Senior Data Scientist — Ranking & Discovery Platforms

Roblox; California (MO); On-site; USD 193,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Data Scientist to own ranking initiatives powering Home, Search, Matchmaking and Notifications. You will report to the Senior Director of Data Science and drive the roadmap for critical consumer touchpoints in a high-visibility IC role.

Role requires an advanced quantitative degree and 4+ years in data science/ML for large-scale platforms. HQ is in San Mateo, CA with base pay in a broad range and equity plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in statistics, CS, physics, applied math or economics.
• 4+ years of experience in data science, economics, or ML engineering in large-scale recommender/UGC platforms.
• Expertise in modern data stack and deep learning theoretical/practical understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead ML solutions and ranking frameworks for discovery canvases.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to drive innovations with data and ML prototypes.
• Apply causal inference and experimentation to measure platform initiatives amid network effects.
• Build scalable frameworks to accelerate hypothesis generation and experimentation velocity.
• Apply first-principles reasoning to optimize top-tier vs niche content visibility.

Skills

ML engineering

Data analysis

Experimentation design

Executive storytelling

Education

Advanced degree in quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Hive

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Roblox is seeking a Data Scientist to own ranking initiatives powering Home, Search, Matchmaking and Notifications. You will report to the Senior Director of Data Science and drive the roadmap for critical consumer touchpoints in a high-visibility IC role.

Role requires an advanced quantitative degree and 4+ years in data science/ML for large-scale platforms. HQ is in San Mateo, CA with base pay in a broad range and equity plus benefits.