About the job
In this role, you will partner with our Social Connections team to identify opportunities for growing user connections, facilitating co-experiences, and enhancing social content discovery. You will leverage your technical expertise and analytical skills to design experiments, formulate product strategies, and conduct research to gain deeper insights into the Roblox social network, utilizing the latest AI capabilities. Additionally, you will contribute to communications, social sharing, and community features while collaborating with cross-functional verticals such as Discovery, Safety, and Creator. This role reports directly to Senior Data Science leadership and involves close collaboration with our Director of Product and Senior Engineering/Design leadership.
Responsibilities
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.
Qualifications
Minimum
Possess or pursuing a PhD or equivalent in Data Science, Biostatistics, Mathematics or a related field, OR a Master’s degree with 3-5 years of experience
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), casual inference and other statistical techniques.
A proven track record of translating complex data into actionable insights and communicating them to stakeholders.
Preferred
Experience in working with LLM / Agentic flows is a plus.