Senior/Principal Data Scientist, AVC ( Audio/Video/Communications)
Roblox · San Mateo, CA, United States
About this role
**About Roblox** Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences—built 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 to life. Our vision is to reimagine how people come together—from anywhere in the world, on any device. **Why Data Science & Analytics?** The Data Science & Analytics organization increases the speed, frequency, and acumen of decision-making at scale by instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. We span analytical data engineering, product analytics, experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling, and machine learning—partnering with product verticals to discover opportunities, influence roadmap/prioritization, build data products, and measure impact. **Why the Audio-Video-Communications (AVC) Team?** - **Audio:** Power all sound in the Roblox engine—from core audio infrastructure and physical sound simulation to developer APIs. - **Video:** Handle video end-to-end (UGC/brand/ad uploads, transcoding, playback, Moments capture, face-tracking interfaces, discovery previews, and media safety/CSAM detection). - **Communications:** Build and maintain high-reliability services for real-time voice across in-game experiences and party systems. --- ## What you will do - **Define Metrics & Telemetry:** Partner with engineering to design, log, and validate high-frequency telemetry; establish KPIs for AVC products. - **Transform & Visualize Data for Actionable Insights:** Build analytics pipelines from raw system telemetry to optimize engine performance and media delivery. - **Design Experiments & Causal Analyses:** Lead A/B testing and causal inference to evaluate tradeoffs, validate launches, and guide data-driven decisions. - **Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Work closely with Engineering, Product, TPMs, and partner teams (Creator, Social, Growth, Infrastructure, etc.) in ambiguous problem spaces. - **Shape Platform Architecture:** Influence how core AVC systems evolve into a scalable, high-performance platform for creators and players worldwide. ## What you have - **Education:** M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience) with a focus on system analysis. - **Experience:** 6+ years as a Data Scientist with a track record in high-volume telemetry and system performance optimization. - **Data Engineering at Scale:** Expertise processing massive, noisy datasets (e.g., crash logs, telemetry pings) and building scalable reporting pipelines. - **Problem-Solving:** Strong first-principles reasoning to debug complex, ambiguous system behavior. - **Technical Communication:** Ability to translate deep technical results for engineering leaders and use data storytelling to guide strategic investments. ## Nice to have - Experience with **game engines**, **audio/video products**, or **real-time interactive systems**. - Background in **real-time systems performance tuning** or **game development analytics**. --- **Location / Work style** - Roles based at Roblox headquarters in **San Mateo, CA**: **#LI-FO1**, **#LI-Onsite**. - Office roles are **onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday** (optional presence Monday/Friday unless otherwise noted). **Compensation (US HQ roles)** - **Annual Salary Range:** **$307,430 – $373,
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