--- title: 'Game Product Analyst, Analytics & AI at Kano' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/game-product-analyst-analytics-ai-kano-remote-c6y8m32khf2h' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Game Product Analyst, Analytics & AI at Kano - **Company:** Kano - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/kano/jobs/4779579101 ## Job description **This is an opportunity to work for a remote-first company. Only applicants living in British Columbia will be considered for the role. Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.** ## Our Values Driven by PLAYER OBSESSION, we earn our players’ trust by understanding their needs and creating experiences that put them first. OWNERSHIP means we take responsibility for our work and outcomes; we follow through, learn from mistakes, and never say “that’s not my job.” With RESOURCEFULNESS, we do more with less, finding creative ways to overcome challenges and deliver impactful results. Grounded in CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, we are relentless in our pursuit of better; for ourselves, our games, and our players. ## About Kano Kano is an independent gaming studio that has been building and operating live games for over 15 years. Our games have long-running player communities, mature economies, live events, web and mobile platforms, and real business complexity behind them. We are a small, remote-first team. People here have room to make a visible impact, but that also means we need people who take ownership, learn quickly, adapt and care about whether their work actually changes decisions. ## About the Role We are hiring a Game Product Analyst to help us better understand our players, improve our games, and raise the quality of our games, marketing, and live-operations decisions across Kano. This is a hands-on analytics role working across product, games, marketing, LiveOps, technical quality, and our AWS-based data stack. This is not a dashboard-only role or a pure data engineering role. The right person is strong with data, curious about games and product design, comfortable working in a technical analytics environment, and motivated to use AI tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and other emerging tools to move faster, validate work, and build better analytical workflows. We are looking for someone who embodies being humble, hungry, and smart, meaning you take ownership, ask good questions, work well with others, and care more about finding the truth than proving yourself right. You should be comfortable with imperfect data, changing priorities, and live products where decisions need to be made with the best available evidence. You do not need to arrive as a senior expert. We are looking for someone early in their analytics career who has strong fundamentals, high ownership, good judgment, and the drive to grow into a high-impact product analytics partner. ## What You’ll Do Product and Game Analysis - Analyze player behaviour and product changes across the entire lifecycle (onboarding, retention, monetization, progression, LiveOps, and game economy health). - Run deep-dive funnel, cohort, and segmentation analyses to identify friction points, drop-offs, and player spending patterns. - Translate ambiguous product questions into structured analyses, clear findings, and actionable recommendations. Kano Analytics Stack & Data Quality - Work hands-on with our AWS-based analytics stack (S3, Athena, DBT, Prefect) to create, maintain, and optimize robust ETL pipelines. - Write cost- and performance-aware SQL to build analytical views that make core datasets accessible to the wider team. - Proactively QA data pipelines and telemetry, identifying broken tracking, inconsistent definitions, or anomalies in event volume. - Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to architect tracking plans and define data telemetry before new features launch. Experimentation & AI-Enabled Workflows - Support the end-to-end design, success metric definition, and post-analysis of A/B tests and feature experiments. - Leverage modern AI development tools to accelerate your SQL/Python scripting, workflow automation, and documentation. - Build reusable notebooks, scripts, and analytical workflows to scale insights across our small, remote-first studio. ## Experience Required - 1-3 years of experience in data analytics, product analytics, business intelligence, data science, analytics engineering, or a similar analytical role. - Strong SQL skills, including window functions and DDL statements - Experience working with a cloud analytics environment such as AWS Athena, BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, or similar. - Comfort working with S3-style data lakes, structured datasets, views, and analytical tables. - Ability to use Python for analysis, data validation, scripting, or workflow automation. - Strong analytical thinking and the ability to break vague questions into clear analytical steps. - Ability to explain data in plain language and connect analysis to product, marketing, or business