Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist, Roblox

Studio

$200.7-253.4k

+ Equity

SQL
Python
R
Spark
Hive
Junior and Mid level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA )

Roblox

Online gaming & entertainment platform

Open for applications

Roblox

Online gaming & entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Open for applications

$200.7-253.4k

+ Equity

SQL
Python
R
Spark
Hive
Junior and Mid level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA )

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.

Role

Who you are

  • BA/BS or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or other technical field
  • 2+ years of industry experience in analytics
  • 2+ years of experience using big data query/processing languages such as SQL, Hive or Spark to transform/manipulate very large datasets
  • 2+ years of experience in one or more scripting languages such as Python or R
  • Experience working with infrastructure teams and content platforms, particularly user-generated content
  • Ability to communicate analytics results and data storytelling to influence product teams and leaders
  • Experience using ML and Neural Networks to build tools that enable AI assisted creation
  • Knowledge of Econometric Techniques, Causal ML, and Meta learners for product impact evaluation

What the job involves

  • The Studio team builds the main app that creators use to build content, and acts as a central interface, tying together all aspects of Roblox creators’ lifecycle
  • The Studio DSA member is in charge of defining KPI metrics, creating strategic analysis, designing A/B experiments and applying predictive models
  • As a data scientist, you will be a key partner to our product and engineering teams to shape the future of Roblox
  • You’ll partner with data scientists, product managers, engineers and leaders across the company to take our understanding of our creators to the next level
  • Accelerate product development through your understanding of the underlying data and your ability to partner with product and technical leaders to provide insights that drive growth
  • Develop a model for the creator journey from their first experiences with Roblox through to being a creator that makes meaningful contributions to the metaverse
  • Access raw data, and then transform it, analyze it, and render it in a compelling way
  • Build dashboards to identify root causes of changes in metrics
  • Evaluate A/B experiments to determine success of product feature launches
  • Build predictive models to provide insight on high signal creators to target and grow to the next stage
  • Identify how the Roblox Studio product plays a role in creating great experiences on the platform

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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25% employee growth in 12 months

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

Founders

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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