ensure game is fun.

Minimum Requirements

• Honours student or PHD student – maths, stats, physics or computer science with 75% aggregate      

• Would look at a grad through to someone with experience

Skills

• Mathematics
• statistics
• Stastical
• Statistical modelling

Requirements

• Education Tertiary Degree
• Experience 5+ Years