Data Scientist - Marketplace at Roblox

San Mateo, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Dec, 25

Salary

217040.0

Posted On

26 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Science, Product Analytics, SQL, Python, R, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Spark, Hive, Airflow, A/B Testing, Statistical Analysis, Data Insights, Communication, Quantitative Analysis, Experimentation

Industry

Software Development

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 & Analytics? The Data Science & Analytics organization’s mission is to increase our speed, frequency, and acumen of 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. Why Marketplace at Roblox? Roblox is building the largest online marketplace for virtual goods that enable and advance self-expression and identity, and offer an earning opportunity for a large creative community. This marketplace is a core part of democratizing creation and online identity. In this space, as a Data Scientist for Marketplace, you will leverage your expertise in product analytics, data infrastructure, and experimentation to inform and evaluate the growth of the marketplace. By building robust data foundations, your insights will be essential to understanding platform activity and building the best avatar marketplace for our millions of users and creators. You will collaborate with a team of data scientists and economists, along with cross-functional partners, to implement data-informed strategies that maximize the impact for our community. This role is essential to our long-term strategy and you will report to the Senior Data Science Manager, Marketplace. You Will: Partner directly with Marketplace leadership (product and engineering) to provide insights that accelerate product development and innovation. Develop and own strategic data initiatives, including building and maintaining core dashboards and reports that track the health of the marketplace. Design, execute, and analyze A/B tests to measure the impact of new features and inform product decisions. Architect and build robust data pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and modeling needs. Conduct deep-dive analyses to understand user behavior, identify opportunities for growth, and solve ambiguous business problems. Contribute to the team's science roadmap by identifying key areas for analysis and experimentation. You Have: 4+ years of industry experience in data science, product analytics, or a related quantitative role. Expertise in SQL and experience using scripting languages for data analysis (e.g., Python, R). Proficiency in developing data pipelines and working with big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hive, Airflow). Strong experience in experimental design (A/B testing) and statistical analysis. A proven track record of translating complex data into actionable insights and communicating them to stakeholders. Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field). For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page. Annual Salary Range $182,230—$217,040 USD 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.

Responsibilities

As a Data Scientist for Marketplace, you will leverage your expertise in product analytics and experimentation to inform and evaluate the growth of the marketplace. You will collaborate with a team to implement data-informed strategies that maximize impact for the community.