Job Description

We are Mythical Games. A venture-backed next-generation game technology company at the intersection of video games and economics led by industry veterans. Our goal is to lead the industry with the launch of exceptional video game experiences that leverage distributed ledger technology while also providing a platform of robust tools that will allow any other game developers to do the same.

We are seeking an Economist to join our growing marketplace team of quants, developers and product leaders. This role presents an opportunity for a thoughtful economist to make direct contributions to our platform at scale. You will work with cross-functional teams of engineers, researchers, and data scientists, combining causal inference with business intuition to set the tactical and strategic direction of the product and broader business. You will design and support the development of consumer pricing products, market design tools, and decision-making and execution tools for our marketplace management operations.

Responsibilities

• Leverage economic and econometric techniques to frame and answer questions about marketplace user preferences, supply and demand dynamics, and interactions
• Support the design, execution, and evaluation of pricing experiments and causal analysis
• Help set the experimentation roadmap in partnership with research, data, product teams
• Use empirical and experimental data to improve the design of our data products, inventory management, and pricing operations
• Inform broad strategic and product direction by estimating and applying structural models of supply and demand to evaluate the general equilibrium effects of business decisions
• Communicate effectively with senior management and counterparts across the organization
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• MA/MS. in Economics, Finance, or a related technical field with exceptional academic credentials
• Intermediate to advanced Python development skills
• Experience working with Python scientific computing packages (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, sklearn, PyTorch, JAX)
• Proficiency with SQL
• Knowledge of optimization methods, statistics, econometrics, and machine learning
• Exceptional problem-solving skills; able to work independently on long-term technical projects
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Economics and/or specialization in industrial organization and empirical microeconomics
• 1-3 years of experience in industry or consulting
• Familiarity with the GCP suite, including BigQuery, Composer, and Cloud Functions
• Experience contributing to risk and profitability decisions in a marketplace setting
• High volume marketplace experience
• Passion for computer games
  
  

Our team values diversity and believes that it strengthens our games, products, and communities. We strongly encourage POC, folks with disabilities, those belonging to the LGBTQIA+ communities, and folks across all gender identities to apply.

We offer our team benefits such as (but not limited to) high-quality Vision, Dental, and Health Care, generous Parental Leave, and Unlimited PTO to ensure that they actually take time off without the stress of needing to accrue time.

If you need assistance around accommodations due to a disability, please reach out to [email protected]. We will be with you as soon as possible; our goal is to ensure an accessible and equitable interview process for everyone. more