Data Scientist, Roblox
Marketplace
$182.2-217k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming and entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming and entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$182.2-217k
More information about location
3+ 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
- 4+ years of industry experience in data science, product analytics, or a related quantitative role
- Expertise in SQL and experience using scripting languages for data analysis (e.g., Python, R)
- Proficiency in developing data pipelines and working with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hive, Airflow)
- Strong experience in experimental design (A/B testing) and statistical analysis
- A proven track record of translating complex data into actionable insights and communicating them to stakeholders
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field)
What the job involves
- The Data Science & Analytics organization’s mission is to increase our speed, frequency, and acumen of making decisions at scale by instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. We cover a wide area of the data spectrum including analytical data engineering, product analytics, experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling, and machine learning
- Aligned and partnering with product verticals, we use this extensive tool belt to discover new opportunities and unmet use cases, influence and shape the product roadmap and prioritization, build data products, and measure impact on our community of players and developers
- Roblox is building the largest online marketplace for virtual goods that enable and advance self-expression and identity, and offer an earning opportunity for a large creative community. This marketplace is a core part of democratizing creation and online identity
- In this space, as a Data Scientist for Marketplace, you will leverage your expertise in product analytics, data infrastructure, and experimentation to inform and evaluate the growth of the marketplace
- By building robust data foundations, your insights will be essential to understanding platform activity and building the best avatar marketplace for our millions of users and creators
- You will collaborate with a team of data scientists and economists, along with cross-functional partners, to implement data-informed strategies that maximize the impact for our community
- This role is essential to our long-term strategy and you will report to the Senior Data Science Manager, Marketplace
- Partner directly with Marketplace leadership (product and engineering) to provide insights that accelerate product development and innovation
- Develop and own strategic data initiatives, including building and maintaining core dashboards and reports that track the health of the marketplace
- Design, execute, and analyze A/B tests to measure the impact of new features and inform product decisions
- Architect and build robust data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and modeling needs
- Conduct deep-dive analyses to understand user behavior, identify opportunities for growth, and solve ambiguous business problems
- Contribute to the team's science roadmap by identifying key areas for analysis and experimentation
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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