Technical Director of Machine Learning, Roblox
Discovery
$383.9-440.2k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Online gaming & entertainment platform
Open for applications
Online gaming & entertainment platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$383.9-440.2k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help connect and bring together people from around the world through play.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience and a consistent record of delivering and improving large-scale search and recommendation systems
- Experience crafting and building large scale machine learning models with billions of parameters and launching them into production
- The capability of breaking down long-term product requirements into iterative deliverable stages
- Initiated and facilitated challenging technical decisions across multiple teams and organizations. You are empathetic and find common understanding
- Deep technical expertise, you always start with the needs of the user, whether they are Roblox users or internal engineers
- A generalist approach and you have mastered several languages and technologies already; you can easily adapt to any situation
- The ability roll up your sleeves to tackle data problems or machine learning problems when they come up
- A creative and strategic approach to solving hard problems. You simplify the complex. You bring in fresh ideas from new places
- BS in Computer Science or a related discipline, MS/PhD are a definite plus
What the job involves
- As a Technical Director on Discovery, you’ll be in charge of the overall technical vision and execution for all machine learning initiatives across search and discovery teams. The mission of these teams is to connect a billion users with the best connections and content at the right time, covering a very diverse range of search and recommendation problems at a high scale
- This is fundamental to how we personalize the experience to drive engagement and retention for Roblox users. With daily active users growing at a record rate, we are looking for expert tech leaders who are passionate about crafting and building machine learning solutions to power Search and Recommendations
- Own the technical direction and implementation for the machine learning solutions that power the search and recommendation systems, driving Roblox content distribution
- Author specs for new features and improvements
- Lead other engineers by example and through technical direction as an individual contributor and create an engineering culture of excellence
- Become an authority on our technology stack and make sure we always build new solutions the right way
- Collaborate with other teams within Roblox to make sure we are building products with community and company first attitude
- Balance researching new technologies with a practical approach to realize the research efforts into the Roblox products
- Collaborate with the industry and communities where applicable and be ambassador for Roblox
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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