Data Science Intern, Roblox

PhD/Summer 2024

Salary not provided

Hourly Pay Range: $60—$64 USD

SQL

Python

Airflow

Spark

Hive

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

Online gaming and entertainment platform

Job no longer available

Online gaming and entertainment platform

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Hourly Pay Range: $60—$64 USD

SQL

Python

Airflow

Spark

Hive

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmentCommunity

Company mission

To connect a billion people with optimism and civility.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

PhD candidate (completing at least the third year) in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or Computational Social Science
At Least 1 year of experience doing causal inference or deep learning or reinforcement learning via research or prior internship
High proficiency in SQL, Python or R
Proficiency in big data query/processing languages and tools such as SQL, Hive, Spark, or Airflow
Familiarity with algorithmic scalability, including numeric approximation and sketching
Passion for applying scientific rigor to advance dynamic consumer products
Willingness to work full-time and onsite in San Mateo, CA
Experience in developing production solutions is a plus

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, causal inference, economics, statistical modeling and machine learning
Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to research and develop advanced data analytics, causal inference and machine learning solutions to power the business and product innovations
Conduct in-depth research to address complex data-related challenges
Work on projects that have a real impact on our products, services, and business strategy
Apply your work to expedite product innovations, including in-experience experiments, friend recommendations, and dynamic resource allocation for experience servers
Present your findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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

Top investors

25% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

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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