decisions. - Interest in games, player behaviour, product design, monetization, engagement systems, and live-service products. - Comfort using AI tools to improve productivity, analysis quality, and speed. - High ownership, strong follow-through, and comfort working in a small remote team. ## Nice to Have - Experience with AWS Athena, S3, Glue Data Catalog, S3 table buckets, Apache Iceberg, or similar lakehouse tools. - Experience with analytics for free-to-play mobile games or consumer apps, including experimentation (A/B testing), player behavior, monetization, user acquisition, and marketing performance. - Experience with QuickSight, Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or similar BI tools. - Experience with Git, code review, documentation, or working in a technical team environment. Salary CAD $60,000 - $85,000 The listed pay range reflects the potential earnings for this role. Actual compensation will depend on experience, skills, and alignment with company needs, typically falling toward the midpoint for most candidates Kano is a remote-first workplace with an in-person attendance requirement 2-6 times a year. ## What we offer - Competitive wages determined by market research - Uncapped profit share program - Health, dental and vision benefits - 3 weeks vacation to start - Paid holiday shutdown in December - 12 paid Care Days per year - Yearly Continuous Improvement allowance - A results-driven company with a compassionate culture - Opportunity to work on game projects that are enjoyed by millions of players worldwide! - Ability to make a difference. Have an idea? Talk directly with leadership about it instead of running through layers of bureaucracy ## About Kano Since inception, Kano has released twelve gaming titles (seven of which are live serviced today), with over 35 million downloads and close to $100M in sales. Bootstrapped in 2008, and achieving profitability in 2009, Kano continues to grow its team, game portfolio and player base as an independent gaming studio, with hit games like [Mob Wars](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=monster.country.idle&hl=en_CA&gl=US), [Idle Distiller](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kanoapps.bz&hl=en_CA&gl=US) and [Monster Country](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=monster.country.idle&hl=en_CA&gl=US). Canadian owned and full-remote, we believe in giving small teams of talented people challenging problems and getting out of their way. That’s why we look for the best and brightest to join our team; people who have talent, vision, and commitment. Check out this [article](https://www.kanoapps.com/post/hiring-right-matters) If you'd like to get some insight into our hiring process, our [employee manual](https://view.publitas.com/a49cf513-80ab-485a-b8d0-1c280c8cc70b/kano-employee-manual-2018/page/1) to understand how and why we do things the way we do, and this fun little [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=i5B_kARNC5E) for an intro to the team! - Better Business Bureau Accredited Business 15 year Milestone - [2025 Great Place to Work Certified™](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/best-workplaces-in-canada-2025) - [2024 Great Place to Work Certified™](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces-in-canada-2024-under-100-employees#2024-best--100-employees/view-sub-list-details112/5d792b74d79ad700159c5aa1/) - [2023 Great Place to Work Certified™](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/certification-menu/certified-organizations-updated#certified-organizations2/view-sub-list-details70/5d792b74d79ad700159c5aa1/) - [2022 Best Workplace™ for Mental Wellness](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/best-workplaces%E2%84%A2-for-mental-wellness-2022s) - [2022 Best Workplace™ in Canada - Less than 50 employees](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces-in-canada-2022-under-50-employees) - 2022 Best Workplace™ in British Columbia - [2021 Best Workplace™ in British Columbia](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/best-workplaces-in-british-columbia#2021-bc/view-sub-list-details76/5d792b74d79ad700159c5aa1/) - [2020 Best Workplaces™ in Canada – Less than 100 employees](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/best-workplaces-in-canada-100-employees-or-less) - [2020 Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/best-workplaces-for-inclusion) - [2020 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/2020-best-workplaces-for-mental-wellness) - [2020 Best Workplaces™ in British Columbia](https://www.greatplacetowork.ca/en/best-workplaces/best-workplaces-by-region/best-workplaces-in-british-columbia-2020) - 2019 Great Place to Work - British Columbia - 2019 VIATEC Employer of the Year - Finalist - 2018 VIATEC Company of the Year (11-49 Employees) - Winner - 2018 VIATEC Employer of the Year - Finalist - 2017 VIATEC Company of the Year (11-49 employees) - Finalist - 2014 VIATEC Employer of the Year - Winner *Kano is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law* ## About Kano ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Kano is a Canadian independent gaming studio that builds meaningful connections through lasting social and mobile free-to-play games. