Senior Data Scientist - Analytical Data Product (Short Term)
About The Position
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. THE DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS (DSA) ORGANIZATION’S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE SPEED, FREQUENCY, AND ACUMEN OF DECISION-MAKING AT SCALE. WE TREAT DATA AS A PRODUCT. BY INSTILLING A DATA-INFLUENCED APPROACH TO BUILDING GLOBAL FEATURES, WE BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RAW TELEMETRY AND STRATEGIC PRODUCT ROADMAPS. OUR TEAM COVERS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE DATA LIFECYCLE: ANALYTICAL DATA ENGINEERING, PRODUCT ANALYTICS, EXPERIMENTATION, AND MACHINE LEARNING. AS AN ANALYTICAL DATA PRODUCT SCIENTIST, YOU WILL OWN THE END-TO-END LIFECYCLE OF OUR DATA ASSETS. YOU WILL COLLABORATE WITH PRODUCT MANAGERS, ENGINEERS, AND DATA SCIENTISTS TO DESIGN AND BUILD BEST-IN-CLASS ANALYTICAL DATA PRODUCTS. THIS ROLE IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF DATA ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT STRATEGY; YOU WILL NOT ONLY BUILD SCALABLE DATA SYSTEMS BUT ALSO ENSURE THEY ARE OPTIMIZED FOR DISCOVERY, USABILITY, AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS POSITION IS A 12-MONTH TEMPORARY ROLE BASED IN OUR SAN MATEO HQ OFFICE, ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY.
Requirements
- An advanced or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in data engineering, analytical engineering or similar role.
- Strong data engineering skills, including experience with large datasets, telemetry logging, and data pipeline development.
- Strong communication, good judgment, growth mindset to solve new and unique challenges with high independence.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with metric design, data visualization, including dashboard design and implementation, social product and gaming industry is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Analytical Product Ownership: Design and develop "data-as-a-product" solutions, including foundational datasets and self-service analytics tools that empower product teams.
- Scalable Data Pipelines: Own the development of robust, scalable ETL pipelines that transform raw events into clean, high-fidelity aggregates.
- Telemetry Product Design: Lead the design of logging and telemetry frameworks for new product launches, ensuring data quality is "built-in" rather than "bolted-on."
- Infrastructure & Optimization: Optimize existing data ecosystems into consumable products, reducing latency and increasing the reliability of reporting and research.
- Insight Delivery: Conduct ad-hoc exploratory analysis and create world-class visualizations that translate complex datasets into clear product narratives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
