Senior Data Scientist (Consumer Apps)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States; office-based roles are onsite Tuesday through Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.

Salary: $263,670–$322,820 USD annual base pay, plus potential equity and benefits.

Company

Roblox builds a platform for immersive 3D digital experiences where people can explore, create, play, learn, and connect across devices.

What you will do

• Identify platform growth opportunities and use causal methods to measure effects on behavior, engagement, monetization, and business outcomes.
• Develop expertise in mobile, desktop, console, TV, VR, and emerging-platform dynamics to shape platform-specific product strategies.
• Build platform-level performance visibility and establish growth targets using internal data, market research, and competitive insights.
• Design and analyze experiments for product launches, iteration, launch criteria, and data-informed decision-making.
• Develop measurement and causal-inference approaches for investments where traditional A/B testing is not feasible.
• Build scalable monitoring, diagnostics, and experimentation frameworks while partnering with Product, Engineering, Growth, Discovery, Social, and Data Science.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of industry experience in Data Science or a related quantitative discipline, preferably with consumer-facing products or applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python or R, SQL, and large-scale data processing and workflow tools such as Spark and Airflow.
• Deep expertise in statistical analysis, causal inference, experimentation, and measurement methodologies.
• Ability to lead ambiguous, high-impact problem spaces and influence Product, Engineering, Design, Data Science, and leadership.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for technical and executive audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on products used by tens of millions of people across multiple device ecosystems.
• Collaborate across Data Science, Product, Engineering, Growth, Discovery, Social, and other product areas.
• Full-time employees are eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process for qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs.
• US work authorization may be required; certain US visa categories may not be supported, and future H-1B sponsorship may not be available.