Roblox is looking to increase the speed, frequency, and acumen of making decisions at scale by instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. The Discovery Experience team specifically aims to improve end-to-end consumer journeys on Roblox by focusing on discovery surfaces like home, search, matchmaking, and notifications, which are critical to fostering engagement and long-term relationships on the platform.
Requirements
- 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
- Experience developing large-scale recommendation systems as well as experience with content platforms, specifically user-generated content
Responsibilities
- Develop foundational solutions to scale the hypothesis generation process across key user engagement touchpoints.
- Contribute directly to the development of ML solutions that power our discovery canvases alongside our sister engineering teams.
- Partner closely with Product and engineering leaders to inform, drive and accelerate innovations in discovery experiences via Insights, frameworks, causal inference solutions and machine learning prototypes.
- Leverage advanced causal inference methodologies to measure the effectiveness of various initiatives, ranging from Roblox events to social features susceptible to network effects.
- Conduct exploratory analysis to identify and advise XFN partners on opportunities for strategic investments.
- Design and implement experiments for new features and communicate results succinctly to non-technical audiences.
Other
- Advanced Degree and/or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Math, Economics, or other related quantitative fields
- 10+ years of industry experience in data science, economics, analytics, or machine learning engineering
- Ability to apply creative first-principles reasoning to solve ambiguous problems
- Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
- Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.
