Senior / Principal Data Scientist, Roblox
Infrastructure
$301.4-366.4k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Posted today
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
$301.4-366.4k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- Advanced Degree and/or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Math, Economics, Engineering or other related quantitative fields
- 6+ years of relevant industry experience, preferably with background in game engine, system performance, etc
- Strong data engineering experience. e.g. telemetry logging, data pipeline building, dashboard design
- Demonstrated ability to drive an area as an individual contributor and thought leader
- Ability to apply creative first-principles reasoning to solve ambiguous problems
- Ability to communicate analytics results and data storytelling to influence engineering teams and leaders
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
- The Core Engine team is missioned to build world-class elastic game engine technology that powers engaging experiences
- We build the core technology that powers our 3D worlds including rendering, simulation, networking and systems
- As a Senior Data Scientist, you’ll partner with engineers, data scientists, technical program managers, and leaders across the company in our efforts to continually improve the quality and performance of our game engine and the user generated content that runs on top of it
- Your work will touch every part of the engine, from threading and memory management to physics and scripting
- You will define KPI’s and measure the impact of key features and improvements, while discovering areas of opportunity through dashboards, analysis and A/B experiments
- Establish success metrics for Engine Systems performance. For example, what systems performance metrics matter to the end users? How are Engine performance impacting user engagement and monetization?
- Operationalize and scale metrics monitoring. Build dashboards that enable quick slice and dice as well as root cause analysis. Work with engineers to detect and investigate abnormal trends. Identify opportunities to improve
- Understand how networking, rendering, simulation and more contribute to building a fast, scalable and engaging experience through the game engine. Optimize user experience from the Engine perspective by dynamically controlling these factors
- Navigate ambiguity and collaborate with stakeholders across various organizations including Engine, Growth, and Creator teams
- Access raw data, and then transform it, analyze it, and render it in a compelling way - all using a custom analytics tool kit built from state-of-the-art open-source libraries
- Use A/B experiments and causal inference to determine success of product feature launches
- Influence how Roblox provides a better experience for the community of players and developers
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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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
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Leadership
David Baszucki
(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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