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SeniorFull-timeAWSMachine LearningData ScienceGitData
Salary Range
$104,975 - $142,025 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join the Digital Matter team at Roblox, where you will partner with engineers and product leaders to shape the technical foundation of the platform. Your work will directly influence how we simulate reality and empower creators to bend it, balancing physical realism with performance, scalability, and artistic control.
Key Responsibilities
- →Define Success Metrics for Digital Matter – Establish key performance indicators for Physics, Geometry, Rendering, and Interactivity, such as performance, latency, stability, memory usage, scalability, and quality metrics that directly impact creators and players.
- →Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Technical Program Managers, and teams across Roblox to explore new opportunities and navigate ambiguous problem spaces.
- →Transform & Visualize Data for Actionable Insights – Access and process raw telemetry data, build robust analytics pipelines, and deliver clear insights through dashboards, reporting, and exploratory analysis using modern data tooling.
- →Design Experiments & Apply Causal Inference – Lead A/B experiments and causal analyses to measure the impact of features, infrastructure improvements, and feature launches to ensure data-driven decision-making.
- →Shape the Future of Roblox’s Core Simulation & Interaction Layer – Influence how foundational systems evolve, ensuring the team delivers scalable, high-performance, and creator-empowering technology that powers the platform.
Requirements
- ✓Advanced degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Math, Economics, Engineering or other related quantitative fields, or equivalent experience.
- ✓4+ years of relevant industry experience; background in game engine, system performance is a plus.
- ✓Data engineering experience, e.g. telemetry logging, data pipeline building, dashboard design
- ✓Experience applying creative first-principles reasoning to solve ambiguous problems
- ✓Experience leading and presenting analytics results and enjoy data storytelling to influence engineering teams and leaders
- ✓Experience driving an area as an individual contributor and thought leader
Benefits
- ★Equity compensation
- ★Benefits as described on this page
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