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped, profitable, self-funded) - **Headquarters**: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - **Founded**: 2008 - **Founders**: Tim Teh (CEO) and Eric Haight (President) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Mobile Gaming Apps / Social Gaming - Target customers: B2C — global mobile gamers on iOS and Android, with a focus on free-to-play social experiences - Mission or purpose: To build meaningful connections through lasting social games, putting the player front and centre in almost everything they do. ## Products & Services - **Social & Mobile Games**: Kano develops and operates a portfolio of free-to-play mobile and social games, including titles such as *Viking Clan*, *Monster Buster*, *Zombie Slayer*, *Playoff Idle Ty*, and others. These games are run as live services, meaning they are constantly updated with new features and content to maintain engaged player communities. - **Live Game Operations (as a Service)**: The company uses its own proprietary technology to service a global player base 24/7 with lightning-fast performance and minimal downtime, enabling constant iteration and new feature pushes. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (bootstrapped, no external funding) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately **$241,374 USD** (latest estimate) | **Total Funding**: None (bootstrapped on savings since founding) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Kano has not taken external funding. One report notes a corporate round in 2019 led by Microsoft, but the company’s primary stated position is that it is bootstrapped and self-funded. - **Growth Signals**: +15.1% year-over-year headcount growth; workforce of 34 employees spread across Canada, the United States, Australia, Jamaica, and Nigeria; maintains a profitable and growing self-funded independent studio model. ## Competitive Advantages - **Bootstrapped & Independent**: Zero external funding allows the studio to focus entirely on building great social experiences without outside pressure, maintaining full creative and operational control. - **Player Obsession**: Deep commitment to player-first design, with a history of rapid live iteration and direct player support to build loyal, lasting communities. - **Small, Empowered Teams**: Belief in giving small teams of highly talented people challenging problems and getting out of their way, which fosters ownership and high-impact work. - **Live Service Expertise**: Proprietary technology enables constant updates, 24/7 global service, and minimal downtime — a critical differentiator in the competitive mobile gaming space. ## Strategic Focus - **Sustainable Growth**: Prioritizing steady, profitable growth over rapid scaling, reinvesting game revenues into new projects. - **Remote-First Expansion**: Growing a distributed team across Canada and internationally, with a focus on maintaining community and culture in a remote environment. - **Player Community Building**: Continuing to deepen engagement through live operations, player support, and community interaction. ## Why Work Here - **No Crunch Culture**: Kano explicitly states it does not do “crunch culture,” prioritizing work-life balance for its team members. - **Remote & Flexible**: Offers remote work opportunities (work where you want) and flexible hours (work when you want). The team is fully remote across Canada with occasional in-person events like the annual Kano Summit in Victoria. - **Transparent & Collaborative Culture**: Emphasizes transparency fostered by communication and collaboration, with regular virtual get-togethers to maintain community. - **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive salary, uncapped profit-share program, 3 weeks paid vacation (to start) plus paid time off between Christmas and New Year, 12 care days (sick leave/paid time off), comprehensive health & dental benefits, and team training & education opportunities. - **Core Values**: Player Obsession, Ownership, Resourcefulness, and Continuous Improvement — with a company library of recommended books (kanoapps.com/books) to support growth. - **Hiring Process**: Transparent 5-step process (review, preliminary screen, technical test/interview, work experience & culture interview, decision) with a commitment to responding to every candidate. ## Sources 1. [kano.ca - Careers Page](https://www.kano.ca/careers) 2. [kano.ca - About / Our Story](https://www.kano.ca/about) 3. [LinkedIn - Kano Applications Inc.](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/kano-applications-inc.) 4. [Tracxn - Kano Company Profile](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/kano/__agDCuLmr9jjZubvn09s6D6Hx42cw_yiLC04Kyvr84hw) 5. [kano.ca - Contact](https://www.kano.ca/contact) ## Other roles at Kano - [Growth Marketer](https://feeny.ai/job/growth-marketer-kano-remote-v4wm0zgwyfgd)