Finance Analytics Engineer, Roblox
$185-220.3k
+ Equity
Tuesday-Thursday in office
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming and entertainment platform
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Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$185-220.3k
+ Equity
Tuesday-Thursday in office
3-5 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- 4+ years of experience in a data-focused role, with a strong emphasis on data engineering, business intelligence, or a similar analytics function
- Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining production-level data pipelines
- Demonstrable experience working directly with finance or business operations teams to deliver data solutions
- Expertise in SQL and experience with a modern data warehouse, preferably Redshift
- Strong programming skills in Python
- An interest in learning core financial modeling concepts to understand data use-cases
- A Data Expert: You have a deep understanding of data warehousing, ETL/ELT principles, and data modeling best practices
- You can design and implement robust and scalable data pipelines
- A Problem-Solver: You are passionate about using data to solve complex business problems
- You can break down ambiguous requirements into clear, actionable data engineering tasks
- Collaborative: You enjoy working with diverse teams and can effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Detail-Oriented: You have a high bar for data quality and integrity
- You take pride in building accurate and reliable data products and you are comfortable owning full quality from end to end
What the job involves
- As an Analytics Data Engineer within the Finance team, you will be a key player in shaping our data ecosystem
- You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that transform raw data into a reliable and trustworthy source of truth for the Finance organization and beyond
- You will be the primary liaison between the Finance and the Data Engineering teams
- You will use your domain knowledge of finance to understand their data requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and then build the necessary data infrastructure
- Your work will directly impact financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making across the company
- You will report to Senior Manager, Finance Data
- Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines using Python and Apache Airflow to process large volumes of data from various sources (e.g. , internal databases, third-party APIs, and external systems)
- Be the subject matter expert on our Redshift data warehouse, optimizing queries and tables, and ensuring data integrity
- Build and maintain data models that provide a single source of truth for key business metrics and KPIs
- Co-Develop and implement data quality checks and monitoring with finance business process owners to ensure the accuracy and reliability of our data
- Document data pipelines, data models, and business logic to ensure maintainability and transparency
- Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to understand their data needs and translate them into scalable data solutions
Our take
Online gaming may be a well-established space, but Roblox has distinguished itself as a leader by empowering its community to build, share, and profit from their own creations, turning game development into an accessible, rewarding ecosystem for millions of users.
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.
While the platform does face scrutiny over users safety (particularly given its young audience) the company's efforts to strengthen parental controls and open dialogue through initiatives like its new Parents Council signal a growing commitment to addressing these challenges. At the same time, its financial performance and creator-focused investments underscore a business in very strong health. With record payouts to developers, an expanding older player base, and a platform that increasingly rewards creative talent, Roblox's trajectory remains one of innovation and impressive growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
South San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
David Baszucki
(Founder & 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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