Senior Data Scientist - Measurement and Methodology

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL, Apache Hive, PostgreSQL, 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 and 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 Measurement and Methodology?

As a member of the Data Science and Analytics organization, you'll act as the leading expert in measurement and methodology. Your results will directly drive the company's acumen in designing an engaging experience platform and helping our developers to create great games at Roblox. You'll partner with data scientists, product managers and engineers to better understand our needs in data-driven design across the company and setting a vision for the future of measurement and methodology.

You Will:

• Research and develop an internal experimentation platform
• Research and develop extending the experimentation platform to external game developers
• Develop statistical methods for non-standard designs. E.g., network interference from a two-sided market, non-compliance, etc
• Scale methodological best-practices to all of Roblox
• Coach company in experimentation best practices
• Evangelize the role of experimentation in the product innovation cycle
• Partner closely with analytics and product to understand their methodological needs
• Work with engineering to establish best practices for randomization at scale
• Lead variance reduction initiatives

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of industry experience in Data Science and Analytics
• 4+ years of experience using big data query/processing languages such as SQL, PostgreSQL, Hive or Spark to transform/manipulate very large datasets
• 4+ years of experience in one or more scripting languages such as Python or R
• Advanced degree in Econ/Econometrics, Epidemiology, Quantitative Political Science, Computational NeuroScience, or similar field at the intersection of computation, causality, and empiricism.
• Experienced (3+ years) working with an internal experimentation platform running large scale experiments
• Expert in causal inference – analyzing data when randomization is either imperfect or impossible
• Experienced with machine learning in an experimentation context
• Excellent communicator with non-technical cross functional partners
• Fluent in Python, R, and SQL
• Proficient with Hive, Spark, and other distributed technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of industry experience focused on inference
• Experience building scalable data products from scratch
• PhD in Statistics, Econ/Econometrics, Epidemiology, Quantitative Political Science, Computational NeuroScience, or similar field at the intersection of computation, causality, and empiricism.

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