Senior Data Scientist, Safety & Moderation (Causal)

Roblox Corporation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 274,000 - 374,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox Corporation is seeking a senior Data Scientist for Content Safety and Analytics in San Mateo, CA. You will quantify platform safety, develop ground truth datasets, and guide product and engineering investments using rigorous data analysis.

The role requires a strong background in statistics, ML, and large-scale data processing, with leadership to translate findings into actionable safety improvements across teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data science, economics, analytics, or ML engineering.
• 7+ years of experience with Python and R.
• Experience developing large-scale safety or moderation systems.

Responsibilities

• Establish and monitor prevalence measurement methodologies for harmful content.
• Develop ground truth datasets for UGC and violative behaviors.
• Conduct exploratory analysis on threat landscapes to guide investments.
• Design, implement, and analyze experiments for moderation features.
• Use causal inference to measure safety initiative impact.
• Communicate insights to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with ML and Data Engineering to ensure robust measurement frameworks.

Skills

Python

R

Communication

Creative problem solving

Education

Advanced degree/PhD in Statistics, CS, Physics, Applied Math or related quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Hive

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Roblox Corporation is seeking a senior Data Scientist for Content Safety and Analytics in San Mateo, CA. You will quantify platform safety, develop ground truth datasets, and guide product and engineering investments using rigorous data analysis.

The role requires a strong background in statistics, ML, and large-scale data processing, with leadership to translate findings into actionable safety improvements across teams.