Principal Data Scientist, Economy Ranking & Insights

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 323,000 - 374,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

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Job summary

Roblox Corporation seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead measurement, strategy, and algorithmic foundations for the Economy Recommendation systems. You will own ranking initiatives across two-sided marketplaces and shape the economic and social frameworks that drive item and experience success.

Join a global team focused on long-term ecosystem health, growth, and safety, partnering with ML Engineering and Product to deliver scalable measurement solutions and impactful insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Data Science, Economics, or ML within large-scale recommender systems or UGC platforms.
• Expertise in causal inference (observational and experimental) and modern data stack tools.
• Proven ability to analyze macro-to-micro effects on long-term outcomes and platform health.
• Executive communication and leadership to influence cross-team decisions.
• Advanced degree in quantitative field as listed is required.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for retrieval and ranking solutions powering Economy recommendations.
• Measure long-term impact with rigorous causal inference to optimize for ecosystem health and creator growth.
• Drive strategy with product/engineering leaders and provide unbiased measurement insights.
• Prototype ranking solutions and partner with ML Engineering to productize at scale.
• Mentor data scientists and align the team with long-term technical direction.

Skills

Data Science

Quantitative methods

Causal inference

Python

R

SQL

Hive

Spark

Airflow

Deep Learning

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Economics, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, OR related field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Hive

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Roblox Corporation seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead measurement, strategy, and algorithmic foundations for the Economy Recommendation systems. You will own ranking initiatives across two-sided marketplaces and shape the economic and social frameworks that drive item and experience success.

Join a global team focused on long-term ecosystem health, growth, and safety, partnering with ML Engineering and Product to deliver scalable measurement solutions and impactful insights.