Roblox

Technology

MachineLearningScientist

$264–323k San Mateo, California, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Machine Learning Scientist at Roblox. Skills: Machine Learning, Time Series Modeling, Scalable ML Solutions, Data Pipelines. Develop forecasting systems. Build forecasting systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Increase speed, frequency, and acumen in decision making; Instill data-influenced approach to building products; Discover new opportunities; Discover unmet use cases; Influence product roadmap; Shape product roadmap; Prioritize product roadmap; Build data products; Measure impact on community; Inform investment opportunities; Accelerate growth; Inform experiment decision making; Inform product roadmaps; Inform execution risk; Connect one billion users

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solving unique technical challenges at scale

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of industry experience, Experience building scalable and robust ETL data and ML pipelines, Experience with time series modeling, Experience with foundational time series models, Experience with fine tuning frameworks, Demonstrated ability to lead project areas from scratch, Break product requirements into iterative deliverable stages, Advanced Degree (MSc or PhD) or equivalent degree in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, or other quantitative fields

Nice to Have

Transformer based models

What You'll Do.

Develop forecasting systems

Build forecasting systems

Support forecasting systems

Develop modeling of user outcomes

Build modeling of user outcomes

Support modeling of user outcomes

Design batch prediction infrastructure

Implement batch prediction infrastructure

Provide explainability

Unlock causal understanding

Develop scalable solutions

Measure ecosystem health

Model technical excellence

Promote technical excellence

Communicate strategic findings

Partner with Data Engineering

Partner with Data Platform teams

Ensure reliable systems

Ensure robust systems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with data science partners; Collaborate with product partners; Partner with Data Engineering teams; Partner with Data Platform teams; Integrate horizontal solutions into vertical team operations

Communication Scope

Communicate model outputs to company-level strategy; Communicate strategic findings

Process & Methodology

Lead project areas, Break product requirements into deliverable stages

Full Job Description

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. WHY DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS The Data Science & Analytics organization's mission is to increase our speed, frequency, and acumen in making decisions at scale by instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. We cover a wide area of the data spectrum, including analytical data engineering, product analytics, experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling, and machine learning. Aligned and partnering with product verticals, we use this extensive tool belt to discover new opportunities and unmet use cases, influence and shape the product roadmap and prioritization, build data products, and measure impact on our community of players and developers. In Data Science & Analytics, you will contribute to horizontal ML systems and infrastructure that enable us to understand the trajectory of users and creators as well as the overall business to inform investment opportunities and accelerate our growth. These systems inform experiment decision making, product roadmaps, and execution risk on our road to connecting one billion users. You Will: Develop, build, and support large scale forecasting systems for business growth Develop, build, and support modeling of long-term user outcomes Design

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