Roblox · 2 months ago
Principal Data Scientist - Safety
San Mateo, CA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$316K/yr - $366K/yr
10+ years expRoblox is a platform that enables millions to explore, create, and connect through immersive digital experiences. The Principal Data Scientist - Safety will focus on improving content safety by applying data science and statistical methodologies to detect and mitigate harmful user-generated content, collaborating with various teams to enhance platform integrity.
3D TechnologyGamingMetaverseOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Establish and monitor robust prevalence measurement methodologies to accurately quantify the overall level of harmful content and behavior on the platform, providing the authoritative source of truth for organizational safety goals
Develop and validate comprehensive ground truth datasets for harmful UGC and violative on-platform behaviors, ensuring high quality and alignment with the latest platform policies
Deepen our understanding of violations by conducting exploratory analysis on current and emerging threat landscapes, providing data-backed recommendations on where Product and Engineering should strategically invest detection and moderation resources
Design, implement, and analyze sophisticated experiments for new moderation and safety enforcement features, communicating results to our primary partners in Product and Engineering to guide development, while also collaborating closely with Policy, Compliance, and Legal teams for full strategic alignment
Leverage advanced causal inference methodologies to accurately measure the effectiveness and potential systemic impacts of various safety initiatives on player experience and platform integrity
Communicate strategic insights and present recommendations to leadership and all cross-functional partners, translating complex statistical findings on prevalence, ground truth quality, and effectiveness into actionable strategies for Product, Engineering, Policy, Compliance, and Legal
Partner with ML and Data Engineering teams to ensure model development, reporting, and detection systems are built on statistically sound ground truth and measurement frameworks
Qualification
Required
10+ years of industry experience in data science, economics, analytics, or machine learning engineering
7+ years of experience using scripting languages (Python, R), and big data query/processing languages and tools such as SQL, Hive, Spark, and Airflow
Knowledge of ML and Deep Learning either via formal training or industry experience
Ability to apply creative first-principles reasoning to solve ambiguous problems
Experience developing large-scale safety or moderation systems as well as experience with content platforms, specifically user-generated content
Advanced Degree and/or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Math, Economics, or other related quantitative fields
Benefits
Equity compensation
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
CEO & Founder
Michael Guthrie
CFO
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