Data Scientist - PhD Intern

Overview

Data Science intern (PhD) on the Data Science & Analytics organization, working with data scientists and engineers on causal inference, experiment design and machine learning to power business and product innovation at Roblox.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to research and develop advanced data analytics, causal inference, experiment design and machine learning solutions to power the business and product innovations.
• Conduct in-depth research to address complex data-related challenges.
• Work on projects that have a real impact on our products, services, and business strategy.
• Apply your work to expedite product innovations, including in-experience experiments, friend recommendations, and dynamic resource allocation for experience servers.
• Present your findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Possessing or pursuing a PhD degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Applied Math, Computer Science, Economics, or Computational Social Science.
• At least 1 year of experience doing causal inference or machine learning or experiment design via research or prior internship.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python or R).
• Proficiency in big data query/processing languages and tools such as SQL, Hive, Spark, or Airflow.
• Passion for applying scientific rigor to advance dynamic consumer products.

Nice to have

• Experience in developing production solutions.
• Experience with ML modeling.

Details

• Location: San Mateo, CA, United States (headquarters).
• Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).
• Hourly pay range $66 USD.
• For US based roles only: the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.