Senior Data Scientist - Core Engine

Key Skills

Python Programming, SQL, Big Data Technology, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, R Programming, SPARK Programming

Job Description

Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what’s known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you’ll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.

WHY DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS?

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 groups, we use this vast tool belt to discover new opportunities and unmet use cases, influence and shape the product roadmap and prioritization, build data products and measure the impact on our community of players and developers.

WHY CORE ENGINE?

The Core Engine team is missioned to build world-class elastic game engine technology that powers engaging experiences. We build the primary technology that powers our 3D worlds including rendering, simulation, networking and systems. As a 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.

You Are:

• Passionate about data. You use novel techniques and tools to extract value from data. You have a degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or other relevant field.
• A strong communicator. You understand that analysis must be presented in meaningful ways and lead spirited discussions about the findings. You can explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• A capable statistician. You understand the value of characterizing data by its distribution. Covariance, Bias, and Conditional Probability are concepts that you rely on every day.
• An expert transforming data with SQL and a scripting language such as Python or R. You're experienced in automating efforts and crunching massive volumes of data.

You Will:

• Define success metrics and shepherd new instrumentation and tools to make it happen.
• Understand how networking, rendering, simulation and more contribute to building a fast, scalable and engaging experience through the game engine across a multitude of devices.
• Accelerate product development through your understanding of the underlying data and your ability to partner with product and technical leaders to provide insights that drive growth.
• 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.
• Build dashboards to understand root causes of changes in metrics.
• Evaluate A/B experiments to determine success of product feature launches.
• Influence how Roblox provides a better experience for the community of players and developers.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of industry experience or 4+ years of relevant academic and industry experience
• 1+ years partnering with engineering teams/systems or engineering background
• 2+ years of experience using big data query/processing languages such as SQL, Hive or Spark to transform/manipulate very large datasets
• 2+ years of experience in one or more scripting languages such as Python or R
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Operations or other technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Research or other technical field
• Strong data engineering background or experience, such as data ETL and telemetry logging.
• 2+ years of industry experience in analytics focused on enhancing engineering platforms or operations
• 2+ years of experience in fast-paced environment or fast growing company, such as the tech sector
• Demonstrated ability to lead an area independently as an individual contributor
• Ability to communicate analytics results and data storytelling to influence engineering teams and leaders
• Creative thinker able to apply first-principles reasoning to solve complex problems

You’ll Love:

• Industry-leading compensation package
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy 
• Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
• At Roblox HQ:
• Free catered lunches
• Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
• Annual CalTrain Go Pass