Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist, Roblox
Discovery Experience
$200.7-253.4k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$200.7-253.4k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- An advanced or equivalent degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- At least 4+ years of relevant experience in Data Science, with a focus on consumer-facing product teams
- Strong knowledge and practical application of statistical methods, causal inference techniques, and experimental design
- Experience working with large datasets and proficiency in SQL, R/Python, and data visualization tools. Automate efforts and crunch substantial volumes of data in distributed systems using frameworks such as Spark, Hadoop or Flink
- Experience working on consumer-facing product teams, ideally on social networks or content recommendation systems
What the job involves
- Content and co-experience are critical to our platform and drive user engagement
- In this role, you will apply your expertise in data science, statistics, and causal inference to evaluate and improve content discovery and socialness within our ecosystem
- You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement data-driven strategies that maximize the impact of our product and engineering initiatives
- This is an opportunity to have an ever growing learning mindset, staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in data science, and exploring a new problem space!
- Deepen our understanding of friendships, co-experience, and content discovery and their impact towards our overall Roblox ecosystem
- Conduct exploratory analysis to identify and advise XFN partners on opportunities for strategic investments
- Design and implement experiments for new features and communicate results succinctly to non-technical audiences
- Leverage advanced causal inference methodologies to measure the effectiveness of various initiatives, ranging from Roblox events to social features susceptible to network effects
- Communicate insights and discuss recommendations with stakeholders translating complex technical concepts into actionable insights
- Partner with different product teams to optimize user acquisition strategies through insights, strategy, and leadership
Our take
While online gaming is no longer a revolutionary concept, Roblox has established itself as a leader in the industry by creating a gaming toolbox that encourages quality game creation, which it pays developers for.
In addition to standard games, the platform offers virtual worlds and other experiences to explore and interact with. Its platform provides an online ecosystem for millions to create, socialize, chat, and explore immersive experiences with friends. In fact, in the US its used by two-thirds of children aged 9 to 12.
The experiences on the platform are made by Roblox's over three million creators, and are available on a range of devices from PC to Xbox to Oculus, and more. The company has grown at an impressive rate, and has been keen to adopt new developments in the tech world, for example with its real-time AI translation for players to interact outside their native tongue.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$520m
SERIES H
Feb 2020
$150m
SERIES G
Total funding: $922.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k
- Flexible vacation policy
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Company HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Founders
David Baszucki
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford before founding Knowledge Revolution in 1990, where they spent 9 years as CEO. They worked as VP of MSC.Software for 2 years, and started Roblox in 2005.
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