Research Manager, Roblox
$421.5-488.4k
+ Equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Job no longer available
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$421.5-488.4k
+ Equity
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.
Role
Who you are
- A Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in any field
- Have equivalent experience to a Masters degree in Computer Science systems
- Identified and framed new research challenges for the field
- Published multiple peer-reviewed articles in top-tier venues every year
- Sought societal impact and real-world validation for your work by driving product direction
- Have worked in, consulted for, or collaborated with industry R&D groups
- Regularly collaborated with and mentored graduate students
- Served on conference programme committees
- Frequently presented research at conferences and invited university talks
- Used and contributed to open source and data
- A recognized expert in the community for your domain
- Proficient in C++ and Python and several libraries for your domain
- Identify and frame new research challenges for the field
- Publish multiple peer-reviewed articles in top-tier venues every year
- Collaborating with academic peers in your field
What the job involves
- Research scientists report to VP of Research and Chief Scientist, Morgan McGuire, and are encouraged to engage with local universities. E.G. participating in university reading and research groups, delivering guest lectures or (occasional) full courses, or in holding an academic title
- In all, they may spend up to 10% of their time in approved, compensated academic appointments
- Work closely with engineers to identify new 3-5 year research opportunities and frame constraints on solutions
- Solve fundamental challenges important to Roblox's vision and business
- Recruit and mentor graduate interns
- Mentor or manage junior scientists and engineers
- Establish collaborations with leading faculty around the world
- Perform hands-on research, including participating in data collection and programming for experiments and prototypes
- Publish and present research findings in top-tier peer-reviewed venues
- Patent inventions
- Transfer technology into the product by shepherding it through engineering
- Advise product groups on advances across the field
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.
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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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