Roblox · 3 weeks ago
Senior Data Scientist, Analytical Data Product - Safety
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$262K/yr - $321K/yr
6+ years expRoblox is a platform that empowers a global community to create immersive digital experiences. The Senior Data Scientist will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and other Data Scientists to build top-tier Safety products, addressing unique challenges in content moderation and user identity.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Create and manage foundational datasets that power company-wide reporting and analytics use cases
Build interactive data tools and dashboards to deepen our understanding of our Safety systems
Build production-level quality and anomaly and monitoring on some of our most critical internal models
Scale our data foundation while maintaining high data quality, scalability, and reliability
Define key metric frameworks in collaboration with cross-functional partners and data scientists
Use your understanding of business logic and technical expertise to solve complex data challenges
Qualification
Required
An Advanced or equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, or related discipline
6+ years of industry or equivalent experience in Data Science and Analytics
6+ years of experience with SQL and data visualization
4+ years of experience in analytical engineering or similar role
Experience with data mining, warehousing and building ETL pipelines
Experience working with complex datasets in the safety, social, compliance, or growth domain and/or gaming industry
Experience in scripting languages like Python or R for data manipulation
Passionate about leveraging data solutions to drive decisions and optimize business performance
Strive to write elegant and maintainable code, clear documentations and comfortable with picking up new technologies
Strong product mindset and data intuition. Keen to apply analytical and data engineering skills to translate business problems into scalable engineering solutions, and experience thinking about the data itself as a product
An expert at 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 in distributed systems using frameworks such as Spark, Hadoop or Flink
Motivated by impact. You find satisfaction in being able to point to direct contributions you've made to an organization. You recognize the inherent tradeoffs between further research/experimentation and productionization apply the appropriate methodology to maximize impact
A strong communicator. You understand that analysis must be presented in meaningful ways and engage in spirited discussions about the findings. You have the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and discuss appropriate tradeoffs
Benefits
Equity compensation
Benefits as described on this page
Company
Roblox
Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform that offers a shared digital experience that brings people together through play.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$874.45MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzAltos Ventures
2024-10-01Post Ipo Equity
2022-04-12Series Unknown· $17.71M
2021-08-11Series Unknown
Leadership Team
David Baszucki
Founder and CEO
Michael Guthrie
CFO
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