Senior Data Scientist - Payments
Company: Roblox
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come
to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital
experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a
platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users.
This is what's known as the metaverse: a persistent space where
anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere
in the world and on any device. Join us and you'll usher in a new
category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges
that you won't find anywhere else.WHY DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS?The
Data Science & Analytics organization's mission is to increase our
speed, frequency and acumen of making decisions at scale by
instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. We
cover a wide area of the data spectrum including analytical data
engineering, product analytics, experimentation, causal inference,
statistical modeling and machine learning. Aligned and partnering
with product groups, we use this vast tool belt to discover new
opportunities and unmet use cases, influence and shape the product
roadmap and prioritization, build data products and measure the
impact on our community of players and developers.WHY PAYMENTS?As a
Senior Data Scientist on Payments, you will be responsible for
making payments on Roblox as seamless as possible. You'll think
deeply about the payer experience and opportunities to make things
better. You will partner with PMs, Engineers, and other Data
Scientists to run deep analyses around payers, design and run
experiments, and find opportunities to make the platform better.You
Are:Passionate about data. You use novel techniques and tools to
extract value from data. You have a degree in Statistics,
Economics, Computer Science or other relevant field.A strong
communicator. You understand that analysis must be presented in
meaningful ways and lead spirited discussions about the findings.
You can explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.A
capable statistician. You understand the value of characterizing
data by its distribution. Covariance, Bias, and Conditional
Probability are concepts that you rely on every day.An expert
transforming data with SQL and a scripting language such as Python
or R. You're experienced in automating efforts and crunching
massive volumes of data.Experienced in developing models to draw
insights from data. You use regression techniques, data mining, and
other statistical techniques to create new, scalable solutions to
solve difficult business problems. You understand when to apply the
appropriate methodology to maximize impact in a thoughtful
fashion.You Will:Accelerate product development through your
understanding of the underlying data and your ability to partner
with product and technical leaders to provide insights that enhance
growth.Access raw data, and then transform it, analyze it, and
render it in a compelling way--all using a custom analytics tool
kit built from state-of-the-art open-source libraries.Build
dashboards to understand root causes to changes in
metrics.Accelerate product development through the application of
models to enhance growth and improve the product
experience.Evaluate A/B experiments to determine success of product
feature launches.Use analyses / models to find opportunities to
improve existing products and identify missing features / products
that could create value for the communityBasic Qualifications:BA/BS
in Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Engineering,
Statistics, Economics, Financial Mathematics or other technical
field4+ years of industry experience in Data Science and
Analytics4+ years of experience using big data query/processing
languages and tools such as SQL, Hive, Spark and Airflow4+ years of
experience in one or more scripting languages such as Python or
RPreferred Qualifications:Advanced Degree in Computer Science,
Applied Math, Physics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or other
technical field6+ years of industry experience in analytics focused
on enhancing products and driving innovationExperience building a
team from scratch as an individual contributorExperience working
with content platforms, specifically user-generated contentAbility
to use analytics results and data storytelling to influence product
teams and leadersYou'll Love: Industry-leading compensation
packageExcellent medical, dental, and vision coverageA rewarding
401k programFlexible vacation policyRoflex - Flexible and
supportive work policy Roblox Admin badge for your avatarAt Roblox
HQ: Free catered lunchesOnsite fitness center and fitness program
creditAnnual CalTrain Go Pass
Keywords: Roblox, San Mateo , Senior Data Scientist - Payments, Other , San Mateo, California
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