Senior Game Mathematician and Designer / Shubhi

5+ years of experienceBengaluru, India

Senior Game Mathematician with proven success designing hit slot titles for Zynga (Willy Wonka Slots, Game of Thrones Slots) and Pragmatic Play (Wisdom of Athena, Cowboy Coins). Expert in RTP, volatility, and RNG evaluation, with regulatory compliance experience at BMM Test Labs. Skilled across all major pay models and advanced features, blending technical mastery with creative game design from concept to launch.

Skills

  • Slot Math Design & Modeling: Designed end-to-end math models for hit titles including Willy Wonka Slots, Game of Thrones Slots, Wisdom of Athena, and Cowboy Coins, covering RTP, volatility, and hit rate.
  • Regulatory Compliance & RNG Testing: Led mathematical evaluations and RNG verifications at BMM Test Labs to ensure jurisdictional compliance across slots, bingo, lotteries, and card games.
  • Pay Model & Feature Expertise: Deep experience with Line Pays, Ways Pays, Cluster Pays, MegaWays, Hold and Spin, Sticky Wilds, Mystery Symbols, and Progressive Multipliers.
  • Simulation & Validation Tools: Proficient in Excel for theoretical modeling and C# for full-scale simulations, validating gameplay outcomes against theoretical targets.
  • Leadership & Mentorship: Currently leads and mentors a team of junior mathematicians and designers at Zynga, driving commercially successful game development.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong track record partnering with developers, prototype engineers, and art/production teams to align math models with gameplay and UX goals.
  • Academic & Analytical Foundation: Background in statistics and technical writing, including authoring complex academic solutions for global e-learning platforms.

Experience

Mar 2024 — now

Senior Mathematician/Senior Designer

Zynga
  • Lead and mentor team of junior mathematicians and game designers for Zynga Slots
  • Design complex slot experiences for iconic titles like Willy Wonka Slots and Game of Thrones Slots
  • Bridge land-based mechanics (Mo Mummy, Coin Strike, Stepper Machines) with digital gameplay
  • Align game math with development logic ensuring RTP precision and balanced volatility
  • Validate theoretical models via simulations and fine-tune gameplay for peak performance
May 2023 — Mar 2024

Mathematician/Computer Scientist

BMM Test Labs
  • Led mathematical evaluations of gaming products for jurisdictional compliance
  • Validated game math across card games, lotteries, sweepstakes, bingo variants, and slots
  • Performed software and RNG verifications to confirm reliability and unbiased randomness
  • Produced detailed certification and evaluation reports post-analysis
  • Mentored peers and trained new team members on quality standards
Jun 2021 — May 2023

Game Mathematician

Pragmatic Play
  • Designed end-to-end math models for real money slots delivering RTP, hit rate, and volatility metrics
  • Built full-scale C# simulations to validate and fine-tune gameplay outcomes
  • Collaborated with engineers to match theoretical values with actual game outputs
  • Worked on all core pay mechanics and advanced features (Sticky Wilds, Mystery Symbols, Hold & Respin)
  • Designed math for hit titles: Wisdom of Athena, Cowboy Coins, Book of Golden Sands, Dragon Hero
Dec 2020 — Jun 2021

Subject Matter Expert - Statistics

Evelyn Learning System
  • Authored high-quality solutions for complex Mathematics and Statistics problems
  • Provided step-by-step explanations for e-learning platforms like Bartleby and CourseHero
  • Contributed original solutions to previously unsolved Statistics textbook problems

Education

Expected Jul 2026

MBA Finance

Symbiosis International University
Completed Jan 2022

Masters Statistics

UPRTOU
Completed Jul 2020

Bachelors (Honors) Statistics

University of Delhi
Completed Jan 2016

AISSCE

DAV Public School
Completed Jan 2014

AISSE

DAV Public School

Contact

Takovska 5, Belgrade, 🇷🇸 Serbia.

Email: [email protected]